"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."
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Fiona Oakes, "Interview with Fiona Oakes: Vegan Marathon Runner", in Viva la Vegan! (31 May 2012).
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