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Are You Ready to Tri | Herbivore Triathlete

The triathlon season is quickly approaching! Are you ready to tri? Every Monday starting on April 1st I am going to be blogging about triathlons. This series is designed to provide encouragement and education for athletes that are interested in running a triathlon or have ran a triathlon and would like to enhance their knowledge of the sport.

Here is what I will be covering:

Triathlon 101

Culture of Triathlon/Multisport
Race layout
Gear
Race Day

Training for a Triathlon

Stress/Adaptation
Mesocycles/Microcycles
Endurance/form/strength triad
Generic training
Specific Training

How to Get to the Start Line… Healthy

Biomechanics
Swim Technique
Cycling Technique
Run Technique
Diet

Race Day

Putting it all together
Getting mentally ready
Tapering training for a race
What to expect at a triathlon

Did you know that November 1st is World Vegan Day? Or that November is World Vegan Month? World Vegan Day has been celebrated since 1994. I thought it might be fun to provide a list of all my favorite vegans to celebrate! These people have inspired me and their websites and books have been tremendously helpful as I’ve embarked on this journey to live a plant-based/vegan lifestyle.

Angela Liddon from OhSheGlows~my number one go-to website for vegan food inspiration! I love Angela’s recipes, every recipe I’ve made has been absolutely delicious. My absolutely most favorite recipe is; Lightened Up Protein Power Goddess Bowl. Ange isn’t kidding when she says you will want to eat the Lemon Tahini dressing with a spoon, it’s amazing!
Isa Chandra Moskowitz from The Post Punk Kitchen~Isa is well-known in the vegan world and is one of my favorite cooks. She’s written seven cookbooks including the well-known, Veganomicon. The PPK is where I found my favorite tofu scramble recipe!
Lindsay Nixon from Happy Herbivore~Lindsay’s recipes are all plant-based, low-fat and easy to make. She also offers meal plans which are great for newbie vegans, there’s family plans as well as individual plans. Lindsay has written 3 cookbooks; The Happy Herbivore, Everyday Happy Herbivore and most recently, Happy Herbivore Abroad. My very favorite HH recipe is Cheater Pad Thai. Again, I could drink the sauce with a straw!
Rip Esselstyn over at Engine 2 Diet~Rip is a former world-class professional triathlete and fire-fighter. He wrote the New York Times best-selling book, THE ENGINE 2 DIET. Who says you can’t have delicious plant-based desserts? Check out this Blueberry Dumpster Cobbler. I always have all the ingredients on hand.
Brendan Brazier~Brendan Brazier is a former professional Ironman triathlete and two-time Canadian 50km Ultra Marathon Champion. He is now a successful performance nutrition consultant, the bestselling author of the Thrive book series and formulator of the award-winning line of plant-based Vega nutritional products. I’ve made both his Lemon-Lime Sports drink and Lemon-Lime gel for triathlons this past summer.
Rich Roll~Rich is a a wellness advocate on behalf of plant-based nutrition; an entertainment attorney; and a husband and father of 4 children. He wrote FINDING ULTRA , which was released Summer 2012.