I have been vegan for about 12 years now and have been running regularly for 20+ years. I went straight from omnivore to vegan. It's hard to say exactly how veganism affected my running, as I became much more serious about running a bit before going vegan. I topped out at about 50 mpw prior to going vegan and had a marathon PR of 3:28. Over the course of four years, I was able to bring my weekly mileage up to 110+ mpw and brought my marathon PR down to 2:41.
I have dropped a little weight, but that is more likely due to increased mileage - not diet alone. I don't take any supplements and I don't obsess over protein intake. I donate blood regularly and my iron levels are always well within the desired window. I focus on a real food diet with the occasional junk food (fake meat, sweets, etc.). I cook everything in cast iron pans, eat lots of dark leafy greens, try to include a colorful diet, and generally avoid heavily-processed foods.
This diet was right for me and honestly, if I did see some minor negative side-effects from it - I'd still feel good about my decision. However, I did not see any negatives from my diet change. I understand that not every person will have the same outcome, but if you're curious, I'd say it's worth exploring.
Going Vegetarian? Going Vegan?
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Vegan propaganda everywhere kid. Don't buy into it, OP. All these vegans claiming "I've been vegan for x amount years and I'm doing great". They either look sick and or cheating on their diet.
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New world order diet - why do you feel it's necessary to bash people that hold a certain belief? Your generalizations are dangerous and unjustified.
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Vegan_Dude wrote:
New world order diet - why do you feel it's necessary to bash people that hold a certain belief? Your generalizations are dangerous and unjustified.
Because it's a death cult pushed on to us by the elites. And my generalizations aren't dangerous, Veganism is dangerous. -
New world order diet wrote:
Vegan propaganda everywhere kid. Don't buy into it, OP. All these vegans claiming "I've been vegan for x amount years and I'm doing great". They either look sick and or cheating on their diet.
Let's just make stuff up.
I flew to the moon yesterday. -
Proof is in the pudding. Just look at long term vegans.
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I was a part of the death cult that is veganism for a few months. Then I died.
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If you believe Veganism will improve your athletic preformance, you have been lied to.
https://youtu.be/0RLDnVzlvsU
https://youtu.be/eB28nG3M7_4
https://youtu.be/T9kN8Tj4WaQ
https://youtu.be/6ovfW0vsP4o
https://youtu.be/nioKlgiULUw
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Veganism is a performative "woke" diet for neoliberal capitalist bugmen. It provides no benefits.
Zero elite runners are vegan.
Two quick reminders:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CcvOMTOUMAE_0aG.jpg
https://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=2102773 -
cutrack wrote:
- Pound that B12! You just can't get enough of it in a vegan diet unless you eat pounds of mushrooms every day. Take a regular supplement or season food with nutritional yeast. I take iron as well to be safe, though you can get that from plenty of plant-based foods too (legumes, grains, nuts, etc.). No issues with protein. Unless you eat just carrots 24/7, you won't have any issues with protein. That's a myth.
Oh yes. A diet that requires one take industrial supplements to survive. How natural. How enlightened.
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Another two:
The lady who chicked Sage at this year's comrades.
https://www.businessinsider.co.za/gerda-steyn-breaker-of-womans-record-at-comrades-marathon-2019-6
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/lifestyle/wellbeing/diet/4713147/Red-meat-keeps-me-on-my-feet.html
Also, just a coincidence that all ex-vegans report almost identical ailments, only for them to improve immediately as soon as the reintroduce animal products.
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New world order diet wrote:
Proof is in the pudding. Just look at long term vegans.
https://youtu.be/9AlCD7PnJTQ
ok, we're doing that?
97% of cancer victims eat meat -
let's just throw facts around wrote:
97% of cancer victims eat meat
What percent of cancer victims eat a meat base diet? They don't the average american diet is plant based, consisting of over 70% of plants. Typical vegans though, someone eats a diet that is over 2/3 plants and they blame the meat.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B03ktWNHsQB/
https://www.instagram.com/p/B03fIIYn331/
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Well, we had 2 pages of fairly good discussion before this moran shat all over the thread. Got farther than usual.
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It was fun while it lasted wrote:
Well, we had 2 pages of fairly good discussion before this moran shat all over the thread. Got farther than usual.
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Vegan men:
https://www.instagram.com/p/B0pGN-fHMXS/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BwfUSVRAKvx/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BwfFUKyADbe/
Don't they look strong and healthy? -
Do you get your news from Instagram? You just keep providing anecdotes to why it doesn't work. That doesn't prove anything except that it didn't work for them. The OP asked for anecdotes in support of it. A vegan diet is practical and can be totally healthy. If you're going to go vegan, then do your research and do it right.
What are you so angry about anyway? What did vegans do to you that made you this way? Like seriously - I'm curious why you're on this rampage against vegans. You don't have to agree with people, but you also don't have to act like this towards other human beings. It's disgusting. Ugh - why does this message board always have to be so damn toxic? I've avoided this site for a long time for this very reason. Do you really think you are better than the people you criticize anonymously? Just stop being so mean - there is absolutely no reason to attack people you don't know. -
Vegan_Dude wrote:
You just keep providing anecdotes to why it doesn't work. That doesn't prove anything except that it didn't work for them. The OP asked for anecdotes in support of it. .
So you just want a circle jerk? I tried it for four years. It made me sick. I didn't improve my health till I reintroduced animal foods. My running went to sh!t. I'm saying this because I don't want others fall for the trap like I did. -
It's not a trap - that's just it. It didn't work for you, but there are plenty of people for whom it did work. Some people can't eat wheat without making a full-day trip to the bathroom, but I can eat the hell out of wheat with no ill effects. People are different and if you can't accept that, then maybe you should think about what that says about you. If the OP feels so empowered to make change, then who are you to discourage it? Just say it didn't work for you and that is that. You don't need to bash a group of people who might be happy with their choice. Be constructive, not just negative for the sake of being negative.
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Vegan_Dude wrote:
It's not a trap - that's just it. It didn't work for you, but there are plenty of people for whom it did work. .
Which is why the amount of people that go vegetarian/vegan and go back to eating meat is over 80%.
