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| Best picnic location in the world. There was a small stream and beautifully colored moss, plus lots of shade! |
- Morning
- 6 cups grapes
- 12 mile run
- 8 dried dates
- 3 bananas
- .5 cup dried cherries
- Afternoon
- 2 cups brown rice
- 3 cups steamed veggies
- 3 mile run
- Evening
- 7 dried dates
- 1 pear
- 3 cups frozen fruit in two smoothies
- 4 mile run
- Calories: 3700
- CHO: 92%
- PRO: 5%
- FAT: 3%
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| I think the little guy is lost... |
So my goal was to not buy groceries today. I was forced to steam the last of my frozen veggies and eat that with some rice. I did not even know I had the frozen fruit until I was digging around in despiration seeing what was in the freezer. Literally all I have in the house are two bunches of super green bananas and three pounds of not even close to being ready to eat organic pears. I do have two pineapples that I have been afraid to eat since getting a sore in the back of my mouth that lasted a week from eating too many pineapples. Frankly it's going to be a while until I eat another pineapple.
Thursday June 7
Saturday June 9
Sunday June 10, Day 17
I ended up running 101 miles this last week. That's 214 in the last two weeks, and I'm feeling really good. I am getting more miles in than I ever have before, and feeling excellent while doing it!
Overall the diet is going very well. It is far easier than I thought it would be. I am still struggling getting in enough calories. I think I need to work on that more in the mornings. What happens is I may eat 500 cals before my run along with a few hundred during. Then suddenly it's 1 or 2 in the afternoon and I'm now trying to catch up.
Also, I would like to send my congrats to raw vegan Tim Van Orden. He is the 2012 US Masters Half Marathon Trail champion. Last weekend he placed 7th overall with a time of 1:19, and was the first master runner. Max King, who is one of the best US ultra marathoners, placed 1st with a time of 1:15.
Thursday June 7
- Morning
- 4.5 cups grapes
- AM 10 mile trail run
- 8 dried dates
- Afternoon
- 2 bananas
- .5 cup dried cherries
- Raw Avocado Rolls w/ carrots, cucumber, soy and peanut sauce.
- PM 4 mile road run
- Evening
- 7 cups grapes
- 3 apples
- 1 avocado
- Calories: 2700
- CHO: 76%
- PRO: 4%
- FAT: 20%
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| I ran all the way down there into a river bed, and back up! |
Definitely not one of my best days. I was low on calories and super high on fat. I ate an avocado just before bed to get a few more calories in for the day. I figured that was better then not getting them in at all, even though I was high on fat overall.
Friday June 8
- Morning
- 4.5 cups grapes
- 2 bananas
- AM 15 mile run
- 10 dried dates
- Afternoon
- 7 bananas
- 1 cup cherries
- 1 avocado
- 2 apples
- 2 cups dried tomatoes
- Evening
- 2 Ciders
- 2 cups tomato soup
- 1 side salad
- Calories: 3800
- CHO: 81%
- PRO: 6%
- FAT: 13%
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| That, is a bra tree ;) |
This was a fun day! I got to test out some concept shoes from Skora with 15 miles on the trails, as well as hang out with a few friends down town. We sipped on some ciders, listened to music, and chatted for a few hours.
Saturday June 9
- Morning
- 1.5lb grapes
- 1 avocado mixed with shredded carrots, cucumber, and some peanut sauce
- AM 18 mile trail run
- 2 bananas
- 4 apples
- 3 dried dates
- Afternoon
- 5 bananas
- Evening
- 1/4 cup dried cherries
- 6 pears
- Calories: 2900
- CHO: 85%
- PRO: 4%
- FAT: 11%
That 18 mile trail run took three hours and 58 minutes. I "ran" a 4 mile section on a dried up river bed that was covered in rocks ranging from the size of a golf ball to a basketball. By far, the most technical terrain I have ever ran on. Literally I was running/walking/tripping on rocks for 4 miles.
Sunday June 10, Day 17
- Morning
- 6 pears
- 3 apples
- AM 17 mile trail run
- .5 cup cherries
- 5 dried dates
- Afternoon
- 7 bananas
- Evening
- Brussels Sprouts w/ peanut sauce
- 6 cups grapes
- 1 Cantaloupe
- 6 bananas
- Calories: 4000
- CHO: 92%
- PRO: 5%
- FAT: 3%
First off, I am never eating brussels sprouts again. I steamed them and dipped them in a bit of peanut sauce. Really, really, gross. I forced myself to finish them off and followed up with a cantaloupe to get the taste out of my mouth.
