Are you an endurance athlete curious about veganism? Here's a little story for you. In 2013, Merrell Athlete Harry Jones moved to Thailand where he discovered a love for around the mountains of Chiang Mai. At the same time, after years as a vegetarian, he became fully vegan, eschewing dairy and eggs for a whole food, plant-based diet.
What followed wasn’t a period of and performance decline. Instead, the athlete started winning races in his . Long ones.
There was a 100km race in Pong Yaeng, Thailand in 2016 followed by two 100km wins in Thailand in Hong Kong the following year. Over the past decade, the 35-year-old has chalked up nearly 20 podium wins and made team GB in 2022, all on plant-based fuelling. Though Jones is quick to clarify that he doesn’t have a soapbox to stand on when it comes to his choice (“I'm quite comfortable with the decision I've made, but I never want to push it on other people”) he was happy to sit down and chat with us at Advnture about his own journey with and veganism, and offer some tips and advice for those of you who are considering switching to plants.
If Jones’ tale is anything to go by, it’s possible to remove meat and dairy from your diet and still run long distances and he’s not the only vegan ultra runner out there by a long shot. American ultra running legend is probably one of the best-known vegan ultra runners, having won the , the Badwater Ultramarathon (twice), and the Western States 100 all on a vegan diet. “Some peo.
