| World Vegan News | July 25 2006 |
The Saturday, July 22, New York Times sports section included a story about vegan ultra-marathon champion Scott Jurek, headed, "After 70 Miles, Racer Just Warming Up." (Pg D6).
It tells us:
"On Monday, Jurek will be back for the Badwater, which starts at the lowest elevation in the Western Hemisphere, 280 feet below sea level, and ends at an elevation of 8,300 feet.
"Jurek is the pre-eminent American ultramarathoner. He won the Western States race seven straight times between 1999 and 2005, and the back-to-back victories at the Western States and Badwater last summer were unprecedented.
We learn:
"Jurek's training regimen is decidedly new age. He powers himself with only vegan food, spending several hours a day preparing meals with Leah...During the race, Jurek also consumes potatoes, bananas, energy gels and rice balls, while cooling himself with icy bandanas and a silver thread-lined safari cap designed to draw heat from his body."
You'll find the whole piece on line at http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/22/sports/othersports/22outdoors.html. It presents a superb opportunity for letters singing the praises of plant-based diets. The New York Times takes letters at letters@nytimes.com.
Always include your full name, address, and daytime phone number when sending a letter to the editor. Shorter letters are more likely to be published.
Yours and the animals',
Karen Dawn.
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