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TJ Galiardi, vegan ice hockey player

Thu, 05/24/2018 - 21:27

Now retired, TJ played in Colorado, Germany, Sweden, Croatia, Russia - and for his home team, Calgary Hitman.  Known as a versatile forward, he played for seven season in the National Hockey league, and as a Canadia/American dual citizen was added to Team America for the World Championships.

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More wins for Tia

Mon, 05/21/2018 - 19:27

In the month she turned 21, Tia Blanco fitted in two tounraments either side of a trip to Barbados.  The first saw her return to Puerto Rico, the country of her birth, to surf her way to top spot there.  A couple of weeks later she was in Canada for the Tofino Rip Curl, where she took a second win.  Now vegan for five years, she explained to us how her current goals prioritise enjoyment, and how she keeps to her vegan diet when in different parts of the world.

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Vegan Viking invades Europe and smashes records

Mon, 05/14/2018 - 22:59

As the European Powerlifting Championships kicked off in the Czech Republic, Icelandic Champion Hulda weighed in after a long journey from her home in the icy north.  Recent meets have seen vegan Hulda break her own records again, and she has consistently reminded us that she has not peaked and we can expect more improvement.  Not everything went according to plan, although Hulda's hard work was proved to be making her even stronger.

 

 

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Vegan Julia is a Bodypower athlete!

Wed, 05/02/2018 - 18:11

Years of success in both bodybuilding and sprinting has brought Julia Hubbard the recognition she deserves.  The fitness trainer has been asked to appear at the upcoming Bodypower expo, the largest indoor exhibition of its kind.  Julia is looking forward to taking in some of the events scheduled for the weekend later this month as well as representing veganism.

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Vegan Julia is a Bodypower athlete!

Wed, 05/02/2018 - 18:11

Years of success in both bodybuilding and sprinting has brought Julia Hubbard the recognition she deserves.  The fitness trainer has been asked to appear at the upcoming Bodypower expo, the largest indoor exhibition of its kind.  Julia is looking forward to taking in some of the events scheduled for the weekend later this month as well as representing veganism.

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Vegan Julia is a Bodypower athlete!

Wed, 05/02/2018 - 18:11

Years of success in both bodybuilding and sprinting has brought Julia Hubbard the recognition she deserves.  The fitness trainer has been asked to appear at the upcoming Bodypower expo, the largest indoor exhibition of its kind.  Julia is looking forward to taking in some of the events scheduled for the weekend later this month as well as representing veganism.

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192 miles in three days is fun for Catra!

Sat, 04/14/2018 - 10:01

Epic runs are fantastic fun for one of the most accomplished ultramarathon runners.  Catra Corbett has overcome massive obstacles before including over one hundred 100 mile races and the fastest ever 'yo-yo' out-and-back 424 mile crossing of the John Muir Trail.  She had two objectives at the Beyond Limits Ultra, one of which was to have fun.  It appears she achieved them both.

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192 miles in three days is fun for Catra!

Sat, 04/14/2018 - 10:01

Epic runs are fantastic fun for one of the most accomplished ultramarathon runners.  Catra Corbett has overcome massive obstacles before including over one hundred 100 mile races and the fastest ever 'yo-yo' out-and-back 424 mile crossing of the John Muir Trail.  She had two objectives at the Beyond Limits Ultra, one of which was to have fun.  It appears she achieved them both.

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192 miles in three days is fun for Catra!

Sat, 04/14/2018 - 10:01

Epic runs are fantastic fun for one of the most accomplished ultramarathon runners.  Catra Corbett has overcome massive obstacles before including over one hundred 100 mile races and the fastest ever 'yo-yo' out-and-back 424 mile crossing of the John Muir Trail.  She had two objectives at the Beyond Limits Ultra, one of which was to have fun.  It appears she achieved them both.

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Vegan runner picks up triathlon win

Wed, 04/11/2018 - 15:38

Vlad Ixel is a runner.  He's inexperienced in swimming and cycling, so you might not expect him to make much progress with triathlon.  He recently entered a half ironman in the Phillipines and completed the 1900 metres swim, 90km bike ride and 21.1 km run among the race leaders to take a category win.  Read more here.

