Quote Originally Posted by cycle003 View Post
It seems weird that this is news. It also doesn't seem like much of a feat if you are being supplied all the time.
Interesting that it is now considered somewhat mainstream.
Back in '96, I gave up meat for about 2 years.
I also started running ultras during this time.
My parent's family doctor found this out and told my parents that I really needed to start eating meat again if I was going to be running these long races and doing thru-hikes, or I could die.
Admit-tingly, he as in his late 80's at the time.