You’re trying hard … but it’s getting harder. Something compelled you to go vegetarian or even 100% plant-based — your health, the animals, the environment — and you dove in enthusiastically, sure that it would always feel this easy. “This is the new me!” you thought to yourself, as you pictured health, energy, compassion, and a […]
This post is written by Doug Hay of Rock Creek Runner. Have you ever had one of those conversations that just sticks with you? Where someone makes a comment you can’t let go? It happened to me last summer, the day after I ran a 50-mile ultramarathon. I was sitting in my 93-year-old grandmother’s house telling her […]
There’s no sadder form of failure, to me, than giving into food cravings. Imagine you want to change your diet. Deep down, this feels right for you, right now. You do your research, and decide that it’s not only healthy, but ideal, to eat this way. You do the work to get your spouse on […]
It’s here! The new look of No Meat Athlete has made its way to our shirts … but not without some drama. Almost three months ago, along with a brief history of the running carrot, I announced that it was time for him to hang up his shoes. He would be replaced by something new, […]
On the night of June 29th, I packed my suitcase for what was supposed to be just 10 days in Italy. We would be spending some time with family before and after the trip, but we could do laundry there. So I needed only 10 days’ worth of clothes, my running shoes, my Kindle, and […]
Today I’m excited to share two delicious vegan recipes from a new Runner’s World cookbook, both for dishes I had the pleasure of eating when I visited RW headquarters last month for their half marathon and race festival. But first, an announcement … That’s right: the Kindle version of my book, No Meat Athlete, was […]
This post was written by Doug Hay of Rock Creek Runner. Quick: what are the most important personality traits for a runner to have? If you’re like most people, you’ve probably come up with things like: Discipline Work ethic Toughness Motivation Focus Good list. They’re all relevant to training success. But if that’s your list, then you […]
This post is written by Matt Jager from Don’t Lose the Cow. Ever feel totally overwhelmed by the busyness of modern life? If you’re anything like me, you know what it’s like to go for weeks at a time with hardly a break, from the time you slap the alarm in the morning until your […]
This post is written by Doug Hay, from Rock Creek Runner and NMA Radio. What if I told you that by this time next year, you could be a completely different runner? You’d either assume I’m some sort evil internet scammer, or want me as your best friend. Well I’m not a scammer… But it’s […]
Criss-cross applesauce everyone, it’s story time! It’s the summer of 2010, and I’m a new vegetarian training for my second marathon. Obsessed with protein and iron levels, I stumble upon a (then) small oasis in a sea of meat-eaters … a blog called No Meat Athlete. Fast forward a few months and I’m walking through my […]
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