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Scott Jurek

Scott Jurek has excelled in the demanding world of extreme distance running, winning numerous races, setting course records proving the value of a purely vegan diet. He won the Hardrock 100 mile race 7...

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Brendan Brazier

Canadian athlete Brendan Brazier turned vegan and was told that this would restrict his athletic performance. He has since researched food and enabled himslef to compete at national level as well as...

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Fiona Oakes

Fiona Oakes is a passionate vegan (since teenage) who runs an animal sanctuary almost singlehandedly. She is also a elite marathon runner with top level finishes at prestigious marathons and a world...

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Pat Reeves

Pat was an accomplished marathon runner but is best known for her astounding acheivements in powerlifting. This has been achieved despite a serious genetic cancer which Pat has fought for over thirty...

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Catra Corbett

Catra Corbett is a prolific ultramarathon competitor who regularly tackles cross country courses of 100 miles or more. She is known as one of the most colourful characters in ultramarathon running, and...

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Helen Fines

Helen has represented her country as a fell runner. Titles include #2 in the British Fell Running championships (twice), being part of the winning British Long Distance Mountain Running team and...

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Ruth Heidrich

Dr Ruth Heidrich is an accomplished distance runner known for notable masters' acheivements. She has been vegan since 1982 when faced with serious ill health, and says the change is resonsible for her...

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Ellen Jaffe Jones

Ellen is a senior athlete who has excelled at State level and has now qualified for Nation competition at four distances.  She is also an author, coach, columnist and radio presenter.Tags: endurancerunner

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Carl Lewis

Voted World Athlete of the decade (1980s) and Olympic Athlete of the Century (1900s), and winner of nine Olympic gold medals. Carl also excelled in long jump and acheived one of athletics' longest...

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Rich Roll

Rich is an elite-level amateur ultra-distance endurance athlete who has competed in the toughest events in the world. He adopted a vegan diet when, at age 40, he realised his health and fitness were at...

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Weia Reinboud, vegan track and field athlete

Weia is a Dutch veteran athlete who has set ten world records. She has excelled in the high jump and has also taken records in triple jump and heptathlon. This came despite not competing at all until...

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Laura Kline, vegan duathlon competitor

Laura has represented her country and acheived world titles at tough endurance events.Tags: cyclistrunner

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Yassine Diboun

Yassine Diboun has established himself as a successful unltramarathon runner who has competed against the best.  He has ten victories at ultramarathon distance and numerous podium finishes as well as...

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Vlad Ixel, vegan ultramarathoner

Vlad Ixel started running in 2012 and has made a massive impact very quickly on the sport of ultramarathon.  This includes wins at major international ultra events and competing against the sport's...

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Madi Serpico, vegan triathlete

Madi has made an impression on the demanding sport of triathlon and has represented her country.  The Canadian vegan has evolved from a runner to a complete athlete and is now working on establishing...

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Alister Gardner, vegan trail runner

2012 saw Alister make an impact on the international trail running world with a course record and some impressiv placings at toguh events.  The Canadian represents his country at mountain running and...

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Damian Stoy, vegan ultradistance runner

Race victories and course records have come to vegan Damian Stoy who is recognised as one the most accomplised mountain runners in the USA.Tags: runnersendurance

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Denis Mikhaylove, vegan ultradistance runner

Without a background in competition, Denis rapidly became a successful ultradistance runner, which culminated in taking a recognised Guinness world record in treadmill running. Click to find out...

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Ariel Rosenfeld, vegan ultradistance runner

Ariel Rosenfeld has been recognised for several years as a leading ultramarathon runner in Israel.  He has also gained respect internationally and taken on extremely tough events outside his home...

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Ben Dame, vegan triathlete

Ben has represented the USA and is listed as one of the top Ironman competitors in the World.  He has competed at the Ironman World Championships and has the all time #2 time for the Lake Bakal...

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