Plants for Fuel
WHETHER IT IS JUST ANOTHER FAD OR AN ACTUAL LONG-LASTING LIFESTYLE CHANGE WITH MERIT, MORE AND MORE ATHLETES – PARTICULARLY ENDURANCE ATHLETES - ARE SWITCHING TO EATING PLANT-BASED DIETS AND ARE FULL VEGANS.
THE LIKES OF ULTRA-RUNNER SCOTT JUREK AND ULTRAMAN ATHLETE RICH ROLL ARE HUGE ADVOCATES OF THE LIFESTYLE, AS IS THE RECENT WESTERN STATES THIRD-PLACE FEMALE LUCY BARTHOLOMEW.
BODY BUILDERS TO FOOTBALL PLAYERS ARE ALSO TRANSFORMING THEIR LIVES THROUGH CUTTING OUT ANIMAL PRODUCTS FROM THEIR DIET – SO WHERE EXACTLY DO THEY GET ESSENTIAL NUTRIENTS FROM? DOES A PLANT-BASED/VEGAN DIET PROVIDE EVERYTHING AN ATHLETE REQUIRES TO FUNCTION AT THEIR BEST?
TRAIL RUNNER MAGAZINE’S MICHELLE CURRAN DELVES DEEPER INTO THE LIFESTYLE CHANGE MANY ARE MAKING FOR BOTH ETHICAL AND PERFORMANCE REASONS.
The story behind Rich Roll is one to inspire the heartiest of meat-eating athletes into purely using plants for fuel.
It seems whatever the Californian-based Roll puts his mind to he does it at full-throttle, including transforming his lifestyle to a much healthier, sustainable, ethical and rewarding one.
In May 2010, Rich and his ultra-colleague Jason Lester accomplished an unprecedented feat of staggering endurance many said was not possible – the Epic5 Challenge, consisting of five ironman distance triathlons on five islands of Hawaii in under a week.
He had already proved his pedigree at endurance sport as a top finisher at the 2008 and 2009 Ultraman World Championships, also
