Posted February 1, 2012 by Cody Ammerman
How cool would it be to say that you ran in a 100-mile race? I like to brag when I run 2 miles, so being able to say that I completed a 100-mile run would cause my ego to burst through the roof. Where am I going with this? Well, ultrarunner Donovan Jenkins recently completed the brutal Javelina Jundred, which is a 100-mile race. Donovan happens to be vegan and has proved what has already been proved many times before: Being vegan enhances your ability to kick ass!
Interested in some tips from Donovan? I’ll give you a taste, but you’ll have to head over to the blog at TrueLoveHealth.com to read more about his incredible journey and how he took on this challenge. Here are just a couple of his tips:
Make it public—Enlist friends to run with you and tell people about it. When others know what you are doing it can give you a little extra motivation to get out the door and train on those tough days.
Follow a plan—Pick a training schedule appropriate for your race distance/terrain and stick to it as much as possible. Being consistent and gradually building up to your goal are essential for staying injury-free and having a successful race.
Be sure to check out the “Day in the Life” series for more inspirational stories like Donovan’s.
If you’re interested in some additional tips, check out Amelia’s blog post that she wrote last month. Now that we have all this information, who wants to join me in setting some goals for running? I’m sure that some of you have already started to get lazy with working out—so let’s get going on this again! My goal for February will be to run 5 miles a week. Who’s with me?!
By the way, have you heard about the PETA Pack? There are some great running tips on its website too!
peta2 Street Team Coordinator + lover of vegan food, cats, animal rights, Dawson's Creek, and Harry Potter.
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Father loves to farm, be self sustainable, loves to read, he's a antiques/vintage auctioneer, art student, and looks like mr. Rogers. My mother is a Montessori teacher and is amazing with children, all about local organic foods, loves gardening, cooking etc. my sister who is nine years older than me was into indie music and introduced me to all sorts of things at a young age. This all rubbed of on me and from that base I grew into similar things. I'm an INFJ
I love animals about as much as rock, heavy metal, tea, and coffee. Hoping to make a difference and help animals through PETA!!!
I'm tall, a geek, nacho - obsessed, I love sewing and Cath Kidston, also I'm vegetarian (wannabe vegan.)
Jersey girl now I'm all country.
Well let's just say life ain't always beautiful but it's a beautiful ride. I love all my pets and would do anything for them. I have one dog, two cats, a ferret and my babygirl shaymin,(the cutest hedgehog alive) I'm into all different kinds of music. I'm a singer myself and love art.
I want to get into marketing but not have to rely on people which have different morals and worldviews than I do to hire me. While I'm figuring this out, I want to show everyone what I believe in and spur them into action against injustices.
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I am Angela. When I am not helping animals I am listening to music, reading, or playing video games. My spirit animal is a fox and I love nature. What else is there to know? Want to know anything about me, need advice or anything message me :)
475 days ago
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That farther I’ve ever been able to run was 3.5 miles and that was enough! I can’t imagine 100. I wonder how long that took?
476 days ago
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thats amazing! but i’m far to lazy to run, at all