The Frugivore Diet

Shoe Porn

2016-04-16T01:05:44.000Z

Hey guys!

Just got my first pair of "real" shoes a couple days ago. Altra Paradigm 1.5. Durianrider would approve xp

What kind of shoes do you guys like? Feel free to post pics of your fav sexy shoes

Marathon training: Sleep or eat?

2015-08-15T13:32:21.000Z

I'm training for a 42k in February 2016. Since training started, I find myself feeling sleepy before I even have a chance to eat dinner. My body tells me to hit the hay, while my brain tells me to eat (since I haven't met the day's caloric quota) What's the right thing to do?

Vega Protein Powder

2015-08-04T02:28:50.000Z

Does anyone use Vega? I like to sometimes mix it in with my mashed bananas. It gives it a really rich, velvety smooth texture I love. Anyone else do this?

Best running orientated company to be sponsored by?

2015-07-30T02:01:26.000Z

I have the potential of being sponsored by a company in the next few years for my running success, which is the best/most ethical company to be sponsored by? (Nike, Adidas,Brooks,Acsics,Mizuno,Saucony,HokaOneOne,RYU?)

Winter running tips?

2014-06-02T15:36:07.000Z

Hello friends!

So I have lived in humid, warm climates my whole life and have accustomed to running them. However, now that I am In South America I have not yet aquired the skills to run in this 20 degree weather.

Are there any tips to expand my oxygen intake where my lungs don't feel like they have a constricting ice rope around them? Or my face from the icy wnd?

Burning calories

2014-05-01T06:41:22.000Z

Maybe the answer its simple but I just haven't figure it out yet.

Isn't better to run in the evening (after 6pm), so the calories consumed during the day are burned out and there is no fuel to convert in fat or storage during night time?

Nutrition for a 100 miler

2013-11-22T03:14:47.000Z

Hi my fruit luvg runners. Im doing my first 100 mile running race next August. Can someone recommend what kind of fruit they carry for their race? I have been using dates on my trainjng runs and would like to try something new. Needs to be something not too heavy or bulky to carry.Thanks!!!

Cactus rose 100 mi

2013-10-23T03:08:12.000Z

Hey fruits,

Is anyone on here gonna be doing the cactus rose race?

http://www.tejastrails.com/CactusRose.html

Would be great to meet up.

Thanks,

Coach Keith

What running winter wear to buy?

2013-10-10T16:08:22.000Z

Hey, fruity-runners!

It's gonna be my new winter as a runner and I guess I won't get away without buying new apparel to get me through the cold NYC winter mornings...

I found out about a 3 days sale in a running store, had a look and seem to have good deals. The thing is I'm not sure as to what to buy. I have good shoes and... that's it! (Of course I have the shorts and tang-tops I've been wearing in summer, but that doesn't count any more...).

Any guidance as to what to buy? What do you guys wear in winter?

All of your inputs will be enormously appreciated :-)

Hope you guys have a wonderful weekend!

2013 Chicago Marathon

2013-09-26T23:03:03.000Z

Hey runners! I know there are a couple of us training for the Chicago Marathon. How are we doing now that the vast majority of the training is behind us? I am grateful for the taper. Those long long runs have been kicking my butt this year. Just got the participant guide in the mail today. Getting excited for race day!!!

Should I buy fivefingers?

2013-08-09T14:22:42.000Z

Hi all,

I know there's a number of discussions on this subject but I did not find the answer to my question on them.

The thing is after all the curiosity with five fingers I made up my mind to give them a try. I have been visiting a few stores in Manhattan and tried quite a few pairs. My first disappointment was I looked into the store locator of the official five fingers website and many of them did not have them; especially I could not find Vibram in any running store (I wonder why is this...). So finally I saw myself walking into random shoe stores and asking.

I'd like to give them a try for running (I know, I should transition very very slowly) and tried the models the brand recommends for women runners. My concern is that even though they fit comfortable, they don't fit like a glove at all. I understand we all have probably completely different shapes to our feet and that it's almost impossible that most of our pairs of feet match the one pair of feet Vibram that would perfectly fit in the shoe design. For instance, not that I have a very long big toe, but I still found that most of the pairs were made for feet with shorter big toes. I went up one size so my big toe was more at ease, but then the shoe was kind of too loose...

To sum up: if these shoes do not fit my feet like a pair of gloves, they might miss their purpose since I may not be able to move my toes freely.

Did any of you have this problem? Any suggestions?

Thanks so much

Half Marathon Nutrition.

2013-07-18T18:57:08.000Z

Hi fellow runners. I am doing my first half marathon at age 55 this coming October. Do you guys fuel up before, and/or during the race?

I was thinking of maybe grabbing a banana 30 min before the race, and carrying some coconut water and daterade (sp?) with me....Any other suggestions, support, experiences? Thanks

Thicker huaraches-any real difference from zero drop shoes?

2013-07-14T04:10:56.000Z

I'll try to keep it straight and to the point.

