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When it comes to sport, the rise of vegan diets have often been a consideration in modern meal prep and nutrition. Ensuring that you get the right amount of protein and necessary minerals and vitamins can be difficult without meat products. The vegan diet has many advantages and disadvantages when it comes to nutrients and allowing for that in a meal plan when training can be difficult. This gets even more challenging when you up the distance.

The marathon is one of the most iconic ways to test your endurance and it has been for hundreds of years. The marathon represents a great way to get into shape and have your eyes on a clear goal; something that features on many a bucket list. The amount of training and fitness required can be scary for any runner of any experience level and we’ve discussed ideal marathons for beginners in the past.

Sporting challenges are a great way to motivate yourself to stay fit and healthy but for the majority of us, heavy endurance challenges such as an ultra or a marathon can feel a tad out of reach. We’ve discussed a selection of ideal sport and fitness challenges for those looking to dip their toes into more difficult fitness events as well as things for the bucket list. We’ve covered running and cycling but perhaps the one of the most accessible and popular sports for adventurous challenges is hiking.

So, you’ve got your marathon tips down, you’ve got your gear in check and you’ve got the perfect fitness app companion with you to help your training and now you are looking for a marathon challenge to get your teeth stuck into. There are plenty of events on the calendar up and down the country and available in a variety of different conditions, if you don’t mind a bit of mud!