Let’s face it: Kicking ass in life takes energy. You can have all good intentions of running your first marathon, completing an Ironman, starting a business, or being an awesome mom or dad to your kids. But if the energy isn’t there, you’ll be fighting a losing battle once the initial surge of excitement wears […]
“But where do you get your protein?” As a vegan, a nutrition professional and an athlete, I get this question more than any other. At a recent talk I gave on vegetarian nutrition to 200 dietitians at the American Dietetic conference, my message about protein was that it should be a non-issue: High quality protein […]
“The Paleo diet for vegetarians.” At first glance, it seems like a contradiction in terms, with vegans and paleos doing constant battle over whose diet is best. The Paleo diet is everywhere these days. Four Hour Workweek author Tim Ferriss does it. Former pro Ironman triathlete Mark Sisson promotes a variant of it in his […]
A few weeks ago, I wrote on Twitter that I was (just barely) starting to think about the possibility of signing up for a 100-mile run. Toby, who has a way of keeping me honest when I get these crazy ideas, asked whether it was because I really want to do a 100, or if […]
Ready for this? In No Meat Athlete’s best giveaway yet, one lucky reader is going to be fully outfitted from the waist down in Brooks apparel (minus the socks; you’re on your own there). Brooks Running and FEED Company are giving away not just a PAIR OF BROOKS RUNNING SHOES, but a PAIR OF BROOKS […]
Run. Run a lot. That’s the answer I give to new runners when they ask me how to get better at running. When they ask how they’ll ever be able to run a marathon or an ultra when it kills them to run six miles now, the answer is that simple. It’s like the 10,000 […]
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