Perhaps more than anyone else, Brendan Brazier is leading the growing trend of athletes moving to plant-based diets — from recreational runners and endurance athletes, like many of us, to NFL and NHL players whose very careers depend on their ability to perform at the highest level. Brendan's ideas on optimal nutrition for performance, which…
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A Review of Brendan Brazier's New Book, Thrive Foods
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If you're the type that reads blogs about vegetarian and vegan fitness, then you already know who Brendan Brazier is. He's been a friend of this site since the very beginning, so of course you've already checked out our first interview, our second interview, and our third interview, right? Okay, so if by chance you…
'Thrive' Author Brendan Brazier's First-Marathon Advice and Vegan Nutrition Tips
When it comes to taking on a challenge as big as training for your first marathon, you don't want to go it alone. My first marathon was anything but a success. Sure, I finished the race (2002 Rock 'n Roll San Diego), but I took so many missteps throughout the training—and even on race day—that…
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…
Vega Shake & Go Smoothies
If you read my last interview with vegan pro triathlete Brendan Brazier, you can understand why I was a tad less excited to try Vega Shake & Go than I normally am about trying a new Vega product. Brendan described Vega's Shake & Go Smoothie as a "mass-market product" that "doesn't have anywhere near the…
Why Running Ultramarathons Has Actually Made Me a WORSE Runner
Back when I had never run more than 26.2 miles, I would try to picture myself as an ultramarathoner. And when I did, I pictured a stronger, fitter, faster athlete. A tough, ripped, running machine. I figured that I'd run a 50-miler and develop my ability to burn fat for fuel and improve my endurance,…
7 Days of Water, Green Vegetable Juice, and Urine Testing: Does It Get Any Better?
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Call it post-race blues if you like. It happened after qualifying for Boston, and now it's happening after running my first 50-mile ultramarathon. The story is the same: A planned week off of running turns into two (or three) weeks. And then I get into watching television shows, like the important Bachelorette. This all opens…
The Vegetarian Athlete Diet
It's time to put an end to the idea that eating a vegetarian or vegan diet and running well are mutually exclusive. I became a much stronger runner almost immediately after switching to a vegetarian diet. But you don't have to take my word for it: There are plenty of world-class athletes (and not just…
A Conversation with Vegan Pro Ironman Triathlete Brendan Brazier about All Things Energy
Alright, you're going to love this one! Last week I talked on the phone to Brendan Brazier, the vegan professional Ironman triathlete, author of Thrive and Thrive Fitness, and creator of the Vega line of sports nutrition products that I often review on No Meat Athlete. I've been collecting questions ever since my first interview…
Gena from 'Choosing Raw'
While I relax with Erin and new baby Holden, several distinguished bloggers have been kind enough to guest-post here. Next up is Gena, a nutritionist and raw-food enthusiast with one of the most informative blogs out there, Choosing Raw. Here she is with an insanely helpful intro to raw foods and how they can make…
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