I'm training for a 10k in march

Hi..I'm not a vegan, but a very strict vegetarian my entire life and like Dorian, in the thick of training for a full marathon. There is a GREAT book you might want to look up on amazon called " eat and Run" By Scott Jurek, who is an ultrarunner on a vegan diet. It's a terrific read!

Please feel free to add me, running friends always welcome

I'll be your vegan running friend. My diet is about 90 to 95% vegan. I ran my first half marathon and Tough Mudder last year. I'm planning at least four half marathons and a full marathon this year as well as Tough Mudder. I'm currently running 25 to 35 miles per week.

I too am a vegan runner. Really I run for the social side of it and so I can eat more! Currently training for a half in May and hoping to Complete an ultra later this year. Have just added your books to my must read list
too!

I want to be a vegan runner... I just hate running in public. & a treadmill isn't in the budget yet.. Yet!

Do you have a Fleet Feet by you by chance? They offer a training program. I am in it now and love it. It's very supportive and it's mainly beginners. They show you proper form, how to avoid injury, etc. I feared running in public too & I'm just not coordinated enough for the treadmill! I started out walking, now doing a 1 min walk/ 1min run interval. Next week is 1min run/ 30 sec walk - and also my 1st 5k. I start training for run only in a few weeks (hope I can make it). It feels really good & I've got over my fear of running in public- but still tend to stick to the less busy roads.

I want to be a vegan runner... I just hate running in public. & a treadmill isn't in the budget yet.. Yet!

Do you have a Fleet Feet by you by chance? They offer a training program. I am in it now and love it. It's very supportive and it's mainly beginners. They show you proper form, how to avoid injury, etc. I feared running in public too & I'm just not coordinated enough for the treadmill! I started out walking, now doing a 1 min walk/ 1min run interval. Next week is 1min run/ 30 sec walk - and also my 1st 5k. I start training for run only in a few weeks (hope I can make it). It feels really good & I've got over my fear of running in public- but still tend to stick to the less busy roads.

I don't understand the running in public fear, exactly what is the source of the fear, or is it more like anxiety? Seriously interested, I know people are afraid of a lot of things, I know I have my fears too, but it would help me to understand it. Also, I could do for some running lessons, might help me to stop tearing up my knee.

For me, it's being out in public and looking like I am nearly about to die from exhaustion & also all the wrong parts that jiggle while I'm running! I'm very self conscious.(I still don't start running until I get off my street -away from neighbors, and stop once I reach my street.) Doing the program and building up endurance has helped with the first part, building up my self confidence by actually being able to maintain & know I was one the ones that has not dropped out this far in has helped with the 2nd part! Losing a bit of weight has helped a tensy bit too!

I don't understand the running in public fear, exactly what is the source of the fear, or is it more like anxiety? Seriously interested, I know people are afraid of a lot of things, I know I have my fears too, but it would help me to understand it. Also, I could do for some running lessons, might help me to stop tearing up my knee.

Honestly? I hate when people stare at me & yell at me when I WALK to the bus, I can't imagine the amount of attention I'd garner running. Which I truly do not understand. I am really not that great looking, and I'm certainly not walking around half naked or anything. However, I live around EXTREMELY rude people. Like.. a "gentleman" considered it appropriate to roll down his window the other day and tell me not just once, but twice, that "HEY. You have a seriously fat *kitten*!! Damn girl!!" Somehow he thought this was welcome attention. *eye roll* So the idea of running in public just makes me want to throw up, both from anxiety, and from the disgusting people I live around.