Trail Running Scotland End to End - An Intro to Sarah's 2023 Mission

Episode 36 - and a "new" format of a shorter episode, amidst our usual guest interviews which will continue as normal...

Today we don't have any guests in the "studio" because we're launching a new mini series of episodes with a specific focus. In this episode, Sarah reveals her big mission for 2023 - trail running "the length" of Scotland (exact details tbc!). Our intention is to document aspects of this journey from now through until the mission in August of this year.

Jumping in amidst the "messy middle" (to reference a version of Glennon Doyle and We Can Do Hard Things podcast), in the very early stages of planning, Kristen and Sarah chat over Sarah's initial thoughts on this big Scotland adventure which has been in the works since 2017/2018. 

In this first episode, we cover topics including:

- the origin of the idea

- the route Sarah has currently mapped from the most southerly point in Scotland - the Mull of Galloway, to the most northerly point of the Outer Hebrides - the Butt o' Lewis - covering around 700kms on trail networks including - as referenced, the West Highland Way and the Hebridean Way.

- the supported style of the mission

The intention is to release future episodes in the lead up to the adventure in August 2023 covering other topics related to planning a long multiday mission like this.

Sarah mentions the International Appalachian Trail and also references a couple of books - The Pants of Perspective, by Anna McNuff - 

and (couldn't remember the name of!) You Need a Manifesto - How to Craft Your Convictions and Put Them to Work. Charlotte Burgess-Auburn.

If you have any questions for Sarah for future episodes in this mini series or would like to follow more of her journey, you can find her on Instagram at @allthegearnaeidea

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