Vegan Triathlete - The Ultraman Athlete Rich Roll

Awarded the title of one of 2009s 25 Fittest Guys in the World by Mens Fitness Magazine, Rich is an elite-level amateur ultra-distance endurance athlete, entertainment attorney, writer, filmmaker, husband, plant-based nutrition advocate, father and co-owner with his wife Julie Piatt of Jai Ultra Multisport Training Camps, Retreats, Nutrition Products & Garments.

In 2008 and at age 42, Rich was the first athlete to compete in the Ultraman World Championships on an entirely plant-based diet, finishing 11th overall. He clocked the 2nd fastest swim split and was the 3rd fastest American.

Rich Roll's website:
http://richroll.arnokroner.com/

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[50sorrowC]

the system we live in makes it really hard to switch to "ecological" food. I'm not talking about vegan diet or vegetarian one. Just visit your local superstore and check the eco shelf. Everything there is 2,3,4,5 times more expensive than the normal mass produced products. If you are a poor person that can hardly can purchase standard food supplies you would focus primarily on your own survival regardless of the type of products you eat. Well, that's capitailsm..profit and profit only.

[FoodForAthletes]

@50sorrowC non "ecological" fruits & vegiies are not expensive. Fruits and vegiies should be the foundation in anyone diet's. True, they are good as "ecological" fruits and veggies.

[melreich]

I fully support this mission. however this guy is obviously very wealthy--i hope to see more way the "average to low income" person can go vegan.

[FoodForAthletes]

@melreich

Plant-based diet is cheaper unless you eat junk. Fruits, veggies, legums, rice, potatoes, etc... All cheap.

[fr3d420]

you know the rules, and so do I

[FoodForAthletes]

you = Rich ?

[wgargan]

@melreich

I went vegan when I was broke. The "too expensive" argument is a cop out.

[greathouse202]

It's such a myth that athletes need to eat meat to perform well, many of the best endurance athletes of all time were vegans of at least vegetarians. I'm a runner and vegan and I believe it has helped me. In fact I am now trying to promote vegan athletics with my blog:

veggiefueledrunner.blogspot.co­m

[druglady33]

Actually eating vegan saved me a fortune. Lentils/beans are a fraction of the price of decent quality meat. I can whip up a vegan meal for next to nothing. It can get expensive if you buy bags of prepared pre-washed salads etc, but I never bought those even when I ate meat.

[calico992]

99 percent of vegans know how crappy it feels to eat meat, eggs, and dairy. Why do you think we give it up?

99 percent of meat eaters who oppose veganism HAVE NEVER TRIED IT, yet a lot of them seem to think they know what its like. I tell them, If you haven't given Veganism a real chance, you don't need to tell me about it. I'm 35, I Stopped eating meat when I was 12. I stopped eating dairy when I was 23. I run marathons, I can bench own my weight. I don't get sick. I've been to the mountain.

[morerealtyservices]

I lost my kidney's due to my unhealthy lifestyle. It cost me dearly, not only health wise, but financially. Dependent on $894 in Social Security Disability Income and $99 a month in food stamps and since last year I managed on that to lose 90 pounds, turn my health completely around (I received a transplant in June 2010) and these days eat very small amounts of meat, of which I am nearing the end of that journey and will be complete vegan/raw food in 2012. It is possible on $5 a day to eat right

[seaTiger51]

damn! he does not look 40+

[shannondangc]

@wgargan haha same here. i went veg entering college (broke)

[david42018]

@fr3d420" ...a full commitment's what I'm thinking of. You wouldn't get this from any other guy"

[TheTvrulesthenation]

anonymityismyname

I recommend watching Earthlings (free video on YT/goolge videos) but be warned it is graphic, and also have an open mind not EVERY farm treats its animals as this shows. But it certainly does show you a whole new side & logical philosophy

[fulanaarvore]

@50sorrowC It is good to see someone that thinks. I get fed up with americans talking about capitalism as it was "from the good side", while communism is "from the bad". I'm not at any side, but I think. In Latin America there were countless dictatorships established by the USA. I'm from Brazil and I know a close person that was tortured, and I hear stories from close people. Capitalism does NOT mean freedom in most of Latin America. If it did better than communism we would have become rich.