92. Alexi Pappas: Be a Bravey

Published: July 28, 2020, 9 a.m.

b'Alexi Pappas is a runner, film maker, writer, actress and Olympian for Greece.\\nIn this episode we talked about:\\n-what she means when she says Bravey\\n-her upcoming memoir and what will be in it\\n-writing poetry\\n-her social media presence\\n-role models\\n-how she has used nutrition\\xa0\\n-carbs and eating whole grains and how her nutrition experiences have been different in different places\\n-eating more and the impact it has had for her\\n-post Olympic blues and her experience with mental health\\n-getting stuck in Greece during COVID\\n-how she\\u2019s handling the unknown when it comes to the Olympics\\n-why she runs\\n-balance\\n-and much more!\\n\\nFollow along with Alexi\\u2019s adventures at instagram.com/alexipappas and twitter.com/alexipappas\\n\\nThis episode is brought to you by UCAN. If you know me, you know I\\u2019m all about personalization and not having a one sized fits all solution. That applies to training, nutrition in general, and nutrition for training and UCAN is another tool in the toolbox I\\u2019ve loved over the years.\\xa0\\n\\nAlong with professional athletes like Alexi Pappas and Meb, I\\u2019ve used UCAN for marathons in the past and have recently been incorporating their SuperStarch into my day-to-day routine, and before my long runs for steady energy.\\n\\nSuperstarch provides long lasting energy and helps keep your blood sugar stable with tasty summer flavors like cran-raz, tropical orange and more. I also LOVE their bars, particularly the chocolate peanut butter as a late morning or mid afternoon snack. Take 15% off your order at ucan.co with the code FTLR\\n\\n\\n--- \\n\\nSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/forthelongrun/support'