Fiona Oakes is a 4X Guinness Record holder with a ruthless training schedule and lifestyle that continues to win her races around the world.

Fiona is a vegan athlete who is a testimony that you don't need meat for athletic greatness. 

Fiona Oakes is the first vegan woman to complete the Marathon des Sables, the World's Toughest Footrace, not once but three times.

She is a British distance runner who holds multiple world records for marathon running.

Fiona runs despite losing a kneecap when she was 17 and having 17 knee surgeries. 

If you're looking for inspiration and how to train your mind to compete at the highest, toughest levels, listen to this interview in its entirety. 

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Love,

Gianna

Victoria is a fully plant based Olympic Taekwondo athlete and represented the beautiful country of Puerto Rico at the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games.

She has been competing in the sport of Taekwondo for 21 years and is her passion and life.

Victria has total of 17 scars on her knees because of a total of 6 knee surgeries. ACL reconstruction in 2010, meniscus and ACL reconstruction in 2012, two reconstruction ACL surgeries in 2013, a 15% meniscectomy of the meniscus in 2018 and a major meniscectomy of the meniscus in 2019. After her 6th knee surgery in 2019 ahe  thought it to be impossible to qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games after hearing the shocking news that she had about 20% of her meniscus left over from surgery. However, through her faith in Jesus Christ she felt the need to continue and finish the race on to becoming an Olympian.

Despite all those who doubted her and advised her to give it up, after a hard rehab process, Victoria returned to the sport.  After falling short for the Rio 2016 Olympics, she preserved through all my set backs and qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on March 12, 2020. 

Follow Victoria on her journey to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and beyond in this interview. 

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0:00 Who is Victoria Stambaugh

0:43 What is Taekwondo

6:46 Taekwondo Knee Surgery

14:55 The Love of God is Real

18:56 God has Your Back

19:36 Taekwondo Olympian Victoria Stambaugh

26:00 Winning at Olympics Even when Losing

29:00 Vegan vs Pescatarian

32:50 Going Plant Based to Win Olympics

35:10 Good Nutrition Opens Up Your Potential 

35:30 Unhealthy Christians

37:04 Competition Training Diet

38:31 Traveling Diet for Olympics

38:55 Benefits of Going Vegan

40:22 I can't be Vegan

41:45 Physical Therapy and Recovering Strategies

44:29 Advice On Becoming an Olympic Athlete

46:52 Believe, Commit, Achieve

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Gianna

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The John Joseph story is epic and could easily be made into an amazing movie of finding hope and inspiration. 

John Joseph McGowan grew up in the foster care system, was abused, spent time in prison, joined the Navy, went AWOL from the Navy under a new name, and then became a rockstar. 

He's an author and vegan triathlete from New York City and most famous for his work as the lead singer of the Cro-Mags in the 1980s.

Make sure to tune into this incredible interview where he joins our show to discuss his horrific past and how he turned his life around. 

If you had a rough childhood and are looking for hope and inspiration, listen to this episode.

Love, Gianna