Vegan Triathlete Home Page
Back to regular programming…
This website is currently a work in progress and as it does progress, make sure to browse around occasionally to see all there is to see. While the website progresses, I will continue to update my blog on this site instead of my blogger site. I have officially taken the necessary steps to have a working website and I’m so excited!
Where is all the action?
While I only update this home page occasionally, I update my blog much more often (although not as often as I would like). You can find the link to the blog section on the side bar to the left. Hooray for blogs!
Update: A new season, a new outlook! – May 16, 2010
This year is going to be very different from past seasons. This summer I have lots of family functions coming up and I’m just going to do some local races. However, I am planning to sign up for Ironman Canada 2011. I figure it will give me some time to get my health completely on track and work on getting a bit faster, especially on the bike and run.
Update: What next? – October 18, 2009
Now that the 2009 season is over, I have reflected upon it and am looking forward to next year (the blog has the update). This winter I’m going to be doing some coaching and focusing on shorter distances.
Update: Ironman CDA race report now up – July 6, 2009
Want to hear how it all went down? Check out the VT blog!
Update: Ironman CDA and race-day links – June 16, 2009
Tomorrow I leave for Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, USA for my second Ironman-distance triathlon scheduled for June 21. It is a 3.8km swim, 180km bike, and 42.2km run within 17 hours. Many friends and family will be home, wondering how and what I am doing. Here are some links to help with the process:
IM CDA Preview
Race-day tracking from Ironman.com (hopefully that link works!)
Ironman Live videos
Weather in Coeur d’Alene
Also, keep checking on the VT blog to keep up on my race-week preparations!
Update: Spring is springing – April 26, 2009
These days I am pretty much just training or thinking about training. It’s my new “full-time” job. Since losing my job on March 31, it is a good way to fill my time. I also decided to re-vamp the website. I like it better now, but I’m still going to work on it. Keep watching back for the different changes that are about to happen on here. Thanks for reading!
Update: March madness – March 17, 2009
Today is St. Patrick’s day, but in my world it has always been associated with my parent’s anniversary. It was 30 years ago today that they married each other. Only a few months later I graced them with my presence! My parents have worked hard on their marriage and I am constantly impressed with how they work together. I hope that one day I will be able to be that committed to another person. But that is totally off-topic from triathlon, isn’t it? This update is actually about my renewed love for my sport! This past weekend I was in a clinic that was led by Simon Lessing and Darren de Reuck. It was a fantastic weekend that you can read about in the blog (or here for the individual entry). Anyway, I am way back into training. Stay tuned for many more regular updates. Happy St. Paddy’s day!
Update: Happy New Year! – January 19, 2009
One of my New Year’s Resolutions is to update this blog more frequently. So far, so good. Well, for the most part. I have just started back to training and as much as I’ve been training, I’ve been blogging. I have great aspirations for the year and am signed up for two running races in February! I’d better get out there!
Update: The Training Continues – October 28, 2008
As my coach repeatedly reminds me “180km is a long way,” I am training more consistently than ever despite my busy schedule. The Blog is keeping pretty consistently updated and I hope to start adding pictures to my posts – yes, pictures! With my first macrocycle of training, that I like to call “The transition back from relaxing and drinking beer into training phase,” almost done I am happy to say that I consider it a success and am figuring out a schedule that is do-able with my working full-time and having an active social life. We’ll see if that continues as my volume continues to go up and up and up.
Update: Back to Training Week is ON! – September 30, 2008
This week is “back to training” week. For the next six weeks, also known as my transition back to training macrocycle, I will do doing 5 workouts a week. That’s two days off… it’s like a holiday! After that, I’ll be up to 7 workouts a week with 1 day off. I am truly committed to training for Ironman and hope that nothing will get in the way of my training. My right hip/back/knee problems are still occurring, but my massage therapist and training buddy will work that one out. I cross my fingers that I will be able to run enough to complete the marathon without stress fractures or any other injury. It’s a good goal!
Update: Frank Dunn Triathlon Preview – August 5, 2008
I have been updating semi-regularly… this is mostly due to the fact that I’m actually TRAINING semi-regularly again. My last race of the season is this weekend. My race preview is in the blog. Check it out!