Essentially a beginning runner although I used to be the captain and best runner on my 5k cross country team in high school--4 years ago. Pretty much starting over.

Regardless of the terrain I'll be running on (perhaps 15% hard trail, 35% groomed and 50% road), I have been trying to do some miles in huaraches and it's too taxing on my lower legs. I just want to RUN, damnit!

So I want to buy a transition shoe.

Should I get a shoe with a low heel-to-toe differential, or one with no drop but more cushion, to make my running easier yet evolve good habits?

Thanks for your time :)

Running form ~ Barefoot/minimalist running

2013-07-13T21:08:04.000Z

I LOVE running in minimalist shoes and also partake in the occasional run without any shoes altogether depending on conditions.

I've noticed though that many people are suffering injuries whilst running are told to, just run barefoot!...but oddly in shoes, (theirs an oxymoron for you! :P) only to see their injuries persist!

The importance of running form can never be over stated regardless of what type of shoes are being worn, or even not!

I wanted to share a couple of great resources for learning natural running form and see if anyone else had any they also like to share that they found helpful?

Why would you fuel your car with crap and expect it to run like a Ferrari? This should apply to you body.

2013-06-08T15:55:52.000Z

I am soo sick of reading adverts on the internet promoting all these caffeine, nitro oxide filled supplements. As soon as you put in the search engine health and fitness a hold load of these crap supplements appear on the adverts bit.

I want to shout from the heavens and say look just fuel your body with the right kind of fruit, veg and juices and you will be faster and stronger than all the buzzed up, bloated others that are only fooling themselves.

I want to know how others feel about this ..............

Food: before and during long runs?

2013-06-06T05:52:42.000Z

Typically before a long run anywhere from 15-20 miles I eat toast with peanut butter before my run and gels during. But as I keep reading FoodnSport and researching the 80.10.10 diet I cant find anything on what to eat before a run. I feel like I need something and I do not know how well taking 6-10 bananas on my run would be. Any suggestions as to what you runners do for long runs?

Why do I got cramp?

2013-05-05T19:45:49.000Z

I haven't been running since 2004 when I run Stockholm marathon because of two pregnansies, and childbirth etc, I was a cooked vegan at that time. 2010 I became a 100% rawfooder and now I'm into 811 (for a month now). This spring I started to run again - and I love it - but the day after I have been running, I'm getting cramp in my legs every time I stretch my foot. I never had that before, exept when I was pregnant.

Anyone knows why?

Is it because I don't drink enough water or don't get enough nutrients?

Hope anyone could help me so I can correct.

Mikaela

Long Run Fuel

2013-04-28T03:20:18.000Z

Hey Everyone

Last night I went on my longest run to date (16km) while using dates as running fuel.

In terms of energy levels they were pretty good but I am not a fan of the taste and consistency, almost got to the stage I was dreading having to eat one.

I only started going HCRV about a week ago though so is it probably a detox sort of thing or do all foods get kind of unappetising on long runs?

Any advice or ideas of different fuel to try would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Josh

Irritated sciatic nerve

2013-04-21T18:00:24.000Z

Hey everyone! Since January, I've got an irritated sciatic nerve. I get treated by an acupuncturist and take homeopathy. I don't have any pain from the nerve anymore, but everytime I try running, my leg gets tight after 10 minutes. Do you have any tips for me? Instead or running I do yoga and go for walks, sometimes a small bike ride.

London Marathon your goals

2013-04-21T14:58:32.000Z

I am very inspired by the achievements and goals achieved by Everyone that ran the marathon today, I saw a few people with BOSTON tee shirts on. Everyone will be feeling elated and so proud of themselves for achieving this.

I was wondering if any 30 bad members were running this today. My next race (when i am fit) I would like to wear a 30 bad tee shirt to raise awareness. Where can I get one.

Being inspired by other peoples achievements what are your goals and what steps even little ones do you plan......

Marathon Training--knee pain

2013-03-05T22:17:13.000Z

I have decided to train for the St. Jude Marathon in Memphis in December. I have only run 13.1 miles in my life! But I often get knee pain even when I am not training hard. It feels like there is not padding in various places in my knees. Last year I developed what I think from reading must have been tedonitis. I just ran 2.2 miles today and already feel like my knees have no padding. What do you all do about that? Is that normal or am I missing something? I haven't done a lot of running in my life so surely I haven't worn them out. I ran the mile in track in high school and have trained for 2 half-marathons (very light training this year). How can I work up to 26.2 miles without destroying my knees???

running programs for noob.

2013-02-22T19:29:40.000Z

Hello, this is my situation. I'm 230 and am new to both vegan life and running by about 6 weeks. I'm immensely enjoying both. I know that most of my improvements will happen from lowering my fat weight over the next two years. I have started running and am almost done with a couch to 5k program. After I run my first 5k I plan on getting a garmin. What sort of a running program would you guys recommend for me as the next two years will really be spent getting into ideal shape? Also where can I get/download the program?

