Allen has always enjoyed tinkering. As a kid, he’d concoct interesting recipes using traditional Chinese ingredients. As an adult, he’s concocting food and sports drinks for athletes through his business, Skratch Labs. His goal is to create food and drinks that taste great and are made from real ingredients so active people feel their best when training and competing. In this episode, Giselle, the mountaineer you met in episode 4, interviews Allen about how he came up with Skratch Labs, and the hurdles he had to jump to get there. Through multiple career changes and a setback that nearly stopped him in his tracks, Allen has persisted and has something pretty cool to show for it. Connect with Allen & Skratch Labs Skratch Labs website Instagram Facebook Twitter Learn more about …   What to eat on your next long distance run How to fuel your race