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Vegan runner picks up triathlon win

Wed, 04/11/2018 - 15:38

Vlad Ixel is a runner.  He's inexperienced in swimming and cycling, so you might not expect him to make much progress with triathlon.  He recently entered a half ironman in the Phillipines and completed the 1900 metres swim, 90km bike ride and 21.1 km run among the race leaders to take a category win.  Read more here.

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Vegan runner picks up triathlon win

Wed, 04/11/2018 - 15:38

Vlad Ixel is a runner.  He's inexperienced in swimming and cycling, so you might not expect him to make much progress with triathlon.  He recently entered a half ironman in the Phillipines and completed the 1900 metres swim, 90km bike ride and 21.1 km run among the race leaders to take a category win.  Read more here.

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Larkyn Austman, vegan figure skater

Tue, 04/10/2018 - 17:38

Rising up through the junior ranks to become a successful international senior skater by age 20, Larkyn has been vegan since age seventeen.  She's already competed at the Canadian Nationals three times and taken a medal, and has her first international medal.  After qualifying for the 2018 Winter Olympics, competing at Beijing in 2022 is a priority and she will be training hard for this.

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Larkyn Austman, vegan figure skater

Tue, 04/10/2018 - 17:38

Rising up through the junior ranks to become a successful international senior skater by age 20, Larkyn has been vegan since age seventeen.  She's already competed at the Canadian Nationals three times and taken a medal, and has her first international medal.  After qualifying for the 2018 Winter Olympics, competing at Beijing in 2022 is a priority and she will be training hard for this.

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Vegan BJJ Master takes another Gold

Sat, 04/07/2018 - 16:18

Aged fifty five and vegan for eighteen years, David Meyer has one of the impressive histories of anyone in BJJ.  In his appearance at the World Championships, he overcame parking problems that meant he had to run to the tournement.  He put on an impressive display, finishing one match in just a few seconds.  The American vegan has contributed enormously to veganism through his achievements and continues to help pet shelters across America with his website adopt-a-pet.com.

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Vegan BJJ Master takes another Gold

Sat, 04/07/2018 - 16:18

Aged fifty five and vegan for eighteen years, David Meyer has one of the impressive histories of anyone in BJJ.  In his appearance at the World Championships, he overcame parking problems that meant he had to run to the tournement.  He put on an impressive display, finishing one match in just a few seconds.  The American vegan has contributed enormously to veganism through his achievements and continues to help pet shelters across America with his website adopt-a-pet.com.

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Vegan BJJ Master takes another Gold

Sat, 04/07/2018 - 16:18

Aged fifty five and vegan for eighteen years, David Meyer has one of the impressive histories of anyone in BJJ.  In his appearance at the World Championships, he overcame parking problems that meant he had to run to the tournement.  He put on an impressive display, finishing one match in just a few seconds.  The American vegan has contributed enormously to veganism through his achievements and continues to help pet shelters across America with his website adopt-a-pet.com.

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The 'Vascular Vegetarian' takes wrestling Grand Slam!

Sat, 03/31/2018 - 19:53

Vegan wrestler Austin Aries was already Impact Wrestling's World Champion but didn't want to stop there.  By taking on a fellow Impact Champion for the Grand Championship, he also placed his title on the line.  Fighting just two weeks before his 40th birthday the man nicknamed 'The Vascular Vegetarian' put on an entertaining display before finishing the bout and adding another set of titles to his impressive existing set. 

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The 'Vascular Vegetarian' takes wrestling Grand Slam!

Sat, 03/31/2018 - 19:53

Vegan wrestler Austin Aries was already Impact Wrestling's World Champion but didn't want to stop there.  By taking on a fellow Impact Champion for the Grand Championship, he also placed his title on the line.  Fighting just two weeks before his 40th birthday the man nicknamed 'The Vascular Vegetarian' put on an entertaining display before finishing the bout and adding another set of titles to his impressive existing set. 

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The 'Vascular Vegetarian' takes wrestling Grand Slam!

Sat, 03/31/2018 - 19:53

Vegan wrestler Austin Aries was already Impact Wrestling's World Champion but didn't want to stop there.  By taking on a fellow Impact Champion for the Grand Championship, he also placed his title on the line.  Fighting just two weeks before his 40th birthday the man nicknamed 'The Vascular Vegetarian' put on an entertaining display before finishing the bout and adding another set of titles to his impressive existing set. 

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