Fiona Oakes

thumb|Fiona Oakes in 2016 Fiona Oakes (born 1966) is a British marathon runner, who holds four world records for marathon running. In 2013, she won both the Antarctic Ice Marathon and the North Pole Marathon. Quotes Obviously, the health benefits of being vegan are written in stone but I honestly believe the most benefit to me being vegan is that I do not carry the burden of guilt that I would have to endure knowing that I abused others for my own 'benefit'. … Veganism is everything to me. It touches every part of my life. It is my life. I could not begin to imagine living my life any other way. … Often people think we are weak in body and mind. They mistake our compassion for weakness. … My strengths as an athlete are that I am not an athlete for myself. I am doing it for the benefit of others, which makes me work much harder to achieve. I am not selfish enough to want something this badly for myself. It makes me push myself that bit harder knowing that by doing well I can possibly convince others to consider a vegan lifestyle. "Interview with Fiona Oakes: Vegan Marathon Runner", in Viva la Vegan! (31 May 2012). External links Category:Animal rights activists Category:Women activists from the United Kingdom Category:1966 births Category:Living people Category:Marathon runners Category:Vegetarians Category:Veganism activists