During the 17 on Sunday I had some major gas. It was also the first time I have had to leave a package on the trail. Luckily it was a clean launch. There was poison ivy everywhere ;p While it was fun running and exploring trails with a new friend, I think I like running solo better. I like to "run like I am running 100 miles" so when I'm training I have a HR cap where I walk if I exceed that number. On Sunday there was very little walking. It was a good way to end a week of training, however there is no way I could consistantly run that hard on the ascents day in and day out. Part of the reason I have been able to increase my mileage recently is because I am running slower.
During the 17 on Sunday I had some major gas. It was also the first time I have had to leave a package on the trail. Luckily it was a clean launch. There was poison ivy everywhere ;p While it was fun running and exploring trails with a new friend, I think I like running solo better. I like to "run like I am running 100 miles" so when I'm training I have a HR cap where I walk if I exceed that number. On Sunday there was very little walking. It was a good way to end a week of training, however there is no way I could consistantly run that hard on the ascents day in and day out. Part of the reason I have been able to increase my mileage recently is because I am running slower.
Overall the diet is going very well. It is far easier than I thought it would be. I am still struggling getting in enough calories. I think I need to work on that more in the mornings. What happens is I may eat 500 cals before my run along with a few hundred during. Then suddenly it's 1 or 2 in the afternoon and I'm now trying to catch up.
Also, I would like to send my congrats to raw vegan Tim Van Orden. He is the 2012 US Masters Half Marathon Trail champion. Last weekend he placed 7th overall with a time of 1:19, and was the first master runner. Max King, who is one of the best US ultra marathoners, placed 1st with a time of 1:15.
6 comments:
question for you on fruit and sugar intake. I am all for eating fruit (and vegetables) as our pre-ancestors used to but the fruit we grow now have very little in common with the fruits they ate. Have you tried a wild apple or wild grapes? By our modern standards they are inedible. Any thoughts about that?
Here are my thoughts from what I can tell through my research of low fat and/or raw vegan diets.
It is very true that many of the modern fruits and vegetables are rather different compared to the similar items from thousands of years ago. However, so what? The belief behind a raw vegan diet is that raw fruits and vegetables are the best source of nutrients and fuel. Period. Better than grains. Better than fatty plants. Better than animal sources.
Also the point of such a low percentage of daily calories being fat is to more effectively allow the sugar from the fruit to be removed from the bloodstream and used as fuel. Thus the high sugar content fuels are body very effectively, but also does not sit around in the bloodstream raising your BG.
Now what I said could be totally wrong ;p I have been doing a bit of research here and there about the diet. There are likely different ways your question could be answered. From what I know of the particular diet I am experimenting with, that MAY be the answer.
Well it definitely seems to be working for you, you run well, your energy levels are high so this is great.
Maybe you have mentioned it in previous posts, but have you done blood work before you started? I wonder what changes there would be after several weeks of such diet.
Yeah I feel super awesome, and have had excellent training runs.
I have not had any blood work done recently. Any blood work that I have had done in the past since becoming vegan have all been just fine however. It costs too much money to get blood tests done for no real reason.
Ewa, here is a bit of reading on modern vs ancient fruit: http://rawfoodsos.com/2011/05/31/wild-and-ancient-fruit/
I learned something :)
Thanks for the link. Very interesting stuff. Maybe I ought to go to Africa and eat some wild fruit before I open my big mouth. :)
But seriously, this is quite interesting. My personal observations were based, obviously, on what is available in more temperate climates and comparison of some fruits and vegetables available in Europe and US. Whenever I go back to Poland (my home country) I notice how much less sweet Polish carrots or corn is there than that sold in the US. Blueberries are another example. A few monts ago my husband brought several varieties of dates from the Middle East. They also were far less sweet than those we eat here.
The article you sent definitely makes me rethink my take on sweetness of fruit available to our pre-ancestors, which is great considering that this is such a great season for fruit. :)
Thanks again.
(btw, don't you just hate that word verification on blogger? I removed mine. So far blogger has been good with filtering spam out)
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