One of the common things people say to me, when we're talking about being vegetarian, goes like this: "I think I could probably be vegetarian, but the problem is that my wife/husband/boyfriend/girlfriend/kid eats meat like a fiend, so it would never work." If this is you, I implore you just to try it.  If you…

Well, I'm sitting here typing in my Recovery Socks after an injury-free, bonk-free 20-mile run!  20-mile runs always seem special, probably because I've only done a handful of them in my life.  Usually every training program incorporates one or two, but I can think of at least three times when I got hurt before the…

Welcome to Italian Week, No Meat Athlete style!  Or Italian Half-Week, since it's already Wednesday.  For those who don't know, a muffaletta is an Italian-style sandwich from New Orleans.  Until I saw it on Throwdown with Bobby Flay, I had no idea it wasn't really from Italy.  But who cares where it's from; it's really…