Registered Dietitian Alex Larson Shares Key Insights On How To Fuel Yourself Better As A Runner

THE RUNNING EFFECT PODCAST

Dominic Schlueter

Running, Sports

4.8 • 686 Ratings

🗓️ 4 May 2025

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Dietitian Alex Larson, on a mission to fuel the world's endurance athletes, joins the show today to share her expert tips on nutrition, health, and performance for long-term success.Alex is a mother of three kids and successful entrepreneur, serving as the founder and CEO of Alex Larson Nutrition. After having her three kids in an eight-year span, Alex is back to running and gravel cycling for endurance events. She completed the Ironman Wisconsin in 2014, and is primed to continue that success as a busy mother and business owner. Alex has a stable of dietitians and nutrition coaches working for her, and offers meal plans, guides and a very accessible blog on her website. Her team has coached over 500 athletes across 28 thousand community platforms and has been featured on 40-plus media outlets.The Alex Larson motto is to improve performance and body composition through simple and flexible eating. On her new podcast, "Endurance Eats Podcast," she simplifies nutrition advice for endurance athletes and interviews well-known guests.In today's conversation, Alex takes me through key nutrition principles that you can apply in your day to day that will take your running to the next level. Tap into the Alex Larson Special. If you enjoy the podcast, please consider following us on Spotify and Apple Podcasts and giving us a five-star review! I would also appreciate it if you share it with your friend who you think will benefit from it. Comment the word “PODCAST” below and I’ll DM you a link to listen. If this episode blesses you, please share it with a friend!S H O W N O T E S-BUY MERCH BEFORE IT’S GONE: https://shop.therunningeffect.run-Our Website: https://therunningeffect.run -THE PODCAST ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClLcLIDAqmJBTHeyWJx_wFQ-My Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/therunningeffect/?hl=en⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠-Take our podcast survey: https://tinyurl.com/3ua62ffz

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0:00.0	I do this for a living and I'm still working on my own nutrition things.
0:04.1	It's not like I, just because I know what I'm doing doesn't mean I nail it every single
0:07.9	day with my nutrition.
0:09.1	We're all human and you have to think of like, what can I start working on now?
0:13.9	And then where do I want to be?
0:16.7	That was Alex Larson today on the Running Effect podcast.
0:19.9	I'm your host, Dominic Schleader.
0:21.0	I'll keep this intro short and sweet so that you can get into the substance of this conversation
0:26.3	and hopefully find value from it that you can apply directly into your running and into your life today.
0:31.9	By the end of today, I'll be listening to this conversation.
0:34.6	Alex is a registered dietitian.
0:36.2	She is incredibly accomplished, and her and her
0:38.4	team have served over 500 different people. She is incredibly wise, incredibly gifted in the topic
0:44.8	of nutrition and fueling. We go in depth into those subjects. In today's episode, we talk about
0:49.9	the biggest ways that you can maximize your nutrition and your fueling to hit your goals
0:54.8	sooner and faster and become a better athlete, become a more nourished, healthy version of
0:59.8	yourself.
1:00.3	If you enjoy this one, share it with a friend, a family member, a teammate, someone who you
1:03.8	think would find value and benefit from it.
1:05.7	I would also appreciate if you hit the follow button or subscribe button wherever you're
1:09.0	listening so you never miss another episode.
1:11.1	And the cherry on top, give us a five-star review.
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