Tag Archive: sports drink

Vega Sport

[vega sport photo]

Ok faithful NMA readers, all the time you've wasted reading my blog might finally be worth a damn!  Brendan Brazier, vegan pro triathlete and author of Thrive, has a new product that's finally available in the U.S., and a lucky reader is going to win a tub of it. The product is called Vega Sport…

Natural Sports Drink from Thrive

[quinoa stuffed green peppers photo]

Whew!  I just got back from my 20-miler this morning, that which was postponed due to my feeling like crap when I woke up yesterday.  All better today though! I did it in 2:38:54, a 7:56 minute-per-mile pace.  This is a little slower than the 7:45 I was shooting for.  My temptation is to list…

Thrive Raw Energy Gel

[linus ball photo]

On my run today, I went au naturale, getting all my nutrition from raw, real ingredients.   I made two things from Thrive last night to bring along today—Lemon-Lime Sports Drink and this Lemon-Lime Gel. Interestingly, both of these were made from similar ingredients, just in different proportions.  I know they don't look too terribly exciting…