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We might as well have spoken to Superwoman for today’s episode, because our special guest, Fiona Oakes, is one extraordinary human being!
Vegan for over 40 years, Fiona is an endurance runner and holds 3 marathon world records.
She is the fastest woman in the world to run a marathon on all seven continents and the north pole in both cumulative and elapsed time. Fiona has competed internationally in more than 50 marathons and set 5 marathon course records around the globe, including The Antarctic Ice Marathon. In 2015 Fiona ran 6 official marathons in 6 days on 6 continents.
In April 2017, Fiona ran what’s known as the “toughest footrace on earth” the Marathon Des Sables, a 250 km (156 miles) race through the Sahara Desert.
On top of all this, she almost single-handedly runs the Tower Hill Stables Animal Sanctuary where she cares for almost 500 animals!!
In fact, that’s the main point of her running, and everything she does … it’s for the animals.
She really is a
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Want to help Fiona out?
Donate to Tower Hill Stables Animal Sanctuary
Watch the trailer for Fiona’s new documentary film trailer
Will’s Vegan Shoes making the Oakes Cross Running Shoe later in 2017
Follow Fiona on Facebook
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I love that more stories like Fiona’s are starting to surface. Attention flows where energy goes and I for one love to put my energy to success stories. This one has been shared to my facebook profile. Love it. Thanks guys 🙂
Thanks so much Teash!! You’re a gem ? Fiona’s story is incredible and the least we can all do is share it in the hope that it inspires others and reaches non-vegans. Can’t thank you enough for your support xo
Isn’t running bad for your knees? Shes amazing but I just thought it was. I see she has problems with hers but ya.
Yes, that’s the amazing thing! We don’t know how she manages it and she did say that she’s often in pain, but somehow keeps going.
If running is bad for your knees then why do you guys run? Aren’t you worried?
It’s not the only sport we do, we cross train so we also cycle and go to the gym… which means we only run say twice a week and give our knees a good rest in between runs. Not everyone has problems with their knees when running, but it is a high impact sport and knee pain is common. We just take it easy … if our knees hurt, we don’t run.
Wow she’s such an amazing woman! I loved this podcast! I never wanted it to end, her stories are so entertaining. I hardly have willpower to push through regular exercise let alone what she does! I enjoy your interviews.
Thanks so much Alice, really glad you’re enjoying the interviews. Fiona is a great source of inspiration for us all… especially when it’s hard to get through a workout 😉 Thanks for listening and commenting.
Wow, what an inspiring person, truly amazed by her journey…
Thanks for listening and commenting Asta 🙏 Yes, Fiona is truly an inspiring human being.