Episode 103: Jacqui Bell on Running an Ultramarathon on Seven Continents, Conquering Extreme Circumstances, and Giving Back
Strong Runner Chick Radio
English - April 09, 2020 12:00 - 26 minutes - 24.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsRunning Sports Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Bio:
Jacqui Bell, 25 years of age from Brisbane, Australia.
Jacqui grew up with the dream of being a professional tennis player, well Jacqui's life ended up going down the road less travelled and is now one of the most exciting young runners in Australia.
Fast forward to 2019 and Jacqui became The Youngest Person in The World to run an Ultra Marathon on Every continent in the world.
That is 250km's or more across some of the harshest deserts in the World from the hottest the Namib Desert in Africa to the Coldest Desert in Antarctica.
Jacqui has also raised over $23,000 for the Mental Health Charity the White Cloud Foundation which is a charity that believes to have good Mental Health we need not only our physical health in check but also our mental, emotional and social wellbeing. Jacqui is still running Ultra Marathons but also sharing with others what she learn't through running almost 2000km's.
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