Comments on: There Ought to Be a Name For This

By: Ksenia

Ksenia — Sat, 15 May 2010 06:03:33 +0000

I must confess I have never run so long despite the fact I’ve been a runner since I was 10. Ok, maybe not a serious runner when I was so little, but still a runner. I remember how at the beginning running 10 minutes with my dog every morning seemed like a lot of effort, he he.
Now I can run for more than 1h, and I would like to reach at least the 2h 😀 (running a whole marathon sounds too unrealistic for me for the moment u.u )
It’s a pity that I have been suffering from shin splints since last month T.T
And great for Amanda 😀 My reasons to start a blog were not completely altruistic. I did it as a way to improve my English language in the first place, but also to share my edible creations with the others, meet people with similar interests and show that vegan cooking is far from being dull or monotonous :))
By the way, congrats for that marathon. I’m glad I found your blog 😀 Knowing about vegetarians is great. Knowing about vegetarian runners is even better 🙂

By: Catherine

Catherine — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 13:30:53 +0000

First off - congrats on your personal marathon! After years of toying with the idea I started having long bouts of going veg during the training for my first marathon last year. I noticed I was running faster and recovering quicker, the better I ate. This January I gave up meat completely and my fitness continued to improve. I found your site and after some heavy education (Food,Inc., Eating Animals, etc.) I decided to commit to it and see how it affected my marathon this year + recovery. Well, I just finished the Boston marathon in 3:37 (I was psyched) and felt great afterward. I high-fived the on-lookers along the way, cheered along with the crowd and my sis couldn't believe it when I saw her at mile 25 and was yelling and waving and still looking strong! I attribute going veg (almost vegan actually as I'm lactose intolerant and don't really like eggs) to my success and just want to say I think you're doing a fantastic job. .-= Catherine´s last blog ..Heal the world (and my legs!) =-.