An incredible but true account of achieving one of the most awe-inspiring midlife physical transformations ever
On the night before he was to turn forty, Rich Roll experienced a chilling glimpse of his future. Nearly fifty pounds overweight and unable to climb the stairs without stopping, he could see where his current sedentary life was taking him—and he woke up.
Plunging into a new routine that prioritized a plant-based lifestyle and daily training, Rich morphed—in a matter of mere months—from out of shape, mid-life couch potato to endurance machine. Finding Ultra recounts Rich’s remarkable journey to the starting line of the elite Ultraman competition, which pits the world’s fittest humans in a 320-mile ordeal of swimming, biking, and running. And following that test, Rich conquered an even greater one: the EPIC5—five Ironman-distance triathlons, each on a different Hawaiian island, all completed in less than a week.
In the years since Finding Ultra was published, Rich has become one of the world’s most recognized advocates of plant-based living. In this newly revised and updated edition, he shares the practices, tools, and techniques he uses for optimal performance, longevity, and wellness, including diet and nutrition protocols. Rich reflects on the steps he took to shift his mindset and leverage deep reservoirs of untapped potential to achieve success beyond his wildest imagination, urging each of us to embark on our own journey of self-discovery.
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Rich Roll
Rich Roll is a globally recognized ultra-distance endurance athlete, bestselling author, and host of the wildly popular The Rich Roll Podcast. He is the author of the bestselling memoir Finding Ultra, and the cookbook and lifestyle guides The Plantpower Way and The Plantpower Way: Italia, which he co-authored with his wife, Julie Piatt. A graduate of Stanford University and Cornell Law School, Rich has written for Esquire, graced the cover of Outside magazine, appeared on CNN, and has been profiled by a litany of major publications including The New York Times, GQ, Forbes, ESPN and many other prominent media outlets. Roll lives in Malibu, California.
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