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As part of her World Record challenge in 2013, Fiona ran the Siberian International Marathon in Omsk.
The Siberian people were wonderful and they thought that Fiona was very “toug
Great Vegan Athletes was formed in 2011 by a small group of vegans interested in sport and fitness.
The aims have always been two-fold: to showcase the range of athletic ability at the higher levels among vegans, and to encourage people of all backgrounds to give veganism a try.
The second of these led us to partner with Veganuary, and every month we encourage people to sign up to their ‘Try Vegan this Month’ program.
Vegetarian Living is a magazine for people who want to be inspired by a vegetarian lifestyle – whether you are vegetarian, vegan or simply want to cut down your meat intake and eat more healthily.
Congratulations to Fiona Oakes on her successful completion of the 2014 Marathon des Sables – about 240km over 6 days in the Sahara desert carrying all her own supplies (and Percy). It says a lot about the toughness of this event that over 100 of around 1,000 competitors failed to stay the course. It says a lot about Fiona’s nature that she decided to sacrifice the finishing time she is capable of to ensure a fellow competitor made it to the finish.
Fiona Oakes is a truly inspirational athlete. In 2013 she broke three world records and is now the fastest woman to run a marathon on each Continent and the North Pole in elapsed and aggregate time. This year she completed the toughest foot race on the planet for the second time – the Marathon des Sables
A 25 minute interview with World Record Marathon runner and Animal Carer extraordinaire Fiona Oakes - Aired originally on BBC London on Saturday 28th June 2014.
Fiona talks about her achievements and how she juggles her training with caring for around 400 rescued animals at Tower Hill Stables Animal Sanctuary
The North Pole Marathon is one of the most challenging races, where participants run in punishing conditions of snow and ice while coping with temperatures of minus 30 degrees.
Fiona Oakes, who won the women's race, breaking the record time, describes how her face mask froze to her face and she was often waist-deep in snow.