Started to run but I have knee pain

2012-12-08T12:08:50.000Z

Running was the only sport so far that I didn't like. I loved biking, yoga, swimming, climbing etc. I liked everthing I tried except for running.

But after watching Freelee's videos I just felt like giving it a try. Even if it might look funny when I have to stop after 3 minutes I start to really enjoy it!

I live in Poland and the winter has just began (today the temperature is about -10°C which is not that cold yet :D).

I would really like to make it work for me but I have some problems:

-knee pain (I have running shoes)

-cold air — what is better — breathing through the nose or mouth?

-stamina... I am able to run for a very short distance, like less than 0,5 is a success... (I am embarrassed to admit it but that's the truth).

-I am moving to a place where there will be no nice place to run, only streets, residential buildings, no parks. So with my stamina it will be embarrassing for me to "run" in my slow and short-distance style in that surrounding.

Would you have some advices for me? A work-out plan to improve my stamina?

Plantar fasciaitis advice please

2012-12-07T09:27:07.000Z

Hi guys, I seem to have developed (what I think is) plantar fasciaitis. Basically my left heel in the middle of the base hurts (but only at certain times). It doesn't hurt at all when I run - go figure. It hurts if I tread on pebbles in bare feet, and it hurts when I get up after sitting or lying sometimes (but not always). This has been going on for a few months now. Resting up and not running for a few days seems to help, but this is excruciating in other respects because I love running. I usually run about 1/2 an hour a day, and sometimes more.

Can anyone help?

Running Raw

2012-10-15T07:35:46.000Z

Hi All

I am thrilled to say that I managed to stay completely raw for my marathon training and it made a huge difference.

My first marathon was in Rome in March this year (I hadn't done very much running at all before starting to train for it, in fact I had to first get up to being able to run 30 mins before starting the training schedule) and I completed it in 5 hours 58 mins.

I was mostly raw but toward the end of the training I just couldn't seem to eat enough so ended up having some cooked food which, as always for me, lead to more and more cooked.

I started training for Liverpool in July and was determined to be raw throughout and I did it. My time yesterday was 5 hours and 5 mins!!!!

I know that may still seem slow to may of you but for me, at 54 years old, it was very exciting.

I am running the London Marathon next year so my challenge is to get under the 5 hour mark.

I screwed up a bit as I went too fast in the first half. Where I train at home is very hilly so when I started off in the race on the flat it didn't feel at all as much effort as it did in training and I couldn't believe I was running at a faster pace. Of course, I paid for it in the second half as that was much harder going than it had been in training. My last long training run was 24 miles and I finished it feeling quite strong and my legs were fine but yesterday was much more difficult and my knees were really sore at the end. Still, thanks to eating raw my recovery is so much quicker, my knees are already feeling almost normal!

Still thrilled and am now off to get my medal engraved :)

love to you all and many thanks for all the advice/tips that I gleaned from you on these pages

Helen x

training

2012-08-24T00:47:18.000Z

I am about to start training for a marathon and wanted to know what is the best training plan or person who makes them? Also how many months ahead should I start training?

What do you eat before you run?

2012-08-20T11:53:24.000Z

How long do you wait to digest? and if you were going to do a triathalon, marathon, race ect. what would you eat the night before and the day of your race?

ANKLE PAIN and pre-run meal?

2012-08-03T23:11:38.000Z

I started running in minimalist shoes a few months ago (after a year+ of not running due to pregnancy)

I have been gradually working up my runs, but I have been having ankle pain.

Is this common? Do I need to slow down or just do some ankle strengthening exercises?

Also, what do you eat before running so that you have energy but don't have to stop and pee?

help me modify my 10k plan for trail running

2012-07-13T17:42:05.000Z

do we have any elite athlete among us? :)
if you have experience in this field, feel free to comment

i have trail running national championships in 1 month and top 4 runners qualify at trail running world championships too
since november 2011 i did a lot of volume, i started easier and i tried to get used with a specific training plan
in the summer i got to the point where i adapted to the program and did @110 /week at least

monday: 14km

thuesday: 12km

thursday: 5k tempo // or @ 10km volume of intervals // or fartlek

wenesday: 20km

friday: 16km

saturday: 12km easy

sunday: 20-30km depends on wich the week of the month is

how should i change this program, for trail running, to get the most out of it?

by the way the up competition is only uphill, 8km i believe... i don't set very high hopes because i just recovered from 2 weeks break after a injury, but trail running at this level is very unpredictable... everything can happen

Drinking the juice inside a pickle jar against muscle cramps? Science? 811rv alternative?

2012-06-30T12:03:05.000Z

I saw this video this week, about drinking the juice inside a pickle jar against muscle cramps, I asked a bit around and it seem to be legit. Now we don't do fermented foods here, so I assume also not the juice around them. But does anybody know how this actually works and if there is an easy 811rv alternative. I sometimes have muscle cramps when I am doing some extensive trainings.