Can eating only raw fruits and vegetables improve your performance, health and recovery in racing? This week Myriam and Jacky explain how eating raw vegan has enhanced every aspect of their life - from a decade adventure racing to now conquering the obstacle courses at Spartan. Where can you find protein and what is your body really craving? … maybe they are onto something drinking seawater each day! Lessons: • Eating raw may help reduce the chance of injury and inflammation  • A healthier diet can potentially alleviate allergies and asthma  • You have to push your body hard to know it well  • To change from a normal diet to a vegan diet should be done in steps  • Put more vegetable juice into your diet by drinking it before meals • Your body is craving minerals and vitamins  • Watermelons are great for the end of hikes  • Juicing the night before a race may help you feel lighter and ready to go  • Protein can be found in fruits, vegetables and juices  • Palm syrup and a little seawater may be great for you?!   This episode of “Spartan Up!”  is sponsored by Athletic Greens.  Get 20 travel packs free when you order at https://athleticgreens.com/spartan Time Stamps: 0:00 Joe intro to the Boisetts 0:52 Athletic Greens 1:22 Interview begins 3:00 eating raw vegan 4:00 It’s not about just performance but about health and recovery 5:00 healing asthma and allergies with a raw diet 6:00 how do you get protein? Myth vs. Fact 6:45 Spartan Race vs. expedition racing 7:40 Sleeping on a raw diet 8:38 Athletic Greens Break in an alpine lupine field 12:27 Interview continues 13:00 Yale study on protein consumption in athletes 14:10 we are not omnivores 15:00 how society normalizes a bad diet 16:00 winning adventure races: raw 17:00 pushing your body hard to know it well 17:30 race prep diet 19:00 advice to starting a raw vegan diet 21:00 bring a watermelon to the top of mountains :) 22:00 health benefits of seawater 23:00 Joe De Sena’s commentary on the interview and what’s coming up next! 24:00 Athletic Greens special offer for Spartan’s SUBSCRIBE: Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/SpartanUpShow YouTube: http://bit.ly/SpartanUpYT Google Play: http://bit.ly/SpartanUpPlay LINKS: http://www.myriametjacky.com/ FOLLOW SPARTAN UP: Spartan Up on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/spartanuppodcast/ Spartan Up on Twitter https://twitter.com/SpartanUpPod   CREDITS: Producer – Marion Abrams, Madmotion, llc. Hosts: Joe De Sena with Johnny Waite, Sefra Alexandra, and Col. Tim Nye. Synopsis – Sefra Alexandra Production Assistant - Andrea Hagarty © 2018 Spartan