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by Agent Provocateur
Sat Jun 18, 2011 8:20 pm
Forum: Ultras and Trail Running
Topic: Bighorn 100
Replies: 10
Views: 3022

Re: Bighorn 100

If you want to read my updates since yesterday, they can be found here: http://trailrunmanitoba.com/blog/
by Agent Provocateur
Tue Mar 01, 2011 8:20 pm
Forum: Nutrition and Weight Management
Topic: Vegetarian/Vegan Marshmallows?
Replies: 12
Views: 4974

Re: Vegetarian/Vegan Marshmallows?

Dandies are great for hot chocolate, Sweet and Sarah are great for a dessert treat. Both are now available in Winnipeg without having to order online... HOORAY!
by Agent Provocateur
Wed Jan 05, 2011 10:09 pm
Forum: The Dark Side
Topic: Slimming down before a race
Replies: 72
Views: 8474

Re: Slimming down before a race

It's the weight loss and food industries that have made us believe that we have to eat constantly. No, it's called hunger. It's our bodies defense mechanism telling us to refuel. Your body can "learn" to feel hungry at certain times. It's a Pavlovian response. If a person experiences REAL...
by Agent Provocateur
Wed Jan 05, 2011 9:18 pm
Forum: The Dark Side
Topic: Slimming down before a race
Replies: 72
Views: 8474

Re: Slimming down before a race

Intermittent fasting is perfectly healthy. Intermittent fasting does not slow your metabolism. It's the weight loss and food industries that have made us believe that we have to eat constantly. You can still exercise while fasting, but I don't recommend doing endurance training while fasting. Also, ...
by Agent Provocateur
Wed Dec 29, 2010 12:51 am
Forum: Nutrition and Weight Management
Topic: vegan runners?
Replies: 27
Views: 7300

Re: vegan runners?

Natalie- I know your intentions are sincere but I can assure you that Narr is exaggerating when he says he eats a lot of sugar. :) Carrie- thanks for those book recommendations. Jen, I have no intentions. I specifically said that I had no way to make any judgment about the amount of carbs/sugar he ...
by Agent Provocateur
Tue Dec 28, 2010 4:45 pm
Forum: Nutrition and Weight Management
Topic: vegan runners?
Replies: 27
Views: 7300

Re: vegan runners?

ETA: I was just reading a bit about how levels of cortisol (a stress hormone which impedes recovery) when more amino acids are released and when more sugar is metabolized. This may be what AP was referring to when she quoted Brazier's switch to a more alkaline diet. Interesting. Yes, this cortisol ...
by Agent Provocateur
Tue Dec 28, 2010 10:19 am
Forum: Ultras and Trail Running
Topic: 2011 Ultra roll call
Replies: 35
Views: 9132

Re: 2011 Ultra roll call

dwayne_runs_far wrote:Bighorn 100 for sure, probably Voyageur 50 again, and maybe another 50 or 100 miler in the fall (October or later).

Of course, being race director for two ultras too is almost as hard as running them :-)

Dwayne


Um, also, don't forget that you have a wedding to fit in to the mix. Just sayin'.
by Agent Provocateur
Tue Dec 28, 2010 10:16 am
Forum: Nutrition and Weight Management
Topic: vegan runners?
Replies: 27
Views: 7300

Re: vegan runners?

I have heard a lot about vegan runners who claim their recovery is better. I wonder what the physiological reason is for that, assuming you're comparing healthy diets both ways. I've been thinking a lot lately about going vegan but I think I'd have a hard time giving up dairy (personally- not for h...
by Agent Provocateur
Mon Dec 27, 2010 9:01 pm
Forum: General Running Discussion
Topic: So I googled running daily and I found this
Replies: 18
Views: 4567

Re: So I googled running daily and I found this

Dwayne has run daily for almost 3 years. He works full-time and organizes a trail running series. He walks the dog and puts out the garbage. It's doable! :D

Edited to add: but not 40 km per day every day...
by Agent Provocateur
Sat Dec 18, 2010 9:10 pm
Forum: Gearing Up
Topic: Talk to me about Lulu bras....
Replies: 21
Views: 4187

Re: Talk to me about Lulu bras....

I like the tata tamer for high impact exercise. Whenever I wear it all day, I find it uncomfortable. They do have a lot of great ones though... usually when you go to the store they're set up from the most support to the least support (at least at Polo Park).
by Agent Provocateur
Sat Dec 18, 2010 9:08 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: TRX Anyone
Replies: 24
Views: 5584

Re: TRX Anyone

We have a TRX. It's awesome. Dwayne LOVES it.
by Agent Provocateur
Sat Dec 18, 2010 9:00 pm
Forum: General Running Discussion
Topic: The Benefits of Exercising Before Breakfast
Replies: 27
Views: 4938

Re: The Benefits of Exercising Before Breakfast

FWIW, I've been studying a lot of information about blood sugar recently. From what I can tell, if you wake up famished on a regular basis and can feel your blood sugar having ups and downs, your blood sugar and hormones are probably out of whack. The antidote is to cut out sugar (including simple c...
by Agent Provocateur
Thu Oct 07, 2010 8:36 pm
Forum: General Running Discussion
Topic: Wanna Go Fast? Get Bigger? Go Vegan
Replies: 212
Views: 23425

