Find Your Edge: Training, Sports Nutrition & Mindset Tools for Endurance Athletes & High Achievers Chasing Performance & Longevity
Find Your Edge is an empowering, science-driven podcast helping endurance athletes and active people train smarter, fuel better, and live longer, healthier lives. Hosted by Chris Newport, MS, RDN, CISSN—sports dietitian, coach, and founder of The Endurance Edge—each episode delivers clarity, practical strategies, and inspiration so you can optimize performance, prevent burnout, and feel your best on and off the race course.
If you’re overwhelmed by conflicting nutrition advice, struggling with GI issues, or confused about hydration, training metrics, mental training and supplements, this podcast meets you where you are—with no-fluff insights, relatable stories, and field-tested methods.
Whether you’re training for triathlon, running events, or seeking longevity through personalized nutrition, every episode helps you feel informed, confident, and in control of your health and performance.
With two decades of experience and hundreds of athletes coached and tested, Chris pulls back the curtain on what actually works—offering grounded, science-backed guidance you can apply right away.
What you’ll hear:
-->Hydration and fueling tips that reduce GI distress and enhance performance
-->Personalized strategies using metabolic, genetic, and performance data to help you train smarter
-->Athlete stories, expert interviews, and practical breakdowns of trending and timeless topics in endurance sports
-->Longevity-focused nutrition and lifestyle strategies to keep you strong for years to come
If you’re asking questions like:
--> “How do I train and eat to support both performance and longevity?”
--> “How do I fuel without bonking or GI issues?”
--> “What should I eat to support my health while achieving my fitness goals?”
--> “What supplements do I really need, and which are a waste?”
…then you’re in the right place.
This is the podcast for when you’re ready to train with intention, eat with confidence, and unlock your competitive edge—while building a lifetime of vibrant health and performance.
Tune in weekly and take the next step toward your strongest self.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 27 minutes
- Episodes
- 138
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Triathlon Swim Prep: Gear, Mental Tricks and Wetsuit Tips Ep 47
So you're heading into race week, let's get prepared for the swim portion of your next triathlon as part of our 5 part podcast blitz! Coach Chris Newport offers tips on gear, swim strategy, sighting,…
Triathlon Race Week Readiness Tips Ep 46
Whether you're doing IMNC or not, Coach Chris shares her insights on pre-race preparation for triathlon – from the importance of tapering and testing your gear, to the value of quality sleep, healthy…
Sleep, Nutrition & Injury in Youth Athletes Ep 45
Host, Head Coach and Performance Dietitian Chris Newport talks with her fellow performance dietitian Marisa Faibish in our latest podcast episode about sleep, nutrition, and injury risk in elite yout…
Deliberate Cold Exposure & Long Distance Open Water Swimming Ep 44
Host, Head Coach and Performance Dietitian Chris Newport talks with Coach Maggie in our latest podcast relating to research on deliberate cold exposure for health and performance. As a bonus, she hap…
First Time 70.3 Triathletes: How to Finish Confidently Ep 43
In today's episode, host Chris Newport sits down with Coach Carlie, who is a also working on her PhD in Sports Psychology. We "nerded out" on some recent research regarding first time 70.3 triathlete…
Goal Setting for Endurance Athletes: Try This Different Approach
Host, Head Coach and Performance Dietitian Chris Newport interviews Coach Ryan in his unique approach to goal setting for endurance athletes, which he calls ENDUP. He was unsatisfied by some of the o…
Off Season Training Tips for Endurance Athletes Ep 41
Host, Head Coach and Performance Dietitian Chris Newport shares her 5 tips for the off season, including things you should think about, things you should try and ways to help you become a better athl…
Nutrition Tips for a Healthy Holiday Ep 40
Two of the The Endurance Edge dietitians, Chris and Amber, teamed up for this Find Your Edge podcast to discuss nutrition tips for a healthy holiday. Did you know that the "average American" gains w…
Financial Fitness with Trevor Lawson, CFP Ep 39
Since improving or maintaining health and fitness often entails a financial investment, we thought it would be great to investigate financial fitness. So we turned to one of our athletes, Trevor Laws…
How to Fuel Youth Athletes Ep 38
Join Chris Newport and Marisa Faibish, both sports nutritionists at The Endurance Edge, to discuss the basics of fueling young athletes for their sport.
Marisa talks about how it’s important for a di…
Nutrition for Menopause & BRCA Gene: Amber's Story Ep 37
Meet Amber, our newest dietitian on our team, who shares her story about discovering that she has the BRCA gene, and her forced journey into menopause. As a personal trainer and fitness instructor to…
Intermittent Fasting for Athletes: Is it Right for You? Ep 36
In this Find Your Edge podcast, Chris Newport dives into intermittent fasting for athletes with researcher Dr. Matthew Stratton, who just completed his dissertation on the topic at Texas Tech Univers…
How to Boost Resilience for Endurance Sports Ep 35
Did you know there are different types of resilience and that there are ways to boost it, especially when you're on the race course?
Join us as we talk to Coach Ryan, who has also been a guidance cou…
Pelvic Floor Health For Runners Ep 34
In this Find Your Edge podcast, Chris Newport sits down with physical therapist Mbong Henry from Radiance PT. She enjoys working with postpartum runners, but enjoys helping anyone with pelvic floor c…
Successful Open Water Swimming Tips for Triathletes Ep 33
Are you ready for your next triathlon, SwimRun or open water swim? You've been putting in hours at the pool, refining your technique, improving efficiency, and gaining endurance and speed. Now it's t…
Portable Real Food for Endurance Sports Ep 32
Can you fuel your ride, run or triathlon (or other sport) with real food?
YES!
In this Find Your Edge podcast, Chris Newport describes the options for using real food that are easily portable for runni…
Supplement Safety, Quality & Effectiveness with Fullscript Ep 31
Have you ever wondered about supplement safety, quality and effectiveness?
Well, we do too. In fact, our dietitians go to great lengths to ensure we match the safest, most effective and highest qualit…
Cycling Safely, Legal Issues & the Insurance You NEED Ep 30
In this Find Your Edge podcast episode, host Chris Newport sits down Thomas Henson, Jr from HensonFuerst Attoneys. Thomas is not only an avid cyclist, but an experienced personal injury attorney.
We d…
6 Steps to High Performance Healthy Eating for Athletes Ep 29
After helping countless athletes over the years, we know that healthy eating can be tough. To help make it easier, our sports nutritionists created a simple 6 Step System for High Performance Healthy…
Longevity in Endurance Sports: How One Age Grouper Makes it Possible Ep 28
Find Your Edge Podcast host Chris Newport sits down with our longest tenured client and "most mature" athlete (he's 68 years young) John Murphy to talk about how he's been able to stay in endurance s…