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Promoting veg*ism through sport: our experience

Promoting veg*ism through sport: our experience. David Román Vegetarian Union Spain. Some vegetarian athletes we all know…. Carl Lewis. Martina Navratilova. Ruth Heidrich. Eneko Llanos, triathlete. Spanish triathlete. He is a vegetarian.

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Promoting veg*ism through sport: our experience

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  1. Promoting veg*ism through sport:our experience David Román Vegetarian Union Spain

  2. Some vegetarian athletes we all know… Carl Lewis Martina Navratilova Ruth Heidrich

  3. Eneko Llanos, triathlete Spanish triathlete. He is a vegetarian. Winner Abu Dhabi International Triathlon 2010Will give an interview for the next issue of our magazine

  4. Nutritional considerations for athletes “Vegetarian diets can also meet the needs of competitive athletes” “Vegetarian diets that meet energy needs and contain a variety of plant-based protein foods, such as soy products, other legumes, grains, nuts, and seeds, can provide adequate protein without the use of special foods or supplements” Position of the American Dietetic Association: Vegetarian Diets (July 2009). J Am Diet Assoc. 2009; 109:1266-1282.

  5. Groups/clubs: previous experiences • The Vegetarian Cycling & Athletic Club (fouded in 1888 through The Vegetarian Society UK) - www.vcac.org.uk • Vegan Runners UK: www.veganrunners.makessense.co.uk • TeamVegan (New Zealand) - www.teamvegan.net.nz • Vegan Runners (all over the world) - www.veganrunners.org • Organic Athlete - www.organicathlete.org

  6. Our sport team • In our Internet forum (www.forovegetariano.org) a group of people started to talk about the sport practices they were fond of, and the possibility of getting together at times. • A common feeling was the importance of letting people know about their vegetarianism: that they were proud of being vegetarian and also competting at sport events. • So it was proposed to launch an “official” sportive group of our vegetarian society. • Initially, we would only focus on two popular sports: running and cycling. • It was 2008. The team was to be started and managed by one of our members, Javier Apellániz.

  7. Our sport team • To start, it was not necessary to have any legal structure, nor work like sport clubs do. Just having an image and the intention of being “onboard”. • The main way of throwing a message would be to have our own equipment. • The equipment was designed and purchased from a technical garments retailer, Owayo. • Our society contributes 50 percent of the cost, the rest being payed by the sportsmen/ sportswomen. • Later on, it was proposed that, as all sport clubs do, the society payed for the registration fees of members participating at events (given some kind of proof). As of today, nobody has requested this reimbursement.

  8. We have a site: www.veggierunners.es

  9. Our official equipment - Running

  10. Our official equipment - Cycling

  11. Our new equipment - Running

  12. Our new equipment - Cycling

  13. Our cyclists in action

  14. Our athletes at some events

  15. Our athletes at some events

  16. Our athletes at some events

  17. Our athletes at some events

  18. Please keep exercising ! Vegetarian Union of Spain (UVE) – www.unionvegetariana.org E-mail: info@unionvegetariana.org Thanks for your kind attention • FOR MORE INFO: • American Dietetic Association. Position of the American Dietetic Association, Dietitians of Canada, and the American College of Sports Medicine: Nutrition and athletic performance. J Am Diet Assoc. 2009; 109:509-527. • American College of Sports Medicine -- www.acsm.org

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