http://vanboughner.com Raw Vegan and Marathon Runner Sun, 22 Jun 2008 19:50:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I need to take a moment and catch up with my final posting about the Costa Rica Walking Tour, which started with my post about Traveling to Costa Rica. Life kind of up drew me back in when we returned, and I have had trouble finishing up my blog ... http://vanboughner.com/2008/05/18/walking-tour-wrapup/ Today I was inspired to write a post on a message board about Dr. Graham, because I hear he has yet to be invited to speak at the Raw Spirit Festival. Perhaps because of the difference between his message and that of the mainstream raw movement. (Wow, isn't ... http://vanboughner.com/2008/03/28/raw-spirit-festival/ On Monday, February 18th, the group walked up to La Chispa, as far as the private property sign where we posed for this picture. Stephanie took the picture, which she immediately declared "Hot". Eating this way and doing a lot of hiking will definitely start to clear some fat ... http://vanboughner.com/2008/02/20/walking-higher-and-harder/ Today I got to do my long run. I'm training for the Napa Valley Marathon on March 2nd, and today was about the time I should be doing the last of my long runs. I really should be going 20 miles on a flat road, but it's totally hilly out ... http://vanboughner.com/2008/02/17/marathon-prep-in-costa-rica/ We'd been talking about going to the beach today earlier in the week. Doug organized it for us, ordering a taxi for the group of folks heading out. It would be about a 2 hour ride, from the Rio Chirripo Retreat in the mountains above San Isidro, to the ... http://vanboughner.com/2008/02/16/beach-in-costa-rica/ I got up early this morning and did a run before breakfast. I feel like I am acclimatized now to the altitude here at the Rio Chirripo Retreat (about 4000 feet in elevation). This makes the area cooler and less humid than lower lying areas in Costa Rica. ... http://vanboughner.com/2008/02/15/blue-mountain/ I ate all watermelon for breakfast this morning, I didn't mix it with cantaloupe. But I ate too much, too fast and got painfully full again. Ug, I think I will try eating cantaloupe instead tomorrow. I love the watermelon, I just need to eat it more slowly and carefully. Apparently I ... http://vanboughner.com/2008/02/14/valentines-day/ I slept in a little this morning, and hung out in the room with Phillip until breakfast. That was relaxing, we're getting a lot of sleep here, 9 or 10 hours every night so far. Breakfast was lots of watermelon. I didn't try to mix it with cantaloupe today (and they didn't ... http://vanboughner.com/2008/02/13/hot-springs/ Today I'll be wearing a t-shirt. The sun will be out in force again this morning on our walk and I'd like to avoid further burning. I think what I've got now is manageable, and probably contributed to my needing 10 hours of sleep again last night. It's only really ... http://vanboughner.com/2008/02/12/rain-in-the-jungle/ I'm up early this morning, at 6 am, to catch up my writing. I hope keeping a record of my experiences will help others decide whether this is the right thing for them. I know that for us it was a leap of faith to come to Costa ... http://vanboughner.com/2008/02/11/first-day-of-walking/