Update: Half IM race report – July 7, 2008
I have put up my race report from the Great White North triathlon Half Ironman. You can see it on the blog or here.
Update: Ramping up – June 18, 2008
My A race of the season is coming up in only a few weeks. Within that time, I am trying to peak my training while moving into my new house. My first race of the season was last weekend and I crushed my previous PB for a new one. I will be posting a race report soon enough. I have been updating my blog more regularly over the past little while and it will hopefully continue that way. The website has not been worked on, as you can probably tell, but for now it will do. Thanks for reading!
Update: Updating – May 27, 2008
I know that I’ve been terrible at updating. Life has been so very busy. A puppy has come into my life, I have bought a house, and my job has been keeping me on the road. On top of all that, I’m trying to train! A lot of the time I can’t help but wonder if my life will ever really settle down. Maybe not, but I am still determined to get this project off the ground. It might just be a work in progress and I might have to ask for help from some web-savvy friends of mine, but I hope that soon enough this website will be all that I hope and dream that it could be. I’ll keep working on it.
Update: April 1 has come and gone…
I was originally hoping to launch the new look to this website on April 1st, but maybe I was just playing an April Fool’s Joke on everybody (including myself). Now that my work has settled down a bit and my personal life is also smooth sailing, I will be back in the pool, on the bike, and in my running shoes, and in turn working on this website. Thanks for your patience!
Update: The Blog! – March 10, 2008
I have been updating the blog fairly regularly. I am going to be putting up lots of posts as I train and run into lots of fun snags along the way. Also, I hope to change the colour scheme of the website and add in the vegan triathlete logo. Stay tuned!
Update: Working out the Kinks – Feb. 28, 2008
Currently, I’m taking the day off of work to tinker with this website. I am learning a lot about web design and blogging tools with this website. While it would be faster for someone else to do it, what would be the fun in that? Besides, I’m a computer geek at heart.
Hey I just finished my first Tri down in St. Petersburg, FL. I met Erin DeMarines, a fellow vegan triathlete down there who markets the 3Bar energy bar – it tastes great, it’s vegan, and it actually does the body good for endurance training.
Do you have an rss feed or a twitter account so that I could easily follow you?
sorry, I see the rss feed link now. I guess I was looking for a button.
Good on ya! Keep this going – it’s an inspiration to us all, vegan & non-veg athletes alike. I’m a runner, but was talking to a triathlete recently about nutrition, & again the subject of iron, B12 & protein came up – people still think you can’t do endurance events on a vegan diet….
i became a Vegan three years ago and i can say that my health have been very very good. meat and dairy substitutes like soy also works well for the body.
Hello,
I have been primarily Vegan Raw for about 2+ years and I have decided to do my first Triathalon this year, any tips on high calorie Vegan Raw foods?
Jessica
I have just discovered the joy of sprouting quinoa!!! Oh my goodness, I love it. It is high in protein and tons of vitamins. I call it a “super food” even though I don’t really believe in “super foods.” Smoothies are great – my current favorite are frozen pineapple, frozen banana, hemp protein powder, and half soy milk and half orange juice. I’m a big fan of smoothies all year round as post-training food. Also, eat your greens! Greens greens greens are super important – lots of iron and Calcium. I try to eat a salad of greens everyday or a green smoothie. Green smoothies that I make consist of spinach or kale, a banana, and some soy milk (or “milk” of your choosing). I have tried to be 100% raw for a while and just can’t make it stick. Instead, I’m aiming for 50% for now. It is a much more attainable goal in my part of the world. Good luck!
Hello
I just decided to do my first triathalon Aug 28,2010. I don’t have alot of time to train but I am going to do my best. I’m glad I came across this site because you guys inspired me and gave me some tips. I am also primarily raw vegan about 80%, so I understand when people say about the endurance and when they say where do you get your protein. I am doing this triathalon because I know it is a big challenge for me , I am not a runner ,swimmer or bike rider. I have had fun training. My boyfriend is helping me train and that gives me support. Wish me luck!!