#1 Kenyan Marathon runners are 99% Vegetarian

The top World-Class Kenyan Marathon runners are eating a virtually meatless 99% Vegetarian diet.
The fastest distance runners on the planet use a mainly vegetarian diet, virtually anti-paleo diet, full of grains, full of carbs, and practically no meat, to win virtually every athletic marathon and endurance running title. ANALYSIS OF DIET: Meat is eaten only in the tiniest amounts, barely 2 times or 4 times in the span of an entire week. (Except for perhaps a larger piece only at special occasions once-a-month, or only at special ceremonies.) Meat was normally found totaling less than 177 grams during an entire week's time (a very small amount). If there are 3 meals per day and 7 days a week, the number of meals in a whole week would equal 21. Out of that total, all meals were vegetarian except for just 2 or 4 times out of those twenty-one meals. The remaining 17 to 19 meals out of the 21 meals were entirely vegetarian. That is, even at this point, already 80%-90% vegetarian in frequency. (Eating meat "2 times or 4 times a week" is 80% to 90% vegetarian). And if averaged out across all meals, the average amt of actual meat comes to 8.5grams, a piece barely the size and weight of 2 Nickels, 5 cent US coins, or a quantity of meat smaller than the size of your fingertip. This scientific finding was much different than the impression some authors had given, of perhaps large 6oz or 170 gram chunks 4-times per week, which was not the case. When actually logged scientifically, the amount of meat was extremely small. The top marathon race finishers that are winning the records are mostly all eating a plant-based diet. Further data analysis showed their diet is more than 84% carbs. The #1 kenyan marathon runners are eating a High-Carb diet, consisting of over 84% carbohydrates, mainly of GRAIN. The food formula that is resulting in the most top athletic endurance running gold medals is virtually the exact anti-thesis of the paleo diet: anti-paleo. The Paleo diet is deficient in grain. The best athletes in the world are eating grain. Mainly corn(maize). It is in the form of a porridge in a traditional kenyan dish called "ugali". The diet is definitely mainly all vegetarian, and virtually anti-paleo. The Kenyan marathoners are eating a High-Carb, Low-Fat, Low-Protein Grain-based nearly completely vegetarian diet. And achieving the best althletic performances on earth. TRAINING: The elite-level Kenyan marathon runners run only about 6 to 10 miles per day (training). They do not train running a whole marathon every day, otherwise they would be depleted by the time it came for the race (overtraining). The Kenyans normally run 6 kilometers in the morning, and 4 kilometers in the evening, for a total average of 10 kilometers per day. The full distance of 26.2 miles is not run every day, full marathons are not usually run for training. However, runs of 20 or 26.2 miles are done occasionally, for benchmarking purposes, and to check times. Elsewise the elite runners train mainly at shorter distances in order not to overtrain. Energy is saved for race day to conserve muscle power in order to run full strength on race day to obtain a medal win. The reason shorter distances can be used for training for a longer distance, is because training is done at higher altitudes. The Kenyans often run at altitudes of over 8-thousand ft, or approximately 2,400 to 3,000 meters. The Kalenjin Tribe lives in the mountains above the Rift Valley, and trains where the oxygen is lower to start with. Marathons races are often held at lower altitudes in cities or countries which are the host of the race. So when the Kenyans run, they now have even more oxygen available. Therefore shorter runs at high altitudes can be used to train for longer distances nearer to sea level. The top Kenyan athletes are following an approximately 85-10-5 mainly all vegetarian diet, and are breaking world records in endurance and speed. Their health is excellent on a grain-based diet, with no supplements used, and no known deficiencies.

-SOURCE (VERIFIED): Scientific Text: "Nutrition for Sport and Exercise: Practical Guide" by Hayley Daries, Google Books Nutrition Textbook - John Wiley & Sons.

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