Tough Girl Podcast
800 episodes - English - Latest episode: 17 days ago - ★★★★★ - 94 ratingsThe Tough Girl Podcast is all about inspiring and motivating YOU!
I will be interviewing inspirational women from around the world, who’ve faced and overcome difficult challenges and situations, they will share their story, their knowledge and provide advice and essential tips for you to overcome your own personal challenges.
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Biola Babawale - Chairperson and ride leader for Velociposse Club. A cycling club for all women, all trans, and all non-binary people in London.
December 04, 2021 07:00 - 49 minutes - 39.6 MBHaving only started cycling in 2018, Biola immersed herself in the community, showing great enthusiasm for her own progression and that of other women too. She is the chair of Velociposse, a club for women and non-binary people in London. Biola is relentless in her energy to push the club forward and increase diversity, collaborating with the Women of Colour Cycling Collective. New episodes of the Tough Girl Podcast go live every Tuesday at 7am UK time - Hit the subscri...
Rosemary J. Brown - Working to get female adventurers back on the map. Author: Following Nellie Bly: Her Record-Breaking Race Around the World.
December 02, 2021 07:00 - 51 minutes - 41.6 MBRosemary in her own words, talking about Nellie Bly and her record breaking race around the world: “Crusading journalist Nellie Bly jumped off the page at me. She appeared as I was researching Victorian women adventurers… and she wouldn’t go away. The more I got to know her, the more I was intrigued by this spirited woman who wouldn’t take no for an answer despite living in a world where women ‘knew their place.’ Nellie knew her place alright, smack dab on the front page of th...
Jessie Stevens - Youth Climate Activist, Cycled 570 miles from Devon to Glasgow for COP26 #ride2COP26
December 01, 2021 07:00 - 38 minutes - 30.7 MBWe first spoke with Jessie on October 19th 2021 where she shared more about her cycle challenge of riding 570 miles to Glasgow for COP26. During this episode we catch up with Jessie to find out about her journey, the challenges faced and overcome, what it was like arriving in Glasgow and her thoughts on COP26 as well as her plans for the future. Jessie in her own words: I am a youth activist who cares deeply about the power of people to create change and this is exactly what I wa...
Adelle Tracey - British middle distance runner. European Finalist & World Semi-finalist. Professional Hair and Makeup artist.
November 30, 2021 07:00 - 36 minutes - 29.4 MBAdelle is a British middle distance track athlete, who has competed for Great Britain over 800m on a number of occasions. Adelle has competed internationally on a European, Commonwealth and World stage for over 10 years. Adelle's international debut was a the European Youth Olympics in 2009, where she won a Silver medal at 16 years old. Since then, she has gone on to compete for Great Britain at a senior level competing at two European Athletics Championships in Amsterdam 2016...
Steph Cooke - A mature plodder's forays in trekking and ultra racing. Marathon des Sables and going on - A Pennine Journey.
November 27, 2021 07:00 - 53 minutes - 43.2 MBSteph in her own words: “Being a very shy and uncoordinated child I used to avoid anything active until a family holiday to the Lake District ignited a passion for walking and the outdoors. I love to get outside and active and to push my body to see just what it’s capable of. The excitement of tackling a long-distance trail appeals to me, but I also enjoy discovering the adventure my local area has to offer. I find joy in immersing myself in nature- wherever you are you c...
Patti Shales Lefkos - Journalist, Adventure Traveller and Author of: Nepal One day at a time.
November 25, 2021 07:00 - 34 minutes - 27.4 MBPatti Shales Lefkos is a Canadian writer and journalist. Her Himalayan adventure travel memoir Nepal One Day at a Time celebrates her creative non-fiction debut. Nepal One Day at a Time is the story of her first trekking trip on her own. Born and raised in Toronto, she has also lived in Neuchatel, Switzerland and Vancouver. Following a rewarding career as a teacher, educational consultant, administrator and advocate for inner city children, Patti studied journalism at Lang...
Anisah Patas - Disabled/chronically ill outdoor enthusiast who enjoys everything from hiking to wild swimming and more.
November 23, 2021 07:00 - 36 minutes - 29.3 MBAnisah is the founder of the new blog: Outside Our Way which features interviews from other disabled and chronically ill folks, sharing their stories of their outdoor experiences. Anisah in her own words: My name is Ani. I have multiple chronic illnesses and I am disabled. That probably brings an image to your mind of what it means to be ‘disabled’, But when you look up the definition of ‘disability’ you’ll find various ways you can categorise it - as well as plenty of opinions...
Annabel Abbs - Writer, walker, blogger and mother of 4. Her latest book, Windswept, uncovers long distance female walkers of the past.
