{"id":249432,"date":"2024-04-23T17:51:48","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T17:51:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.republicofgreen.com\/meet-hellah-sidibe-the-vegan-athlete-who-ran-across-the-u-s-in-84-days\/"},"modified":"2024-04-23T22:07:31","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T22:07:31","slug":"meet-hellah-sidibe-the-vegan-athlete-who-ran-across-the-u-s-in-84-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.republicofgreen.com\/meet-hellah-sidibe-the-vegan-athlete-who-ran-across-the-u-s-in-84-days\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Hellah Sidibe: The Vegan Athlete Who Ran Across the U.S. in 84 Days"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div class=\"core-paragraph\" data-og-block-area=\"article-blocks\" data-og-block-nth=\"1\" data-og-block-type=\"core\/paragraph\" data-raw-html=\"1\">\n<p>Mali-born Hellah Sidibe grew up playing soccer before emigrating to the U.S. When visa issues prevented him from joining a Major League Soccer team, he pushed through the disappointment by starting a run streak. He hasn\u2019t missed a single day of running since 2017. In 2021 Sidibe ran across the United States to raise money for the nonprofit Soles4Souls, a journey that took him across 14 states over 84 days.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"core-paragraph\" data-og-block-area=\"article-blocks\" data-og-block-nth=\"2\" data-og-block-type=\"core\/paragraph\" data-raw-html=\"1\">\n<p>Forks Over Knives spoke with Sidibe about why he started running, his decision to become vegan, and what advice he\u2019d give other athletes who want to go plant-based. Plus, Sidibe shares his top three tips for how to stay motivated when the going gets tough.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 heading css-1g8mscz\" id=\"h-how-did-your-run-streak-start\" data-og-block-area=\"article-blocks\" data-og-block-nth=\"1\" data-og-block-type=\"core\/heading\" data-rawhtml=\"1\">How did your run streak start?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"core-paragraph\" data-og-block-area=\"article-blocks\" data-og-block-nth=\"3\" data-og-block-type=\"core\/paragraph\" data-raw-html=\"1\">\n<p><strong>Hellah Sidibe:<\/strong> When I couldn\u2019t play professional soccer, I didn\u2019t know what to do with myself. Looking back, there are a lot of signs I was depressed. 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