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You can't outtrain a bad diet.
I certainly noticed an improvement when I turned vegan; only minor issue is that if you're doing ultras, you're a bit more dependent on aid stations, so have to find out in advance if there's anything you can eat* or carry more stuff with you.
*and then rely on them to actually provide it - there's nothing worse than sputtering on fumes to reach the next aid station to find the promised banana isn't there...
kl
The biggest improvement in my running times I ever made was when I switched to a vegan diet. I went from 6:00/km to 5:00/km over a period of a couple of months without significantly changing my training. Slow compared to some in here but still a big improvement. Almost certainly a large proportion of the minute that I lost was due to weight loss but I did feel a hell of a lot fitter as well. I also smashed a bunch of PBs on my bike.
It was sort of annoying actually, because I had been running for a few years at that point, and like I said I had never seen such an improvement. Made the training seem like a waste of time - why bother actually running when changing my diet has a bigger impact (and probably getting more sleep, drinking more water - I should try those too).