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Plus what he eats in a day while training for a marathon.
He definitely getsEatingWells first rose!
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James recently partnered withRxBarto become the brands No B.S.
Motivator in hopes that lovers of the protein-packed snacks will be inspired by his positive message to keep going.
EatingWell:What does your typical day of eating look like when youre training for a marathon?
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Do you have any go-to meals that you stick by for breakfast, lunch or dinner?
James:Im constantly in some sort of marathon training block, this one currently is for New York.
I’ll wake up around 6:30 and I’ll have oatmeal and peanut butter.
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Thats typically the best breakfast to sit in the stomach, and then I’ll go start my workout.
But if it’s not, the protein from the peanut butter and oatmeal is enough.
After the run, I have a protein shake.
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And I’ll do the same thing for lunch and dinner, Im a creature of habit.
EatingWell:Whats your favorite sneaker to run in, and why?
James:So I have a few.
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I would say that most recently, Lululemon has a men’s shoe.
It’s called the Beyondfeel, and it’s just a comfort shoe.
I could put 250 miles on these shoes and they look good.
I’ll typically do my long runs in those.
Lastly, Nike has the Invincible 3.
They’re another shoe that you could run anywhere from a 5K up to a marathon on.
A lot of people go for style, I’m all about comfort.
So it’s a rotation between those three running shoes for my marathon cycle.
James:Those are two great questions.
I think that it starts with being a fan of the brand.
It wouldn’t work if it wasn’t something that wasn’t organic to what I was already doing.
Outside of that, as a runner, I’m constantly battling internally, literally every single run.
Why are you doing this, Matt?
This is so dumb, you’re not being paid to go run.
Why are you torturing yourself every day?
I know that millions of other runners are out there having that same internal struggle and battle.
So as RxBars No B.S.
Motivator, I get to share that messaging with those runners.
I’m excited for people to experience that pre- or post-workout motivation.
James:I think of the most recent meal we had that we both loved.
We were in Paris for the Paralympics and the Olympics last month, which was an amazing once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
One of the restaurants was this place called La Renommee and it was so good.
It was freaking amazing.
Steak, burgers, french fries, whipped cream with strawberries.
There’s this rabbit pasta that Rachael really loved.
We have probably been to that restaurant four times in the last month.
We both love it.
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