Running for the Animals | Marathon Runner Fiona Oakes

The Proof with Simon Hill

Simon Hill

Nutrition, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement, Education

4.9 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 19 July 2018

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

In Episode #16, I spoke to Fiona Oakes about her path to becoming a marathon runner with three world records despite losing her kneecap (patella) to an illness when she was 17. For me, the really fascinating thing about Fiona’s story is that, despite growing up in a nonvegetarian family, she chose to eat a vegetarian diet at 3 years old and a completely plant-based diet by age 6 due to her love for all animals. After finishing school and working in an office job in London, she eventually started up an animal sanctuary in Essex that still exists today and provides a loving home to over 400 animals. Fiona is passionate about raising awareness of animal cruelty and showing the world that veganism is both a compassionate and a healthy way to live that can fuel amazing athletic performance. In this episode, we covered Fiona’s conscious decision not to eat animal products at such an early age and how she was ‘different’ to many of her peers growing up. We also discussed her early career in London, how the animal sanctuary came to life, and her typical routine at the sanctuary. You’ll also find out about her marathon training and diet. Connect with Fiona on Instagram: @oakes.fiona. Enjoy, friends. Simon Want to support the show? The best way to support the show is to use the products and services offered by our sponsors. To check them out, and enjoy great savings, visit theproof.com/friends. Simon Hill, Msc, Bsc (Hons) Creator of theproof.com and host of The Proof with Simon Hill Author of The Proof is in the Plants Watch the episodes on YouTube, or Listen on Apple/Spotify Connect with me on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Download my complimentary two week meal plan and high protein plant performance recipe book.

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0:00.0	Quick one. My team tells me we actually have very few reviews relative to the weekly audience
0:07.4	numbers. This is no doubt my fault, as I've always felt a little weird about asking you
0:12.2	to do something for me. But clearly, if you don't ask, you don't get. So if you're enjoying
0:17.6	the show, if it's providing you value, please take 30 seconds and leave a review on Apple
0:22.6	or Spotify. In doing so, you'll help the show rank higher, which means we can continue
0:27.5	to attract the brightest and most trustworthy people in science. My team and I have big plans
0:32.6	for the show where we want to be in 24 months and we need your help to make this possible.
0:37.8	I realise I'm not a talented runner. I've run against and with talented runners and I realise
0:46.6	I am not one. You know, in very, very extenuating situations in life, you hear people say, I simply
0:52.9	don't know how I achieve that on the day, but somewhere somehow I dug it out and something,
0:58.8	you know, that's like me. I run life and death, not my life and death, but the reason I'm running
1:04.7	is life and death for the animals. I hope I am helping. If I can help one single animal
1:10.5	by what I'm doing to encourage somebody to not invest in the meat and dairy industry,
1:15.6	then that is why I am running. I'm not selfish enough to want to run for a trophy or a time
1:22.4	or a medal or a garment or something that you might wish. But I am self-lustinous to want to do it for us
1:28.6	and what I believe in. That's Fiona Oaks and this is the proof podcast.
1:37.7	Welcome to the Plantproof Podcast, Fiona. Oh, thank you. It's lovely to be here. It's really
1:54.9	kind of you to invite me. Really looking forward to giving listeners, plant-proof community,
2:02.4	a really good look into the life of someone who not only made a conscious, compassionate decision
2:11.2	to stop eating animal products as a child from a very, very early age, but also someone who
2:19.5	has adopted the vegan lifestyle and been able to use it athletically from a performance point of
2:27.6	you to get to the very, very top of their field to become a world record holder in marathons.
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