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2010-05-13 9:45 AM

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Subject: The Vegan Ultramarathoner
Well, he's proof that it can be done. Personally I like a thick steak every now and then. But to each their own I reckon.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/13/sports/13runner.html?ref=health

2010-05-13 9:49 AM
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Ultramarathoning is easy compared to be vegan.  Give me the steak also...nom, nom nom.



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Well, that's nice, but can he do 5 IM's in 5 days? These guys are both vegans as well.

http://epic5.com/

2010-05-13 10:39 AM
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zed707 - 2010-05-13 11:58 PM

Well, that's nice, but can he do 5 IM's in 5 days? These guys are both vegans as well.

http://epic5.com/



There's actually a fair number of pretty good endurance athletes who are vegan.
2010-05-13 10:48 AM
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Major props.
 

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He's not sane.

2010-05-13 3:50 PM
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Not to bring up another website but Runner's World has a good article on him.  He was also a main topic in the book "Born to Run".  I found his story very intriguing.
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2010-05-14 8:35 AM
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Paulettejo - 2010-05-13 11:57 PM

Um...I'm a vegan ultramarathoner.

Not difficult.

Look up Michael Arnestien - fast, ultra, fruitarian.   


Vegan = difficult
Ultramarathons = super difficult

Vegan Ultramarathoner = super duper difficult.

To me anyway.
2010-05-14 9:23 PM
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So is protein intake overrated for distance athletes? Otherwise, what's the big deal about vegans running long distances?
2010-05-15 8:02 AM
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ScoopJackson - 2010-05-14 7:23 PM So is protein intake overrated for distance athletes? Otherwise, what's the big deal about vegans running long distances?


Vegan does not equal no protein.  Meat is not the only source of protein.  But to your second question, I am actually not sure what the big deal is.  Other then maybe they are proving the misconceptions out there about what a vegan diet is and the fact you become some sort of person who can't be active on the "diet".

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bzgl40 - 2010-05-15 9:02 AM
ScoopJackson - 2010-05-14 7:23 PM So is protein intake overrated for distance athletes? Otherwise, what's the big deal about vegans running long distances?


Vegan does not equal no protein.  Meat is not the only source of protein.  But to your second question, I am actually not sure what the big deal is.  Other then maybe they are proving the misconceptions out there about what a vegan diet is and the fact you become some sort of person who can't be active on the "diet".


I get that. But you hear discussions on whether protein intake is as important to the triathlete as it is to strength athletes, and it's undoubtedly harder for vegans to get 1g/lb of bodyweight than it is for omnivores.

Do vegan triathletes/distance athletes eat significant amounts of protein, or is it overrated?

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ScoopJackson - 2010-05-15 11:56 AM
bzgl40 - 2010-05-15 9:02 AM
ScoopJackson - 2010-05-14 7:23 PM So is protein intake overrated for distance athletes? Otherwise, what's the big deal about vegans running long distances?


Vegan does not equal no protein.  Meat is not the only source of protein.  But to your second question, I am actually not sure what the big deal is.  Other then maybe they are proving the misconceptions out there about what a vegan diet is and the fact you become some sort of person who can't be active on the "diet".


I get that. But you hear discussions on whether protein intake is as important to the triathlete as it is to strength athletes, and it's undoubtedly harder for vegans to get 1g/lb of bodyweight than it is for omnivores.

Do vegan triathletes/distance athletes eat significant amounts of protein, or is it overrated?


I'm vegetarian now, not vegan anymore, but as a vegan I really didn't have to many problems getting protein.  I will say it gets a little harder if you start eating processed food for your snacks as they tend to be pretty high in carbs and throw your numbers off (I assume that would be the same for someone who eats meat) but if you stick to real foods I can eat the same ratio of carbs/fat/protein as anyone who eats meat with no greater effort.  It helped that I ate soy, but I know there are some vegetarians/vegan that don't and still do not have to many issues.  It all comes down to what choices you make in foods but plant based food are actually excellant choices for protein.  However, I doubt you could ever do such a plan and eat a high protein diet, like say something along the lines of what Aiken's proposes
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2010-05-17 5:26 PM
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Thanks. I remember reading an interview with Chrissie Wellington and was struck by the amount of carbs that she ate. It didn't really mention her protein intake.

2010-05-18 1:49 PM
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Just finished the Runnersworld article about Scott.  He's had a bunch of curveballs thrown at him in the last couple years...   But good for him on continuing to persevere.
Pretty easy for a Vegan to get protein, just have to eat more nuts and stuff like that, plus protein powders.

n a report for the New York Times, Jurek's vegan diet was explored, because, as the article says:

It is difficult for some to comprehend how this [vegan] lifestyle is compatible with training weeks of 140 miles and more, "easy" runs of 40 miles and interval training that includes uphill three-mile repeats, all culminating in races that are often 100 miles or more, sometimes through deserts or frozen wastelands or up and down mountains.

 

Like Phelps, Jurek needs a high protein and fat diet, with plenty of carbs, but he appears to get his nutrients from much healthier sources. For breakfast, he might typically eat "a 1,000-calorie smoothie, with oil, almonds, bananas, blueberries, salt, vanilla, dried coconut, a few dates and maybe brown rice protein powder." Lunch and dinner involve huge salads and whole-grains, potatoes and sweet potatoes.

an he did set the American Record this last weekend in France.....   http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepirun/archives/205871.asp?from=blog_last3
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