What motivated you to become vegan?
I became vegan when I was 6 years old, after being vegetarian since I was 3. It was a completely self-motivated lifestyle choice – my parents and the rest of my family being neither. For me, veganism was a rejection of something I have always considered to be wrong – the exploitation of animals. I loved all animals and did not want to be party to any action or industry which harmed them.
As an endurance athlete, what are the essential foods you need to eat?