Rich Roll
“I have found that I am able to repair my body and recover well from workouts and am able to bounce back fresh day in and day out. Believe me, if I felt like I really needed to eat meat or dairy over the last 3 years, I would have. I just never felt like I really needed to.”
Rich Roll is an American ultra-marathoner. He was one of ’25 Fittest Guys in the World’ by Men’s Fitness Magazine in 2009. He is best known for his participation in the Ultraman World Championships, which involves a 6.2 mile swim, 261.4 mile cycle and 52.4 mile run over 3 days. In 2008 he recorded the second fastest time for the 10 km swim, beating many professional athletes and finishing 11th overall. In 2009 he won the swim and the first day, finishing 7th overall.
Rich is an advocate of plant-based nutrition health reasons, and has been a vegan since 2006.