Carl Lewis Participating In “Run For Water” Awareness
Written by Vegetarian Star on April 9th, 2010 in Athletes-Games-Sports, Environment-Eco-Green.
Carl Lewis, nine time Olympic gold medal champion and vegan, is running in the 6-kilometer Run for Water race in Atlanta, Georgia on April 18 to raise awareness for water scarcity.
The charity fits well into his vegan lifestyle, Lewis says, as clean water is just an important element of health as animal free food.
“I’ve always been someone who cared about and loved the environment,” Lewis told the Atlanta Journal Constitution. “It was really kind of a perfect match. When I heard about the event, it was something that fits. … I’ve been around the world several times. I can understand the issue of water scarcity. I’ve always disliked plastic water bottles. This fits into my overall thoughts about that and being a vegan and having my foundation focus on health and fitness, this all fits into the message that I’m living.”
Lewis says that although there are challenges to being vegan when eating out, even a steakhouse can keep you vegetarian if you make the effort.
“Basically, when I’m home, I’m completely a vegan. When I’m out, I eat some things. I don’t stress it. If there’s a steakhouse around, it’s the greatest place for vegetarians. There’s always a salad bar, and you can always get a baked potato.”
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