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    Jen Scotney - 36, Vegan, Ultra-runner who works as a Human Rights Lawyer.
    • Oct 30, 2018
    • 3 min

    Jen Scotney - 36, Vegan, Ultra-runner who works as a Human Rights Lawyer.

    Jen has always loved to be active, from running around while growing up in the Peak District to playing football with the boys. Leaving school, and heading off to University she was painfully shy and struggle to talk to people, however, as she was studying to be a barrister she was thrown into the deep end and worked hard to over come this. While studying and working, exercise took a back seat until she changed her life, by becoming self employed and moving away from London.
    5 Lessons on Running that Breaks Records with Vegan and Marathoner Fiona Oakes
    • May 11, 2018
    • 4 min

    5 Lessons on Running that Breaks Records with Vegan and Marathoner Fiona Oakes

    What happens when a passion for advocacy and a competitive nature meet? Fiona Oakes’ answer is three world records. The British marathon runner became the fastest woman to run seven marathons in seven continents, plus the north pole, with an aggregate time of 31 hours 11 mins and 53 secs in one of her incredible feats. What pushes Fiona to reach new records? A passion for animals and veganism may seem like unlikely motivation, but Fiona proves how powerful it can be. This imp
    Fiona Oakes - The vegan 'Queen of the Extreme’ - A British marathon runner
    • Apr 24, 2018
    • 2 min

    Fiona Oakes - The vegan 'Queen of the Extreme’ - A British marathon runner

    Fiona Oakes is a British marathon runner, who holds three world records for marathon running. In 2013, she won both the Antarctic Ice Marathon and the North Pole Marathon. She runs despite losing a knee cap from an illness when she was 17. At 48, she holds three world records, including becoming the fastest woman to run seven marathons in seven continents, plus the north pole, with an aggregate time of 31 hours 11 mins and 53 secs. During this podcast, we discuss so much; why

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