Winter is a critical time for athletes to keep moving – it’s good for our bodies, our brains, our immunity and for a strong spring and summer season! But because of the added stress of exercising in the cold, and through a season when our bodies are searching for a natural pause in our activities,
New Hampshire native Callen Hwang balances her aspirations and goals in snowboarding with a full plate of junior high school, plus other competitive sports and activities. Placing 3rd in Slopestyle and 6th in Rail Jam at the most recent USASA Nationals, Callen now sets her sights on competing and having fun in a very different
With the dead of winter now settled in, it’s helpful to look for ways to put some pep in your step. (Maple) sugar, and spice, and everything nice is just the trick in this rich and velvety gingerbread recipe. With real ginger incorporated three separate times, you’re getting triple the nutritional benefits of this real-foods
Noah Brautigam grew upon a family-run cross-country ski center in the Green Mountains of Vermont spending many hours of his childhood exploring the outdoors. Throughout middle and high school he participated in various sports before focusing on nordic skiing. He ran his first road marathon at age 18, and after skiing through college he came
John Stanton-Geddes, a Vermonter and senior manager in Data Science, recently beat the world record for running a marathon in a Santa suit. Besting the previous time by over four minutes, John ran a lightning fast 2:45:09. Better yet, he did it for a terrific cause. John… Santa, congratulations on an incredible accomplishment! We hear this
We last caught up with Ted in late spring when he rode clear across Vermont in a 310 mile, one-day epic. Not ready to call that good enough, Ted has upped the ante as he’s fresh off the 1,020 mile Arkansas High Country Race where he took top honors. Given our easy access to this
UnTapped endurance runner Trevor Fuchs had an incredible line up of races scheduled for 2020. He kicked off the season with a win in January in Hawaii, but then like many other athletes had to evolve his training and outlook. In January you started off 2020 with a trip to Hawaii for the Hurt 100, where you won the race!
Aliza Lapierre is an ultrarunner from right here in Vermont. She recently ran the Vermont City Marathon — where she took the title of fastest female Vermonter — all the more impressive since she had a five-hour training run the day prior! Aliza has big fish to fry later this season, so we checked in with her
One of our in-house athletes, Aliza Lapierre, conveniently is also our in-house contributing chef. She often arrives to the office with any number of outrageously delicious treats. And while maple syrup isn’t always the common thread in these recipes, it’s a safe guess that there’s likely at least a hint of maple. Aliza’s athletic accolades
When creating our first caffeinated energy product, we looked for the simplest solution. We added real coffee to maple syrup producing Coffee UnTapped. A two ingredient, real-food solution; that’s it. The coffee adds 27mg of real caffeine and the maple syrup delivers 100 calories of carbohydrates to get you going, but because it’s low glycemic is
We spend a lot of time talking about simple ingredients and all natural energy. Simple, natural products taste great, are high-performance nutrition, are easy to digest, all the while being a bit more environmentally friendly to boot. Nothing underscores that like the cornerstone of our products, pure maple syrup. Due to the efforts of “big corn
For endurance athletes there’s often no true off-season. As a cross-country skier it could be argued that summer is my off-season, but for skiers, the summer actually involves even more training time than in winter. During the summer months, the goal is to build a solid endurance base that will support me through the winter racing