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Run fast. Cook fast Eat slow quick-fix recipes for hangry athletes
Flanagan, Shalane, Kopecky, Elyse
An elite marathoner and a culinary nutritionist provide quick, delicious, whole-food recipes to help busy athletes improve performance and well-being by embracing healthy fats and ditching restrictive diet myths.
What it’s about
Run Fast. Cook Fast. Eat Slow. is the essential cookbook for athletes and active people who feel they're too busy to cook nourishing meals. Written by elite marathon champion Shalane Flanagan and culinary nutritionist Elyse Kopecky, this book demolishes the harmful myth that athletes must restrict calories and fear fat. Instead, it champions a philosophy of indulgence in real, whole foods to fuel performance, prevent injury, and foster a healthy relationship with eating. Packed with over 100 quick and easy recipes for every meal of the day—from pre-run smoothies and Superhero Muffins to satisfying Power Bowls and 30-minute dinners—it provides a practical, delicious plan to get nourishing food on the table fast. It’s more than a collection of recipes; it’s an inspiring guide to transforming your health and performance by learning to cook and eat with joy and confidence.
The through-line
- Who it’s for
- A busy athlete or active person who wants to improve their performance and feel their best, but struggles to find the time to cook and is confused by conflicting nutritional advice.
- The problem
- Lacking the time, energy, and simple recipes to consistently cook nourishing meals that support their active lifestyle, often resorting to processed foods. Feeling 'hangry,' frustrated, and guilty about their food choices; they fear that fat will make them slow and that healthy food is bland and unsatisfying.
- The plan
- Embrace the 'Run Fast. Eat Slow.' philosophy of eating whole foods and healthy fats without counting calories.
- Implement time-saving kitchen strategies like meal planning and cooking in bulk.
- Cook our quick, delicious, and approachable recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks.
- The payoff
- Having abundant energy for training and life, recovering faster from workouts, and achieving new levels of performance. · Feeling confident and empowered in the kitchen, enjoying a stress-free, positive relationship with food. · Achieving a naturally healthy weight and robust health, including balanced hormones and fewer injuries.