Plant-Based Diet for Athletes

The Super Vegan Protein Source You’re Probably Missing Out On

By: Matt Frazier

If I’d have put the name of this food in the title of the post, you probably wouldn’t have kept reading.

But I wanted to first be able to tell you that just a quarter cup of the mystery ingredient has 11 grams of protein in it. (And that a single serving of soup made from it has 22 grams!)

And that it’s totally soy free, and it’s a whole, unprocessed food. And that it’s used in a lot of vegan protein powders because it’s such a good source. Alright, ready?

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When Failure Isn't (and the Best Stuff I Read Last Week)

By: Matt Frazier

Two weeks and one day from now, I’ll be running the Boston Marathon. I love how that sounds, so let me say it once more: In two weeks, I will be running the Boston Marathon. If you’re new here, you might not know the story, so I’ll repeat it. Because I’m proud of it. Qualifying […]

My First Vegan Grocery List (and a Must-Make Recipe)

By: Matt Frazier

I can’t believe I’m actually going to post a list of what I bought at the grocery store. When my wife, Erin, suggested that we save the receipt in case people wanted to know what we bought, given that it was our first full-on vegan trip to the store, I told her no way. Are […]

My Decision to Go Vegan (Which Has Absolutely Nothing to Do With Oprah)

By: Matt Frazier

Not veganish, whatever that means. Vegan. I’ve tried it twice before, each time for 30 days. By the end of both trials, I found myself sprinting to the nearest Domino’s for a slice of greasy pizza. And now I know why — I was forcing it. I was doing it because I wanted to feel […]

Sunday Links! (Awesome SXSW Edition)

By: Matt Frazier

The weekend link post seems to be a popular thing these days. And since I’ve been finding a lot of good stuff recently that doesn’t always tie in directly to what I’m writing about, I’m going to give it a try. Maybe Sundays, maybe Saturdays. The links in this first one are from people I […]

Not Sure What To Do? Try Starting

By: Matt Frazier

At South by Southwest Interactive (the conference where I’ve been for the past week), there’s a lot of “free shit” to be garnered. Mostly, “free” takes the form of tacos and empanadas from the scores of food trucks in Austin. And it sometimes shows up as beer (usually Miller Lite but often Shiner Bock, which […]

The Minimalist Guide to Demystifying Heart Rate Monitor Training (Plus a Chance to Win One)

By: Matt Frazier

If you’ve never tried training with a heart rate monitor, I can’t really blame you. First you’ve got to do some math to figure out your training zones. Then you’ve got to memorize a complicated workout where you’re in Zone 2 for 10 minutes, District 3 for 5, and Area 51 for another 15 minutes […]

Make Your Own Energy Gel (With Chia Seeds!)

By: guest

This is a guest post from Tim Woodbury, who writes at MidpackRunner.com. This post started with a challenge, when Doug from TheHaySay.com fired a shot across my bow. At issue: The question of whether we could create an inexpensive, wholesome, homemade energy gel incorporating chia seeds. Homemade energy gels are particularly difficult to get right, […]

On the Boston Marathon Qualifying Standards Debacle

By: Matt Frazier

The little blue-and-golden tickets that get a runner into the world’s most famous marathon just became a lot harder to come by. I first heard it from Caitlin at Healthy Tipping Point. Having had my head in the sand for the past few weeks, my first thought was that it was an early April Fool’s […]

The Fight Club Method of Achieving Your Goals

By: Matt Frazier

Remember that scene in Fight Club where Tyler Durden holds a gun to the head of the guy working in the convenience store? Tyler asks the terrified guy (Raymond) what he studied in college. When Raymond admits he wanted to become a veterinarian, Tyler tells him that if in three weeks he isn’t well on […]