Fall racing season is in full swing, and our teammates are bringing the ๐ฅ this weekend! From Michigan to Hawaii to Chicago, weโve got some BIG miles happening! ๐ช๐ฑ
๐๏ธ Wolverine State 100K Ultra Marathon โ Alpena, MI
๐บ IRONMAN World Championship โ Kona, HI
๐ ERS Carmel Valley 5K
๐๏ธ Chicago Marathon โ Chicago, IL
Whether itโs 3.1 miles, 26.2 miles, 100K, or a full Ironmanโฆour teammates are out there showing what it means to be Vegan Powered! ๐ฑ๐
If youโre racing, spectating, volunteering, or just cheering from the sidelines, drop some โค๏ธ๐ช in the comments and cheer on Team VPA!
Go get โem, Team VPA! ๐ฅ๐ฑ
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9 days agompodd
I will not be racing this weekend. ๐ฅ. Because I am an older athleteโฆ or because I have been training like a nut , 20+ hrs a week, for two years . I donโt know. But just wanted to put this out there because what happened to me could happen to any of you. Complete mismanagement and misdiagnosis of a pain I got 4 weeks out of the race. I went to 3 drs. Not one did bloodwork or imaging to figure what the source of my agonizing pain was. I was told it was a soft tissue injury, overuse injury, sciatica, bruising, old age, too much running. The pain was incredible. 4 weeks of agony and all it took in the end to fix it was a bottle of a cheap antibiotic. Within 12 hrs the pain is gone. I have an infection deep in my glute. If the diagnosis was there earlier, my race would have been salvaged. I am full of rage, and just self pity, because I should be among the athletes lining up on Saturday. In the end I had to self diagnose, and fight for my sanity! I may never be able to do this race again, but I am not done yet. Still an athlete, still old as dirt, but not out. Peace and love to all of you fighting the good fight. Keep running!
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