> for me.  Has anyone got any ideas by means of
gaining
> the protein I require
> over the three days from nonanimal means that might
> be present in a vegan
> diet.

If the retreat is just 3 days I would not worry about
it. Skipping meat/protein for a few days WILL NOT lead
to a protein deficiency. Your body can and will adjust
to changes like this the same way our ancestors
adjusted to daily/weekly/seasonal variations in their
diets. And you will get some protein from veggie
sources.

> we are all told about 'carbo-loading' etc in the
> lead up to a race.

You can still "carb up" - just use paleo carbs like
fruits and starchier veggies. As far as nuts - I think
they should be somewhat limited in the diet, even
though they do have "good" fats in them.
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