Damian Hall

Damian Hall is a record-breaking British ultrarunner and co-founder of the running club, The Green Runners.

Damian didn’t start running until he was 36 years old but just four years later he was representing Great Britain at the IAU Trail World Championships in Portugal. In 2019, he won the 100-mile Ultra Tour Monte Rosa and In the UK he won the 268-mile Winter Spine Race in 2023. Other victories include Lakeland 100, 185-mile Northern Traverse, and The Fellsman. In 2018, Damian realised his dream of finishing within the top 10 at UTMB, the most prestigious and competitive ultramarathon in the world. He crossed the finish line in fifth place and his achievement is documented in the film, Underdog.

Damian Hall has also held the Fast Known Times for a number of British long-distance trails, including Wainwright’s Coast to Coast, South West Coast Path, Cape Wrath Trail, South Wales Traverse, the Paddy Buckley Round and the Pennine Way.

Why Damian Hall is vegan

Damian Hall is vegan for the environment, the animals and for health.

Damian Hall became vegan in 2021 primarily as a way of reducing his carbon footprint but the animal welfare and health reasons for adopting a plant-based diet made his decision even easier: “Cutting out meat and dairy reduces a person’s food footprint by up to 74 per cent. Animal cruelty is horrible and processed meat is a carcinogen (and red meat a ‘probable’ carcinogen) according to WHO, meaning I had three compelling reasons to stop” eating animal products, he said on a 2025 Instagram post.¹ultradamo. 2025. Instagram post. Available: https://www.instagram.com/p/DGxhv42oiy-/ [Accessed 15 October 2025].

Driven by concerns for the environment and disappointment after COP26, Damian Hall co-founded The Green Runners in 2022, to call for climate action, hold corporations accountable, and encourage environmentally-friendly running habits.

“I just really feel strongly that time’s running out. It’s just really quite alarming. Mostly it’s alarming that politicians and some big businesses aren’t acting quickly enough. We’re really starting to struggle and run out of time. And this is a bit naff really, but I just think, what will my kids think of us? And their kids. We mostly know what’s happening in the world, and we’re not doing enough. We’re not acting quickly enough and what are people going to think of us.”²Great Vegan Athletes. 2026. Damian Hall. Available: https://www.greatveganathletes.com/damian-hall-vegan-ultramarathon-runner/ [Accessed 15 October 2026].