Guest guest Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 A fellow Brit is Mark Beaumont. He is a veggie and decided to cycle around the world last year in a record time. His adventure was recorded by the BBC and, wow, it is so inspiring to me. I do cycle tours too but now limit myself to 70 miles a day and rest every other day. Mark averaged 100 miles a day - through Poland, Turkey, Pakistan, Malaysia, Australia, NZ, USA etc. Amazing too that he stuck to a veggie diet, mainly omelettes and other lacto veg foods to make up the 6000+ cals he needed each day. He endured temperatures of over 40C in Australia and - 10C in the USA. He was only knocked off once and only mugged once - both in America in the same incident, but the car driver got her son to repair the bike and organized a whip round to restore Marks lost money! If you get a chance to see the film, which is called in the UK, 'The Man who cycled the World' then I urge you to do so. OK, so I'm more than twice his age and (cough) nearly twice his weight, but tomorrow I'm on my bike again! Geoff http://geoffnelder.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 23, 2008 Report Share Posted August 23, 2008 , " Geoff Nelder " <geoffnelder wrote: > > A fellow Brit is Mark Beaumont. He is a veggie and decided to cycle around the world last year in a record time. His adventure was recorded by the BBC and, wow, it is so inspiring to me. I do cycle tours too but now limit myself to 70 miles a day and rest every other day. Mark averaged 100 miles a day - through Poland, Turkey, Pakistan, Malaysia, Australia, NZ, USA etc. > Amazing too that he stuck to a veggie diet, mainly omelettes and other lacto veg foods to make up the 6000+ cals he needed each day. I'm amazed that you're amazed - unless it was just at the availability of veggie foods in all those countries! But a vegetarian diet needn't lead to a lowering of athletic performance - maybe the reverse could be the case, but I can't back up that idea at the moment! Piers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 23, 2008 Report Share Posted August 23, 2008 > <geoffnelder wrote: > > > > A fellow Brit is Mark Beaumont. He is a veggie and > decided to cycle > around the world last year in a record time. His adventure > was > recorded by the BBC and, wow, it is so inspiring to me. I > do cycle > tours too but now limit myself to 70 miles a day and rest > every other > day. Mark averaged 100 miles a day - through Poland, > Turkey, Pakistan, > Malaysia, Australia, NZ, USA etc. > > Amazing too that he stuck to a veggie diet, mainly > omelettes and > other lacto veg foods to make up the 6000+ cals he needed > each day. > > I'm amazed that you're amazed - unless it was just > at the availability > of veggie foods in all those countries! But a vegetarian > diet needn't > lead to a lowering of athletic performance - maybe the > reverse could > be the case, but I can't back up that idea at the > moment! Quite agreed! I know of athletes - some cyberpals on and elsewhere as well as some I haven't actually 'met' - who swear by not so much a vegetarian as a vegan diet. One book I swear by (well, perhaps the wrong verb but you get the point) is Brendan Brazier's _The Thrive Diet_ which I do recommend. His findings are that, to go further, raw whole foods and those cooked at low temperatures are even more efficient. I'm making a gross simplification there, of course, but read the book and you'll see! Anyone else have experience of veg, vegan and/or raw vegan athletes or, at least, physically active persons? There must be some still on this group!!! Love and hugs, Pat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 23, 2008 Report Share Posted August 23, 2008 My newsletter this month was all about vegan athletes, in honor of the Olympics. Lots of good examples. Personally, I'm a big fan of resistance exercise and alternate between using the Boxflex and lifting free weights. The other three days, I walk on a treadmill, where I get in some reading. (Speaking of which - talk about a dumb design - this one has a book rack in front of its fan! So, it's either-or.) -Erin http://www.zenpawn.com/vegblog - drpatsant Saturday, August 23, 2008 8:05 AM Re: Re: Inspirational veggie cyclist > <geoffnelder wrote: > > > > A fellow Brit is Mark Beaumont. He is a veggie and > decided to cycle > around the world last year in a record time. His adventure > was > recorded by the BBC and, wow, it is so inspiring to me. I > do cycle > tours too but now limit myself to 70 miles a day and rest > every other > day. Mark averaged 100 miles a day - through Poland, > Turkey, Pakistan, > Malaysia, Australia, NZ, USA etc. > > Amazing too that he stuck to a veggie diet, mainly > omelettes and > other lacto veg foods to make up the 6000+ cals he needed > each day. > > I'm amazed that you're amazed - unless it was just > at the availability > of veggie foods in all those countries! But a vegetarian > diet needn't > lead to a lowering of athletic performance - maybe the > reverse could > be the case, but I can't back up that idea at the > moment! Quite agreed! I know of athletes - some cyberpals on and elsewhere as well as some I haven't actually 'met' - who swear by not so much a vegetarian as a vegan diet. One book I swear by (well, perhaps the wrong verb but you get the point) is Brendan Brazier's _The Thrive Diet_ which I do recommend. His findings are that, to go further, raw whole foods and those cooked at low temperatures are even more efficient. I'm making a gross simplification there, of course, but read the book and you'll see! Anyone else have experience of veg, vegan and/or raw vegan athletes or, at least, physically active persons? There must be some still on this group!!! Love and hugs, Pat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 23, 2008 Report Share Posted August 23, 2008 I phrased my amazement badly. I am not amazed that Mark Beaumont would break the round the world unsupported cycling record on a veggie diet, but that he was able to acquire suitable food in all the countries he visited. Sometimes, sadly in western countries such as Australia and America he spent a few days existing on fries until he found larger settlements. I am more inspired and pleased than amazed. I've been vegan for 30 years and put to shame my non-veggie friends and family by outdistancing them on long cycling and hiking tours - but I pale in comparison to that young lad! Geoff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 23, 2008 Report Share Posted August 23, 2008 >Sometimes, sadly in western countries such as Australia and America he spent a few days existing on fries until he found larger settlements. Ouch - doesn't that say awful things about so-called modern 'culture'! --- On Sat, 8/23/08, Geoff Nelder <geoffnelder wrote: > Geoff Nelder <geoffnelder > Re: Inspirational veggie cyclist > > Saturday, August 23, 2008, 3:56 PM > I phrased my amazement badly. I am not amazed that Mark > Beaumont would > break the round the world unsupported cycling record on a > veggie diet, > but that he was able to acquire suitable food in all the > countries he > visited. Sometimes, sadly in western countries such as > Australia and > America he spent a few days existing on fries until he > found larger > settlements. I am more inspired and pleased than amazed. > > I've been vegan for 30 years and put to shame my > non-veggie friends and > family by outdistancing them on long cycling and hiking > tours - but I > pale in comparison to that young lad! > > Geoff > > > --- > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 24, 2008 Report Share Posted August 24, 2008 , " Geoff Nelder " <geoffnelder wrote: > Sometimes, sadly in western countries such as Australia and > America he spent a few days existing on fries until he found larger > settlements. I'm sure things couldn't be as bad as that! most countries must serve eggs and/or cheese in some form even in the most outlying places. Even for vegans there are lots of possibilities - those wonderful raw vegetables served in a lot of French restaurants for instance. I've often managed in France on the crudités and dessert and leaving the main course except to nibble a few fries. The worst thing that could happen would be a visit from an anxious chef asking if everything was not all right... Piers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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