In last week’s podcast about recovery, our guest Natalie Brown told us that there were 3 key elements to good recovery - sleep, nutrition and stress management. One area which many athletes (and non-athletes) are keen to explore is a plant based diet. There is certainly plenty of anecdotal evidence about how it can improve health and performance. In his book, Eat and Run, Scott Jurek attributes a change to plant based eating as being instrumental to his success in the ultra running world. What better way to find out about how to combine running with a plant based diet than talk to someone who advocates just that? Coach Claire Bartholic has helped hundreds of runners chase their dreams and conquer what they never thought possible. Her coaching philosophy combines science-based training, plant-based running nutrition, and proven mindset techniques to unlock every runner's true potential. She's a certified running coach, sports nutrition specialist, mom, and borderline obsessive plant lover. As an athlete herself, she went from a 4:02 first marathon all the way to a 2:58 finishing time at the age of 42, entirely plant-based. She coaches vegan, plant-based, and plant-curious runners to achieve the same dramatic success, from those on a walk-run program, general fitness, up to high-level athletes.   Conversation topics include: Plant based vs vegan vs vegetarian diets How to successfully switch to a plant based diet Plant based eating and weight loss for runners Strength training for runners and why it’s almost impossible to gain weight Plyometrics, HIT and Z2 training   To find out more about Coach Claire please visit the following channels: Website:The Planted Runner Author of The Planted Runner:  Running Your Best with Plant-Based Nutrition Host of the top-rated Planted Runner Podcast Instagram: @theplantedrunner  Email: [email protected]   Some other resources you might like to check out: 'Forks over knives’ documentary which inspired Claire to try a plant based diet Claire talked about a plyometrics video on her YouTube channel The Planted Runner Podcast: 5 ways strides can transform your running   **To get a free copy of my personal daily mobility routine, please click HERE** To contact Beth regarding Life Coaching, please visit her website at BethanyWardLifeCoaching.uk. Sports Nutrition questions - if you have a sports nutrition question that you would like answered on the podcast, please email it to me via [email protected].   Join our SWAT/High Performance Human tribe using this link, with a happiness guarantee! You can watch a brief video about the group by going to our website here, and join our SWAT High Performance Human tribe here. Purchase a copy of my High Performance Human e-book featuring more than 30 top tips on how to upgrade your life. If you would like to help offset the cost of our podcast production, we would be so grateful. Please click here to support the HPH podcast. Thank you! Visit Simon's website for more information about his coaching programmes. Links to all of Simon's social media channels can be found here.  For any questions please email [email protected].