Re: Wanna Go Fast? Get Bigger? Go Vegan

And I am both a dietary vegan AND an ethical vegan. I don't cook meat in my house, don't appreciate it if people bring non-vegan things into my house, and don't wear or use animal products (in cosmetics, etc.) But Colleen and I still get along :wink: Still, when I go out to a non-vegan restaurant, I...
by Agent Provocateur
Sun Sep 26, 2010 5:26 pm
Forum: General Running Discussion
Topic: New to Winnipeg
Replies: 9
Views: 2720

Re: New to Winnipeg

You can go from the Assiniboine Forest to the Harte Trail and run a little further. And if you're into it, you can cross the Perimeter at the end of the Harte Trail and run some more. I know someone who's done it...
by Agent Provocateur
Sun Sep 26, 2010 5:24 pm
Forum: Ultras and Trail Running
Topic: Where are the long trail races in Winnipeg?
Replies: 5
Views: 2168

Re: Where are the long trail races in Winnipeg?

Lemming Loop is your best bet next weekend at Beaudry Park.

And there IS a trail marathon coming next fall. Just in the planning stages but it will be happening. Stay tuned!
by Agent Provocateur
Mon Aug 09, 2010 7:45 pm
Forum: Gearing Up
Topic: Lululemon for Running
Replies: 512
Views: 72633

Re: Lululemon for Running

The first time I went to a Lulu was a Monday morning, Winnipeg, temp outside -40C. I was there for work and my scheduled meetings got canceled at 9/11 and 1PM So I had nothing to do until 3PM!!! There was a mall across from the hotel so :D I had great service the whole way around. A good balance wh...
by Agent Provocateur
Tue Jul 27, 2010 7:46 pm
Forum: Injuries and Recovery
Topic: What Works??
Replies: 12
Views: 4434

Re: What Works??

ART and here is why. Back in 2006, the year I started running I slipped on some water waiting to start a "race". My already hinky knee decided that it really didn't like that and started acting up. It got to the point that I couldn't run, bend down, or even walk for more than 15 minutes w...
by Agent Provocateur
Wed Jul 07, 2010 7:07 am
Forum: Nutrition and Weight Management
Topic: Vegan/Vegetarian Athletes? Anyone?
Replies: 55
Views: 10630

Re: Vegan/Vegetarian Athletes? Anyone?

My day almost always starts with a huge veggie and fruit smoothie. If you haven't seen my Twitter page, I post my smoothies daily. http://twitter.com/nduhamel . Dwayne on the other hand eats a toasted flax seed bagel with almond butter every morning. Lunch is often leftovers, or a huge nutrient-dens...
by Agent Provocateur
Mon Jul 05, 2010 8:58 pm
Forum: Nutrition and Weight Management
Topic: Vegan/Vegetarian Athletes? Anyone?
Replies: 55
Views: 10630

Re: Vegan/Vegetarian Athletes? Anyone?

I never cook anything. My point is: if you like to cook, fine learn how to cook vegan. If you don't like to cook, realize you don't have to in order to get the nutrition. Proper feeding of a vegan does not require alot of complications. I say this because alot of people say they think being vegan i...
by Agent Provocateur
Mon Jul 05, 2010 7:21 pm
Forum: Nutrition and Weight Management
Topic: Vegan/Vegetarian Athletes? Anyone?
Replies: 55
Views: 10630

Re: Vegan/Vegetarian Athletes? Anyone?

Lentil Meatballs you say? I would like to know more... I'm trying to remember, as it was an improvised recipe. I think we used Big Ben's Lentil Burgers (Sarah Kramer's recipe) and rolled it into balls. Then we put it in the slow cooker with my old recipe for sweet and sour sauce. As I recall, it's ...
by Agent Provocateur
Sun Jul 04, 2010 7:41 pm
Forum: Nutrition and Weight Management
Topic: Vegan/Vegetarian Athletes? Anyone?
Replies: 55
Views: 10630

Re: Vegan/Vegetarian Athletes? Anyone?

The vegan nanaimo bars I made were from Sarah Kramer's cookbook Vegan a Gogo . I'd share the recipe, but I don't have permission... unless you're my friend and you email me and I email you back, I guess. (Anyone on here a copyright expert??) Oh wait, I found a VIDEO of her nanaimo bars!!! http://www...
by Agent Provocateur
Sun Jul 04, 2010 10:55 am
Forum: Nutrition and Weight Management
Topic: Vegan/Vegetarian Athletes? Anyone?
Replies: 55
Views: 10630

Re: Vegan/Vegetarian Athletes? Anyone?

New questions! :) [I'm totally hijacking this thread, sorry!] What are your favourite upsides to being vegetarian/vegan? Feeling better, in general. I used to have bad acid reflux - gone. I used to suffer from a lot of congestion (which I attributed to random allergies) - gone. When I work out, I r...
by Agent Provocateur
Sun Jul 04, 2010 10:41 am
Forum: Training
Topic: Yoga
Replies: 18
Views: 4380

Re: Yoga

Yin yoga is my favourite. There's a class here in the 'Peg that's candle-lit. Perfect for just before bed :)
by Agent Provocateur
Wed Jun 30, 2010 5:57 pm
Forum: Nutrition and Weight Management
Topic: Pine mouth - warning!
Replies: 26
Views: 4141

Re: Pine mouth - warning!

Interesting. I've had metal-mouth before but never attributed it to pine nuts, which I eat quite regularly. Now I know I'm not crazy! (My metal mouth has lasted from 1-3 weeks. I ate regularly anyway).

ps: Marg, I had no idea... :lol:

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