November 20, 2021 07:00 - 49 minutes - 39.7 MBAnnabel Abbs is a writer of fiction and nonfiction. She grew up in Wales and Sussex, with stints in Dorset, Bristol and Hereford. Daughter of academic and poet, Peter Abbs, she has a degree in English Literature from the University of East Anglia and a Masters from the University of Kingston. She lives with her family in London and Sussex, and is a Fellow of the Brown Foundation. Annabel’s debut novel, The Joyce Girl, won the 2015 Impress Prize for New Writing and the 2015 Spotlight Fi...
Tiphaine Muller - aka Little Miss Pedals - Cycled 20,000+ km over 14 months throughout Europe and Africa.
November 18, 2021 07:00 - 43 minutes - 35 MBTiphaine in her own words: "My name is Tiphaine, I’m from France and since I was a child my parents took me backpacking in other continents. They’ve opened me to the world. After three years of studies to obtain my Specialized Educator diploma, I felt the urge to explore more of this planet. I went to Australia on a Working Holiday Visa for a year. The adventures I’ve experienced there made me reconsider my whole perspective on life. Inspired by my short cycling trips in Australi...
Aneela McKenna - Diversity, Inclusion and Well-being manager, MTB Guide and Coach, Go Where Scotland, Founder of Mòr Diversity.
November 16, 2021 07:00 - 43 minutes - 34.8 MBAneela is passionate about encouraging people from all walks of life to ride bikes and she works with individuals, organisations and the cycling industry to encourage wider participation. She works tirelessly to increase diversity in cycling and mountain biking and firmly believes that mountain biking is more than a sport - she’s a champion of the wider benefits of mountain biking in building confidence, strength and resilience in everyday life. With 20 years+ diversity and inclusion e...
Erica Terblanche - Endurance Runner and Adventure Racer, on a mission to share the joy of running. Author of - “Run For The Love Of Life”
November 11, 2021 07:00 - 50 minutes - 40.4 MBErica Terblanche is an accomplished endurance runner and adventure racer and has won numerous iconic long-distance races all over the world, including the gruelling Racing the Planet 7-day Sahara Desert Ultra Marathon among many others. Erica is a Life Coach and psychologist with a master’s degree in Positive Psychology. She is also the founder of Teach a Girl to Fish, Thrive Guru & Thrive Run Club. Her lifelong quest is to determine how we can over time shape and mould ourselves to be...
Kisha Jarrett - Black Girl In The Woods. A journey of self-discovery, documenting a thru-hike of the 1,200 mile Pacific Northwest Trail.
November 09, 2021 07:00 - 47 minutes - 38 MBKisha in her own words: “I grew up in Virginia, a gymnast and cheerleader, playing softball and soccer. I knew I was bound to do something special, but I didn’t know what. When it comes to my career, I’m often called a ‘bad-ass.’ As the Managing Director of Portland's Artists Repertory Theatre, I feel at home on a stage in front of thousands of people. When it comes to spending time outside, however, I wasn’t what you would call an “outdoors woman.” I didn’t camp. I didn’t ...
Elise Wortley - Writer and Adventurer. Women with Altitude. Following in the footsteps of legendary female adventurers with no modern equipment!
November 04, 2021 07:00 - 53 minutes - 43.2 MBElise in her own words: “To me, Alexandra David-Néel’s book My Journey to Lhasa was one of those books I just couldn’t get over. You know when you read a book or see a film and you keep thinking about it for weeks afterwards, it was like that. Except that with this book, I never stopped thinking about it. The book recounts the final six months of Alexandra's epic 14 year journey through Asia, her quest to reach the forbidden city of Lhasa, the capital of Tibet. Against all odds, dres...
Clare Rutter - Paddlesports & outdoors enthusiast. A traumatic brain injury survivor and was the 2020/21 British Canoeing #ShePaddles Ambassador for Canoe Wales.
November 02, 2021 07:00 - 46 minutes - 37.5 MBClare Rutter grew up in rural, coastal west Wales with childhood days often spent with her brother playing and exploring in nature, climbing trees, jumping hay bales, cycling the green and lush country lanes and time spent on the beaches exploring rockpools, playing in the sand and swimming in the sea. Everyday was a mini-adventure in Clare’s eyes which was only added to by joining the Brownies, the Guides and later the Scouts when girls were (finally!) permitted to join across all age secti...
Kwesia X - aka City Girl in Nature - Giving back by promoting her passion and love for nature to engage young people from inner cities.
