Category Archives: Miscellaneous

What’s In My Emergency Snack Kit?

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Or an even better question: Why’s there a new NMA post on a Sunday? Well, you might call it an assignment.  I’m participating in MeYou Health’s Blogger Well-Being Challenge at DailyChallenge.com, where for 10 days I’m taking on one small (tiny, even) challenge each day.  The challenges are mostly health-related, but some are just about…

Wishing You and Yours a Precious Black Friday

Happy Black Friday!  If you’re reading this post, you’re part of a rather intimate audience today, so thanks for showing up.  Perhaps you were part of the 4 AM doorbuster crowd and your day of shopping is over? I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving, and along with the great food and time with family,…

6 Little Known Factors that Could Affect Your Energy Levels

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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…

Announcing the No Meat Athlete Community Message Boards

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First off today: THANK YOU to everyone who donated to the Semper Fi fund. I was truly touched when, within an hour or two of my posting about it here, you had already helped me raise the 300 dollars I had pledged for my Marine Corps Marathon team, in time to meet the next morning’s…

Will You Help Me Raise Money for Injured Marines?

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If you’re a dedicated reader, you’re probably wondering why there are two NMA posts in one day.  (That is, if you’re a dedicated reader who doesn’t read post titles.) Anyway, I kinda screwed up on something, and I’m hoping you’ll help me out. For several months now, I’ve known that I’ll be running the Marine…

Brooks Giveaway Winner and Some Great Links

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A week ago today, I announced a rather awesome giveaway, if I don’t say so myself.  One winner, one pair of Brooks running shoes and one pair of Brooks running shorts. I also asked you to fill out a survey to help me figure out a few things about the site’s audience, which 488 of…

Win a Pair of Brooks Running Shoes and Shorts Just for Reading No Meat Athlete!

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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…

I Started a New Blog

And it has absolutely nothing to do with vegetarian running! Instead, it’s about gambling, or more specifically, the mathematics of gambling.  It’s called Thinking Bettor. Contrary to what you may have been told, I don’t run marathons all day in a big carrot costume.  Instead, I’m an applied math Ph.D. student, and my research is…