Freedom to Think: Running for Good

Newcastle College University Centre

Join us for our first Freedom to Think talk of 2020 and meet inspirational ultra-runner and animal activist Fiona Oakes.

Parsons Building Room 8.08

We&#x27;re delighted to announce our first Freedom to Think speaker for 2020.Fiona Oakes somehow finds time to be both an elite marathon runner and a carer of over 500 animals at the sanctuary she founded in 1996 - Towerhill Stables Animal Sanctuary. Fiona has competed in over 100 marathons and finished in the top 20 in two of the world&#x27;s Major Marathon series (Berlin and London), along with winning the Main Start and placing top 20 in the Great North Run. In conjunction with an illustrious road marathon running career in 2012 Fiona became the first vegan woman to complete the gruelling Marathon de Sables - a race she has completed twice more since - and in 2013 won the North Pole Marathon (yes, at the North Pole!) and its &#x27;sister&#x27; race the Antarctic Ice Marathon. She now holds four Guinness World Records in endurance events including being the fastest woman to run a Marathon on every Continent. Fiona&#x27;s successes are even more impressive when one learns she lost a kneecap as a teenager, causing her to experience constant pain when running. Recently, Fiona became the subject of a documentary made by prominent film maker - Keegan Kuhn (other notable documentaries in his portfolio include Cowspiracy and What the Health) – ‘Running For Good’, the feature-length sports documentary narrated by Rich Roll (Finding Ultra), follows her attempt to not only to set a new global record in endurance racing, but to compete in the “toughest footrace on earth,” the Marathon Des Sables, a 250km race through the Sahara Desert.Fiona is now a recognised name in the world of public speaking and invited to many events and education centres - both vegan and non-vegan - around the world to speak on issues surrounding her lifestyle choices. Not only what she eats but why she has chosen this path and how it not only has positive impact on her own health but that over other humans around the world in terms of more equal distribution of food resources, the climate through the potential eradication of animal agriculture and, of course, animal welfare issues surrounding it. Join us for a 45 minute long talk with Fiona which promises to be inspirational and insightful!

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