The Off-Season: What to Eat When You're Not Racing The cross country season ends in November. The track season doesn't begin until March. Between those two dates, there are 16 to 18 weeks of training that most athletes — and many coaches — treat as nutritional no-man's land. Practices are shorter. There are no meets. The urgency disappears. And so, gradually, does the intentional eating. This is a mistake that shows up in April, when athletes are struggling to regain fitness they lost over t...

The Off-Season: What to Eat When You're Not Racing The cross country season ends in November. The track season doesn't begin until March. Between those two dates, there are 16 to 18 weeks of training that most athletes — and many coaches — treat as nutritional no-man's land. Practices are shorter. There are no meets. The urgency disappears. And so, gradually, does the intentional eating. This is a mistake that shows up in April, when athletes are struggling to regain fitness they lost over t...