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tigerlily94 · 07-31-2008, 05:36 PM

I've been reading Steve's blog for over a year now, but found the raw trial especially inspiring...I was a strict vegetarian for three years and slowly incorporated lean meat back into my diet. However, I did a two-week trial of a vegan diet earlier this month and while I found the transition difficult at first, like so many others I was actually hesitant to go back to meat + dairy products and have generally avoided them since then!

I have registered to run the Boston half-marathon this October and have similarly found that I had significantly more energy while training on the vegan diet; running felt easier and lighter (if that makes any sense!)

I know the omnivore --> vegetarian --> vegan --> raw transition seems the most natural, but was wondering if there is a smart way to tailor a vegan/raw diet for marathon-training. I am burning so many calories on the days I run (multiple 5ks/week, 7-10 mile runs on weekends) and am concerned about the sheer quantity of raw food I might need if only for "fuel"! Does anyone else have any experience with this sort of thing? Does it make more sense to depend more on cooked food in this case?

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tigerlily94 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 8	vegan or raw diet for marathon training? I've been reading Steve's blog for over a year now, but found the raw trial especially inspiring...I was a strict vegetarian for three years and slowly incorporated lean meat back into my diet. However, I did a two-week trial of a vegan diet earlier this month and while I found the transition difficult at first, like so many others I was actually hesitant to go back to meat + dairy products and have generally avoided them since then! I have registered to run the Boston half-marathon this October and have similarly found that I had significantly more energy while training on the vegan diet; running felt easier and lighter (if that makes any sense!) I know the omnivore --> vegetarian --> vegan --> raw transition seems the most natural, but was wondering if there is a smart way to tailor a vegan/raw diet for marathon-training. I am burning so many calories on the days I run (multiple 5ks/week, 7-10 mile runs on weekends) and am concerned about the sheer quantity of raw food I might need if only for "fuel"! Does anyone else have any experience with this sort of thing? Does it make more sense to depend more on cooked food in this case?