https://www.nomeatathlete.com/meredith-badwater-interview/ Plant Based Diet for Athletes Thu, 09 Apr 2020 17:25:54 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://www.nomeatathlete.com/meredith-badwater-interview/#comment-18867 Wed, 14 Sep 2011 20:29:04 +0000 https://www.nomeatathlete.com/?p=15141#comment-18867 Meredith,
You really are amazing, not just by running it but fitting in training with working and a toddler!! I just watched the Badwater movie and that race in uncomprehensible to me. Kind of like the previous gal wrote, how do you deal with aches and pains you get doing the training for that? Do you have someone who trades off with you and gives you accupuncture? That must help a lot otherwise I don’t know how runners do these runs. Like the gal previously I have feet or knee issues but some of it is because my age, late 40’s. Thanks for speaking with Matt.

]]> https://www.nomeatathlete.com/meredith-badwater-interview/#comment-18866 Sun, 11 Sep 2011 19:28:25 +0000 https://www.nomeatathlete.com/?p=15141#comment-18866 I’m so inspired and motivated by this, on so many levels. I’ve been living on the paleo diet, which has greatly improved my life because I’m allergic to gluten and dairy. And carbs don’t sit well with me. I get jittery with even fruit. Oh, and I’m allergic to bananas and a few others, which doesn’t make it easy. My body is extremely picky, but I feel like it’s time to get off the meat.
But I have to ask, how do your joints do it? Do you get the random ankle and knee pains that follow throughout the race? I’m reaching a point in my fitness level where I know my muscles can handle a marathon or more. It’s my joints that are holding me back. And none of the aches or pains are consistent. I ran a half marathon earlier this month and could hardly enjoy it because of lateral knee pain with every step. Took a week off of all training followed by a week of easy running, ran a 10K, and now it’s my right ankle. I just don’t understand what I’m doing wrong. I just turned 21, I don’t think it’s normal to have so many random joint issues. I truly think my diet is factoring into this problem, be it inflammation or maybe something to do with the amount of meat I consume? Any recommendations? I’m really open to anything at this point. I’m just so frustrated, and I want to run so badly.

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