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group USA National Trail Marathon
Championships.
Disclosure: I supplemented a whole
plant-food lifestyle with Hammer
Vegan Protein prior to and after
the National Trail Marathon
Championships. However, what works
for me cannot be applied to the whole
population of endurance athletes.
Nevertheless, the protein quality and
quantity of Hammer Vegan Protein is a
superb, health-enhancing supplement
that may (with time and dose) enhance
lean muscle mass potential while
reducing excess fat mass. If so, a 6-9
month protocol may result in enhanced
performance. HN
Another Successful Athletic
Adventure!
Bill Misner celebrates his age group gold
medal at the 2012 USA National Trail Marathon
Championships. Photo : Courtesy Bill Misner
REFERENCES:
[1] Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn’s groundbreaking
program backed by the irrefutable results from 20-
year study proving changes in diet and nutrition
can actually cure heart disease. Prevent and
Reverse Heart Disease, by Caldwell B. Esselstyn,
Jr., M.D., http://www.heartattackproof.com/
[2] T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D. for over 40 years
has been at the forefront of nutrition research.
His legacy, The China Study, is the most
comprehensive study of health and nutrition
ever conducted: http://www.thechinastudy.com/
authors.html
[3] Dr. Greger demonstrates (with science) that
the intake of animal protein associated with
heart disease and riggers the release of the
cancer-promoting growth hormone IGF-1. He
also argues that the intake of plant protein
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presents evidence that states the intake of
plant protein prevents cancers by inhibiting
the release of cancer-promoting hormone IGF-
1. Access to Dr. Greger's profound statements
are found on the nutrition.org website @ http://
nutritionfacts.org/index.php?s=plant+protein
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I
had competed in many trail races, ranging from 15-50K, but none like this one.
The 2012 USA National Trail Marathon Championships in Moab, Utah, is best
categorized as an "adventure race." The course is highly technical, with miles
of deep sand beds and three locations with roped repelling and climbing (not
something I had ever done until this event, nor is it something I ever want to
do again!). There were several places where runners had to climb sheer rock precipices using
long ladders secured by bolts into the rock walls. There were also numerous places where we
were forced to crawl or sit-and-scoot on our backsides to descend huge rocks and boulders
over slickrock boulder surfaces. There were heights . . . ledges where we had to walk single
file, some more than 1,500 feet above the valley floor (high enough to parachute). One two-mile
section was so steep that not one runner could run it, instead walking single file. The dangerous
combination of sheer difficulty along with a highly technical nature must classify it as the most
challenging event I have run in 32 years of competitive racing!
I am sincerely thankful to have survived. Winning a gold medal in my age group (with a finish
time of 6:17:49) and the title of USA National Trail Marathon 70-74 AG Champion is but "icing on
the cake," secondary to having survived, finishing on foot well under the 7 hour, 45 minute cutoff
time. There were 401 runners who attempted this race, and only 305 of us finished within
the required cut-off time. To some, these finisher times might appear to be slow, but over 25%
of the course cannot be traversed running, which helps to explain an almost unheard of elevated
23% who failed to meet the cut-off time.
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