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Vegan Running Club's Newsletter Index to May 2026

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Training

• Ramping Up the Cadence (April 2025): Explores how increasing steps per minute can improve running efficiency and reduce the risk of common injuries.

• How to Improve Your 5K parkrun Performance (January 2025): Offers ten practical, evidence-based tips to help runners gradually lower their 5K times through consistency and structured effort.

• Corner Like Lewis Hamilton (August 2025): Details the "Wide Apex Turn" technique to help runners maintain momentum and save seconds through sharp corners in races.

• Turbocharging Your Mitochondria (Part 3: Exercise) (July 2025): Discusses specific training modalities, such as Zone 2 and HIIT, that provide the optimal stimuli to build and upgrade cellular powerhouses.

• Empower Your Stride: Beyond Just Miles (June 2025): Provides a guide to using strength training, plyometrics, and core work to boost running economy without excessive mileage.

• Time-Limited Priority Training (April 2026): Recommends a high-quality, three-session weekly structure designed specifically for runners with limited time for training.

• The Marathon Wall: Physiology (April 2026): Explains the metabolic causes of "the bonk" and introduces the foundational techniques needed to avoid it during long-distance events.

• A Vegan Athlete’s Guide to AMPK (February 2026): Explores how the body's "master energy switch" can be activated through varied training intensities to drive physiological upgrades.

• Hitting The WALL - Part 2 (May 2026): Uses the narrative of a "glycogen duel" to illustrate how disciplined, even pacing is critical for managing limited carbohydrate stores.

Nutrition

• Power Up Your Run: Omega-3s (April 2025): Highlights the benefits of EPA, DHA, and ALA for optimizing performance, recovery, and long-term heart health for vegan runners.

• The Essential B12 Supplement (August 2025): A comprehensive guide to why B12 is mandatory for plant-based athletes to support energy production and neurological health.

• One Proven Performance Enhancing Food Supplement (Creatine) (January 2025): Introduces creatine as a well-researched aid for boosting muscle strength, lean mass, and cognitive processing speed.

• Can diet tweaks really increase performance up to 21%? (March 2025): Examines how an alkaline dietary pattern can help buffer against muscle acidity and improve high-intensity performance.

• Feeding your mitochondria for peak performance (June 2025): Identifies specific plant compounds and nitrate-rich vegetables that provide the raw materials for efficient cellular energy production.

• Vegan Running and the Microbiome Advantage - Part 1 (April 2026): Introduces how a high-fiber plant diet trains the gut to become highly specialized at harvesting energy from meals.

• Running on Empty: Iron Management (December 2025): A deep dive into identifying and managing Iron Deficiency Without Anemia (IDWA) through diet and supervised supplementation.

• Iron: The Double-Edged Sword of Human 'Rusting' (March 2026): Reconciles the athletic target for ferritin levels with health-based targets to avoid oxidative damage.

• The Master Mechanic Within: Mitophagy (January 2026): Explains how postbiotics created by the gut microbiome trigger cellular housecleaning to maintain a fleet of clean-burning engines.

• The Two-Tablespoon Tune-up: Vinegar (February 2026): Discusses how adding vinegar to a daily salad can gently support metabolic health and AMPK signaling.

• "Runner’s Tummy" and the Leaky Gut (May 2026): Analyzes the science behind exercise-induced intestinal permeability and how a vegan diet can act as a shield against distress.

• Back to Beetroot (November 2025): Summarizes the systemic health and performance benefits of increasing Nitric Oxide through chronic intake of nitrate-rich vegetables.

• The Secret Super Fuel for Vegan Running (Potatoes) (September 2025): Details how to strategically use the humble potato for pre-fuelling, mid-run energy, and rapid post-exercise recovery.

General News

• Fundraising for Abbey Manor Hedgehogs (April 2025): Reports on the club raising £1,000 for a local rescue through a sponsored litter-picking walk of a half-marathon route.

• Celebrating One Year of VRC (February 2025): Reflects on the club's rapid growth from a single meet in Southampton to a thriving international community.

• Bath Run Holiday Weekend (April 2026): Announces a special UK club get-together designed to blend racing, a vegan festival, and community social events.

• Jan completes the full MDS (April 2026): Celebrates member Janet Gethin’s landmark achievement in completing the legendary 250km Marathon Des Sables in the Sahara.

• VARC 2026 Insights (April 2026): Features a conversation with Juliet Gellatley about reframing industry countermeasures as proof of the vegan movement's success.

• Running for Life: A Blueprint for Resilience (December 2025): Showcases inspiring stories of members returning to record-breaking fitness after major surgeries.

• Meet the Member: Andrius Jakševičius (December 2024): A comprehensive profile of the club’s Lithuanian champion and his PhD-backed approach to training and plant-based nutrition.

• Meet the Member: Darren Ray (July 2025): Profiles a dedicated member who is both a passionate runner and a five-time World Marbles Champion.

• Meet the Members: Team Lascelles (November 2025): Tells the story of a fiercely competitive veteran duo who have been repping for the animals for nearly two decades.

• Mitochondria and the Mind: The Stress Connection (March 2026): Investigates how chronic psychological stress can suppress mitochondrial growth and disrupt endurance adaptations.

• Effective Engagement with Non-Vegans (July 2025): Explores psychological strategies for inspiring positive change through friendly, modelling-based interactions at parkrun.

• Bridging the Gap: Understanding the Omnivore Mindset (March 2026): A blog post that analyzes the deep-seated social barriers that keep omnivores tied to their current diets.