Mexican Wave
DEON BRAUN is exploring ways to live a healthier, more Nature-centred life through permaculture.
Have you ever bonked on a trail? No, not that kind. Any endurance athlete knows that bonking – also known as hitting the wall due to low blood sugar – is not a pleasant experience.
Your Diet Matters
Trail runners soon learn that not eating enough (or eating too late, or eating something our tummy doesn't agree with) during a long run has a powerful effect on how we feel and perform.
This effect becomes more pronounced as we race longer distances. More time on your feet means your energy systems have a greater chance of being tripped up by any of the above.
And so it is with our lives. The longer we live, the more we see the effects of food choices adding up.
When we're young, it’s easy to feel bulletproof, as if the laws of Nature don't apply to us. But this is a false sense
