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Finding Ultra

From overweight and alcoholic at 40 to ultra-endurance athlete

Getting sober, changing his diet, going from unfit and middle-aged to completing extreme endurance events: Rich Roll's memoir works as proof of concept rather than training manual. The plant-based angle is what most readers take from it. The sobriety is load-bearing.

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    Ultra-endurance athlete · The Rich Roll Podcast

    Getting sober, changing his diet, going from unfit at forty to ultra-endurance events: his own memoir.

    Source: richroll.com: biography

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