As a registered sports dietitian, my job is helping athletes prepare for and fuel races. 99% of the time, I help clients plan their nutrition from afar and hear about the race a week or two later. That other 1% of the time is Unbound Gravel. For the last few years, friends of mine at Rocket Revolution Coaching have hired me as a private chef for their Unbound gravel camp. For four days, I help feed athletes from around the world as they prepare for one of the biggest gravel races on the...

One of my favorite parts of working at cycling camps is feeding hungry athletes after long days on the bike. While I'm a sports dietitian by trade, I've always loved cooking. I certainly wouldn't put myself in the same league as the incredible performance chefs working in professional and collegiate sports, but over the years I've picked up a few skills through experience as a line cook, baker, produce manager, catering prep cook, and, of course, countless hours cooking for athletes, friends,...

Fueling the Cohutta 100 MTB Race The Cohutta 100 is a bit of a misnomer. It’s marketed as a 100-mile mountain bike race, but in reality, it rides more like a ~25-mile singletrack race followed by ~70 miles of gravel. That’s part of what makes it unique—and challenging. You get fast, punchy trail efforts early, then settle into a long day of climbing, with ~13,000 feet of elevation gain. Last year was my first attempt at Cohutta and my first ultra-endurance MTB race. It didn’t go to plan. I...