Diet for a Vegetarian Runner?

Question

So I am a competetive wrestler and for a little preseason conditioning joined our highschool cross country team. For wrestling i would usually eat anything i want for breakfast (eggs, toast, oatmeal, healthy stuff, no fast food or high fatty foods) and for lunch i would eat as many PB&J's as i could typically 4 throughout the day untill 2 hours before practice. I also constantly drink water. And that kept my weight pretty well maintained. I just had my first run with the team starting on the varsity team and i had cramps the whole run. The team Runs on average 5 miles a day. what should I eat? I am 130lbs and a vegetarian with a stomach of steal.

Answer 1

Have you heard of Scott Jurek? He's vegan and one of the best ultramarathoners in the world.

http://www.scottjurek.com/career.php

Bread, pasta, cereal, rice, beans, peas, lentils, nuts, seeds, fruits and veggies can easily offer everything that you need except B12.

http://www.veganhealth.org/sh

http://www.pcrm.org/health/veginfo

All vegetarians should take a B12 supplement regularly since most people eat meat, dairy AND fortified cereals yet still have a B12 status that is lower than recommended.

http://www.veganhealth.org/articles/b12

It may help you if you see proof that vegetarians have the same potential as anyone else.

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/sto...

http://www.veganbodybuilding.com/phpBB2/...

http://www.veganbodybuilding.com/phpBB2/...

http://www.macdanzig.net/bio.php

If you need meat or dairy during any stage of your life or to live any certain lifestyle, why does the American Dietetic Association say otherwise?

http://www.eatright.org/cps/rde/xchg/ada...