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There is a general misconception to be an athlete, especially a high-performing (or novice) distance runner, requires eating a lot of meat! This simply is not true, and instead a plant-based diet can not only provide you with all the nutrients you need, it can help you be a lean-mean running machine!

This blog is not going to be focused on the science of plant based eating. Check http://www.thechinastudy.com/ for more information about that. 

The focus of this blog is providing recipes and information on great meals that are nice to fantasize about while running and even nicer to eat after (or before) a run!

I'll add a post to this site every week or two. Each blog will include a recipe, some nutrition facts especially useful for runners (ie. iron, protein, calcium), and a picture of the finished product. Sometimes I'll post a feature on a vegan athlete.  There will of course be a very strong bias towards track and field athletes and marathoners/ultrarunners.

Eat plants, go run.

Pill supplements: 

I should probably mention here that ever since I started distance running I've taken iron pills. Some people absorb iron really easily, others don't. Some pills absorb easily, others don't. To figure out which works for you I recommend checking out this blog post. 

Since becoming vegan, I've added B12 pills to that regime. If you drink dark beer or eat whole grain wheat bread often, depending on your mileage you may be able to skip taking B12. However, if you're above 50 miles per week (mpw) and/or training at altitude, you may feel better taking B12 supplements. Since this site isn't offering medical advice and I'm not a dietician, this is something to either ask a doctor/nutritionist or look into elsewhere. 

Besides iron and B12, I take no other nutritional supplements.