feub.net is not new, it’s a 20+ year old project. It went through numerous iterations. Probably you came here because you visited the outdoors focused site, it still exists as an archive at https://archives.feub.net.
I’m Fabien, a web developer based out of Vosges in France.
When I was a kid, I thought that by the year 2000, I’d be 25 years old. That time is long gone now, but it might help you figure out my age. I’ve been vegan for many years, and I love exploring forests and mountains, whether hiking or trail running, and more recently I’ve been into weigth training, a game changer at this age.
About fourteen years ago, my wife Francesca and I decided to go vegan for ethical reasons, driven by our commitment to animal welfare. We had been vegetarians for many years before that. Nothing we consume in our daily lives comes from animals, whether in our food or anything else.
As I approached my 40s, I got back into sports, which I had neglected for… about twenty years. I run and cycled for the joy of it, for personal satisfaction—not for performance or competition, though I’ve occasionally pinned on a race bib, albeit very rarely.
The person who truly inspired me to get started was Rich Roll, with his book Finding Ultra (now available in French as L’ULTRA MARATHON pour la vie). Rich is a renowned ultra-marathoner who transformed his life from a routine of work, chips, beer, couch, and sleep—while carrying extra kilos—to completing ultra-marathons in just a few months, all by changing his lifestyle.
Two other figures are endless sources of inspiration for me:
- Scott Jurek, who in 2015 set the official record for the Appalachian Trail, a 3,500+ km route along the U.S. East Coast, completing it in 46 days, 8 hours, and 7 minutes (this record was later broken).
- Marco Olmo, an admirable Italian athlete who won numerous ultra-trails in his 50s, including three UTMB victories!
What these high-level athletes have in common is that they’re all vegetarian or vegan. They don’t consume animal proteins (oh, that myth!), and yet they perform like no one else.