It felt like falling in love when I completed my first training run.

After my first time, I was hooked on endurance sports. I hired an endurance coach and for years I ate a high carbohydrate, low-fat diet that is typical for endurance athletes. I trained for longer and longer distances and continually pushed myself to do more.

But instead of getting faster, I became slower. Instead of getting leaner, I got fatter. And instead of getting stronger, I became injured.

A friend referred me to a Naturopathic Doctor and we discovered I was suffering from full adrenal fatigue. Even though I had years of endurance experience under my belt, my stressful job combined with the prior years of improper nutrition and training had taken a toll on my body. I took the advice of my Naturopath and retired my running shoes, and it was a very sad day for me.

So, I began searching for the answers... for the people, like me, that are doing “all the right things” and not seeing the results.

After a lot of research and further education, I realized that almost everything I have learned or been told about nutrition and training was wrong. I joined Ben Greenfield’s Superhuman Coaching Program and became a CHEK Exercise Coach and a Holistic Lifestyle Coach.

I learned to focus on sleep, stress management, digestion, and including the quality of what I was eating and type exercise combined with proper rest and recovery.

After implementing what I learned, I have made a full recovery, laced back up my running shoes and at age 48, I'm in the best shape of my life.