Dylan Wykes

About Dylan Wykes

Title: Canada's Fastest Marathoner

I have been involved in competitive running for over 10 years and adopted a vegetarian lifestyle over the past two years. I started my running career as a youngster at grade school track meets. Many years and many, many miles of running later, I have turned to training for and racing the marathon distance (42.2 kilometres). Running the marathon has been a very good challenge for me as an athlete and it has led to many opportunities to compete on both the national and international stage. I enjoying taking on new challenges in my athletic pursuits and becoming vegetarian was one of those. I feel that it is important to wear the label of 'vegetarian elite athlete,' to show others that it is possible to train hard and perform at a high level while not eating meat. Vega is a very important part of that lifestyle for me. Since I began using the whole food optimizer meal replacement (and other Vega products) I have felt improvements in my energy levels and experience fewer highs and lows in my energy throughout the day. This helps me to train faster and longer. Training for the marathon involves a lot of attention to detail to make sure that I am training and recovering properly. I know that the people at Vega have thought of all the details when developing their products and I am confident they will help me get to the next level in my athletic pursuits.