I’ve been watching Tim VanOrden’s energetic YouTube videos for a while, but just today ventured over to his website. He’s a Raw Vegan and on a mission to show that that you can achieve world class athletic performance on that kind of a diet, and at an older age.
Tim is 40 years old, setting personal records and beating runners over a decade junior to him.Here’s a taste of his goals for 2008:
- 2008 – US Tower Racing Champion at the Empire State Building
- 2008 – US Mountain Running Team – World Championships
- 2008 – World Record – Mile on outdoor track – First 40 year old to break 4 minutes.
- 2008 – US Olympic Track & Field Team – 40 years of age
- 2010 – US Olympic Nordic Ski Team – 42 years of age
I’ve been searching for a top Raw Vegan athlete that managed to improve performance radically after embarking on a Raw Vegan diet. I know of a few Raw Vegans who were top athletes, but they were either super fast before going raw, or stopped racing seriously altogether after cutting out cooked foods.
It looks like his diet is mostly fruits and raw food bars during the day (Lara Bars is a sponsor of his), with a monster salad in the evenings. No supplements either! He’s been doing this since late 2005, after several years as a vegan.
If someone like Tim can achieve significantly improved performance at an age where most would say his career as a top runner is over, then I would have to say there is something to his dietary approach. If this diet can power him to this level, just think about what incorporating more living foods in your diet could do to your energy levels at work or school?
Skip the sandwich, go for the salad.
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Going RAW is truly a wise & life-changing decision. A number of my friends are RAW and they have increased energy all the time. “Juliano” is the genius behind the movement and his restaurant in Santa Monica, CA is amazing!!
AWESOME! Thanks for the post – some REALLY interesting stuff (and a good video). I’d also like to share with you something that I found recently. It’s a book called Harmonic Wealth and it’s all about finding harmony in your life in all areas – financial, relational, mental, physical, and spiritual. It has some really good tips about how to engage all five pillars (or areas) of your life, and to learn more about how they complement each other. Rather than dealing with each issue individually, maybe take a look at the bigger picture.
Here’s the link to that book I recommend: harmonicwealth.com/read
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