Fiona Oakes is a British

distance runner Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely aerobic in nature and requires stamina as well as mental strength. Within endurance running comes two d ...

who holds four world records for

marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of , usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair div ...

running. In 2013, she won both the Antarctic Ice Marathon and the

North Pole Marathon The North Pole Marathon is run over the classic marathon distance at the North Pole. The race is run on small, loop about 10 times over hard snow or the frozen ice of the Arctic Ocean. There are individual competitions with male and female di ...

. She runs despite losing a kneecap due to a tumour when she was 17. Oakes has been vegan since she was 6 years old. As far as Fiona is aware, she was the first vegan woman to complete the Marathon des Sables. She runs Tower Hill Stables Animal Sanctuary, is an ambassador for The Vegan Society, and is a patron of the

Captive Animals Protection Society Freedom for Animals (FFA) is the working name of the Captive Animals' Protection Society, a charity registered in England campaigning to end the display of animals in zoos, and the use of animals in entertainment, such as circuses, the exotic p ...

World records

In 2013, Oakes became the fastest female in aggregate time to complete a marathon on each continent (23h:27m:40s); the fastest female in aggregate time to complete a marathon on each continent and the North Pole (28h:20m:50s); and the fastest female in elapsed time to complete a marathon on each continent and the North Pole (225 days and 18 hours). In 2018 Oakes broke her 4th Guinness World record by becoming the fastest female to run a half marathon in an animal costume (dressed as a cow) in Tromso, Norway (1h:32m:24s).

Other achievements

In the women's category of the Atacama Crossing race in September 2018, Oakes won her age group (50 - 59). She also won stage six in her gender group in the same race. Oakes won the "Charity Champion" category of the 2018 Brave Britons Amplifon Awards. In 2019 Oakes qualified to represent England Masters in 2020 for both the Fleet half marathon and Bristol 10 km races. Both qualifications were subsequently carried over to 2021 as a result of cancellations due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Published a biography titled 'Running for Good: The Fiona Oakes Story' in 2020. Fiona is the founder and Race Director of the ultra-marathon
Running for Good Ultra
This is a week-long foot race held during October in the Moroccan Sahara Desert. The specific aim of the event is to raise awareness of, and issues surrounding, the global impact of climate change.

''Running for Good''

Oakes was the subject of ''Running for Good'', a documentary film by

Keegan Kuhn Keegan Kuhn is an American documentary filmmaker, director, producer, and professional musician. He is best known for co-directing the documentary films '' Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret'' and ''What the Health'', along with Kip Andersen. ...

, centred around her run in the 2017 Marathon des Sables.

References

External links

*Matthew Knight and Duarte Mendonca (5 March 2015)
Fiona Oakes: 'Queen of the Extreme' redefines art of running
CNN. Accessed on 24 June 2015.
Tower Hill Stables Animal SanctuaryFiona Oakes Foundation
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Oakes, Fiona Year of birth missing (living people) British female marathon runners British veganism activists Living people Sports nutrition