Making RYAN HALL One Minute Faster

Ryan Hall got 4th in the Boston Marathon this year and is aiming for much more; his perspective of the impact of Dr. Clyde nutrition on his training is below.  But FIRST, a short description of his foundation from it's web site www.TheStepsFoundation.org : The Hall Steps Foundation aims to empower the running community to use the energy and resources that fuel runners’ athletic achievements for social justice efforts.  Steps funds initiatives that tackle structural causes of poverty such as chronic lack of access to basic entitlements including clean water, shelter and physical security. Steps partners with leading international and local nonprofits in Sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia to fund projects that invest in sustainable methods of enhancing access to basic essentials: (1) constructing community wells in East Africa to secure water access; (2) funding an orphanage in Kenya to ensure access to shelter and basic education; and (3) sponsoring legal counsel for victims of human trafficking in Southeast Asia to enhance victims’ physical autonomy. In the U.S., Steps is funding youth mentor and running programs across the country that aim to position athletic activity, goal-setting and training camaraderie at the center of the national movement to improve youth health, fitness and opportunity.

RYAN's COMMENTS ON DR. CLYDE:  "One of my biggest regrets from my time at (01'-05') was not taking a nutrition class from Dr. Clyde Wilson.  If I had perhaps I would be even further along in my development as a professional marathon however, being only 27 years old, I feel grateful to have learned some nutritional tips that have directly impacted my performance.  A few months before this years Boston marathon I began working with Dr.Clyde and immediately dropped a minute of my time from the previous year, improving from 2:09:40 in 2009 to becoming the fastest American to ever run the Boston Marathon in 2:08:40.  Since I have began having my raw vegetable before consuming a significant amount of carbs, hydrating myself with enough water for my body to properly digest the fuel I am consuming, eating smaller but more frequent meals, I have found that my energy is sustained more evenly throughout my training and during the day and my stomach has gotten much more stable during training, which any athlete knows is key to performance.  I have also found that I am leaner and yet still as strong as in years past.  I have always known that breakthroughs in physical performance were largely going to be effected by nutrition and now am beginning to experience that reality through my work with Dr. Clyde.  I don't have the post high carb crashes and have dialed in the last few days of carb loading before a marathon that are so important.  Before working with Dr. Clyde I always felt like I was half guessing what the proper fuel was when at the dinner table, now I know what my body needs and how to give it just that.  Thanks Dr. Clyde!"