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    Empathy in Research: thinking along a spectrum to aid in understanding the complexity of agricultural sustainability

      Introduction In my work in the field of agriculture I have found it useful to draw from other disciplines to help guide my work. Where I draw from often is the realm of what I call self-investigation. In short, by getting to better know myself I find I am Read more…

    By Chris Thoreau, 5 yearsDecember 20, 2017 ago
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    More Diet Babbling, Travel Diet Kit, and Technique

    Yup, it’s official. I’m that guy who can’t stop talking about his diet and all the benefits it brings and how much it has changed my life. Damn. I’m about to start doing it again here as well! Pretty soon I’ll be telling people about the power of positive thought…egad! Read more…

    By cmthoreau, 8 yearsSeptember 19, 2015 ago
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    Seymour Run and Ketosis and Feast of Fields

    So after pretty good results at both the Whistler and Seymour 5 Peaks races I can definitely see the benefits of the Ketogenic diet. I had lots of energy for both races and had no difficulty with recovery whatsoever. In fact, I was ready for another run after my Seymour Read more…

    By cmthoreau, 8 yearsSeptember 13, 2015 ago
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    Sodium, Coffee, and the Next Race

    This blog looks like it may contain a lot of info! But lets see how far we get. I’m not sure where to start, which may soon make sense, so let’s start with sodium. I have talked a little about sodium already, In short, when in Ketosis the body expels Read more…

    By cmthoreau, 8 yearsSeptember 8, 2015 ago
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    An Almost Intentional Experiment

    Transitioning into Ketosis was a process that requires a lot of attention and effort as well as time. This meant be very mindful with every meal and often saying to people, “Sorry, I can’t eat that.” A very perplexing thing for friends who have seen me eat “that” many times! Read more…

    By cmthoreau, 8 yearsAugust 30, 2015 ago
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    The Whistler Result

    An interesting thing about experimentation is trying to understand all the different factors at play when trying to determine what the fuck is going on. So today had a lot of factors, but I’ll get to those. The basic experiment here is: Can I perform just as well in Ketosis Read more…

    By cmthoreau, 8 yearsAugust 30, 2015 ago
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    The Whistler Situation

    Ok, maybe it;s a bit dramatic to call it a situation, but…it’s raining. Now rain is often a good thing for a race, except for two things in this case: Rain could be snow in the alpine I don’t like wet feet Yup, drives me nuts to have wet feet. Read more…

    By cmthoreau, 8 yearsAugust 29, 2015 ago
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    Ready for Whistler?

    So after 4 weeks on the Ketogenic diet, the question is: “Am I ready for Whistler?”. O Saturday I race the 5 Peaks race at Whistler – a 6.6 km with a good amount of climbing and a huge descent to finish. Whistler is actually the first trail race I Read more…

    By cmthoreau, 8 yearsAugust 27, 2015 ago
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    Approaching Keto-Adaptation

    Every day my brain asks me, “Chris, when the fuck are we going to eat some pasta?” And I say to my brain, “Sorry, brain, we’re not eating pasta for a while.” And my brain replies, “You’re a jerk.” Such is my life at the moment. But in reality #lifeafterpasta Read more…

    By cmthoreau, 8 yearsAugust 17, 2015 ago
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    Firsts and Other Things

    So I am 8 days into low carbs today and have been thinking that this is the longest I have gone without pasta in a very very long time – perhaps my whole life. In fact, I’m pretty sure when I was born the doctor looked at me and said, Read more…

    By cmthoreau, 8 yearsAugust 12, 2015 ago

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