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I’m in. 14 min Faster than I needed to Qualify for Boston in 2011.

Bruce — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:41:20 +0000

I ran a 3:46:52 marathon this past Sunday at the USMC marathon – about 14 min faster than I needed to qualify for Boston in 2011, so I’m in!!!

It’s also 14 minutes faster than I could run 25 years ago. I still find that part totally amazing.

Even more amazing to me is my recovery thanks to using PXE and Adrenal Reboot. I started to take the adrenal reboot the week prior to my race (I’ve been taking Protein Extreme Energy for about three months now).

Immediately after the race I was feeling pretty bad, but after a few hours I went out to eat with my family and then got in my car and drove back to NYC. The next day I worked a full day and was a little rough, but by Tuesday I was feeling great and today [Wednesday – 3 days after the marathon] I went for a bike ride and felt like I was completely recovered from the marathon, I had an amazing amount of energy. PXE and Adrenal Reboot are amazing!!! I’m 59 and was willing to give myself a full 2 weeks to recover form the marathon. Though I’m still going to take it easy, I feel like I’d be ready to go and tackle another race by this weekend.

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Increase In Energy, Decrease in Hunger, and Ability to Run Harder, Longer and Recover Faster

Bruce — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:37:12 +0000

As of today I have been using Protein Extreme Energy for 1 week. I take it every morning first thing on getting up and wait at least 1 hour before ingesting any other food. I’m always a little wary of starting to use a new supplement fearing some kind of adverse “reaction” (indigestion, muscle cramping…etc). I’m happy to say that I’ve only noticed positives since I started; a seeming increase in overall energy, a small decrease in between meal hunger and most importantly an ability to go harder longer and recover faster.

Its only been a week, but I’ve experimented with taking more servings at different times during the day, limiting myself to 2 servings on “rest” days and using 3 servings on “heavy” workout days, with the 3rd serving being taken in the evening.

Yesterday, I did a training run of 18.5 miles/3hrs, lots of hills/very hot and humid. Had one serving prior to my run, one serving mid afternoon and then a 3rd before going to bed. This is the longest run I have done in 25 years. Today I feel great. I had one serving prior to my run, one serving mid afternoon and then a 3rd before going to bed. Yes, I’m a little sore today, but nothing compared to my fears.

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The Most Remarkable Change has been in the Recovery after Hard Runs

Bruce — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:30:46 +0000

OK, this protein is outstanding! I’m very very careful with what I eat as I follow a 75% raw food diet, so I can tell pretty quickly any difference in performance when I try something new – which I do often, as I own a health food store in NYC. So I’m lucky enough to be a guinea pig for new, pure food supplements.

So this protein has made a noticeable difference in my performance.

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