October 28, 2021 07:00 - 40 minutes - 32.3 MBKwesia grew up in Deptford, an inner city area of South-East London. Along with many of her friends, neighbours and peers, she experienced a great deal of challenges that come with living in an area, and with people, who have been neglected, excluded and marginalized. At 17, Kwesia found herself homeless, moving from sofa to sofa. Her life was chaotic, often harsh, without any meaning and lacking a clear sense of direction or purpose. At her lowest point, Kwesia received an oppor...
Jessie Stevens - Youth Climate Activist, outdoors enthusiast and founder of the movement People Pedal Power. Cycling 570 miles from Devon to Glasgow #ride2COP26
October 19, 2021 07:00 - 34 minutes - 27.9 MBJessie in her own words: “It would be a lie to say that I have always been aware of the climate crisis, because I haven’t. Frankly, that is the problem. Whilst always enjoying spending time in nature whether that be up at our allotment or walking on the wilds of Dartmoor right on my doorstep, it was only a few years ago that I became aware of the dire straights our climate is in. It was at this moment that like many youth activists, I began to realise that I really had no...
Kirsty Pallas - Mountaineering and Climbing Instructor. Founder of Our Shared Outdoors, and panellist on, On the Outside Podcast.
October 12, 2021 07:00 - 38 minutes - 31 MBKirsty in her own words: “I’m a mixed-race freelance mountaineering and climbing instructor from the west coast of Scotland. I love being able to introduce and share so many of the incredible Scottish environments, whether it’s the mountains in full winter conditions or a beautifully still sea with views out to the Hebrides. Climbing in all forms is pretty much my life but earlier this year I also started mountain biking and roller skating, which are both great fun and very di...
Lindsay Dare Shoop OLY - Athlete & Educator - Using my physical capacity and love of learning to help people. Author of Better Great Than Never
October 05, 2021 07:00 - 57 minutes - 45.9 MBLindsay is a coach, author, speaker, and lifelong athlete. She is an Olympic gold medalist, a three-time World Champion, five-time World Cup medalist, and a National Rowing Hall of Fame inductee. Lindsay lives in Florida, where she daily seeks to mentor, inspire, and improve the lives of others by sharing her knowledge of health and wellness along with her journey of self-discovery from ultimate defeat, to Olympic gold. Think of any sport, and Lindsay played it growing up. She was a driv...
Jenny Valentish - New book: Everything Harder Than Everyone Else: Why some of us push our bodies to extremes. Exploring the fine line between hedonism & endurance.
September 28, 2021 07:00 - 38 minutes - 30.6 MBJenny Valentish has been devoted to dancing around the void for many decades, first in the pub and then the boxing ring as a kickboxer. Jenny is the author of the acclaimed Woman of Substance: A Journey into Addiction and Treatment and her new book, Everything Harder Than Everyone Else: Why Some of Us Push Our Bodies to Extremes. About the book: There is a part of human nature compelled to test our own limits. But what happens when this part comes to define us? When journalist J...
Verna Volker - From the Navajo Nation, Non-runner to Ultra Runner in 12 years. Founder of Native Women Running and Hoka Global Ambassador.
September 25, 2021 07:00 - 43 minutes - 34.5 MBVerna is the founder of Native Women Running, a Hoka Global Ambassador, she serves on the Running Diversity Board, and represents several organizations: Red Earth Running Co, UltraRunning Magazine, and Native Women's Wilderness. Verna in her own words: “My name is Verna Volker and I am from the Navajo Nation. My clans are Tódích'íi'nii (Bitterwater) nishlíi, Hashtl'ishnii (Mud People) bashishchiin, Ta'neeszahnii (Tangle) dashicheii, and Tó' áheedlíinii (Water Flows Toget...
Kathy Elkind - 57, walking the 1,400 mile/2,286km Grande Randonnée Cinq (GR5) with her husband of 27 years
September 23, 2021 07:00 - 38 minutes - 30.9 MBIn the spring of 2018, at the age of 57, Kathy Elkind walked the Grande Randonnée Cinq (GR5) with her husband of 27 years. The 2,286K (1,400-mile) journey starts at the North Sea in The Netherlands and goes through Belgium, Luxembourg, and the whole length of France through the Alps to end at the warm Mediterranean in Nice. Kathy always longed for an epic adventure, but the time was never right. Finally, her children had flown the nest, and she had shifted from a fertile body to...
Houda Loukili - Former Dutch National Kickboxing Champion, and Youth Coach for Personal Growth
September 21, 2021 07:00 - 31 minutes - 25.6 MBHouda grew up in the Netherlands and she first came into contact with kickboxing at the age of 11. She soon found out that kickboxing was her passion, Houda trained hard and spend all her time in the gym, training 6 days a week. Due to her passion and perseverance, in 2005, Houda became the Dutch Youth Champion. At university Houda choose to study Sports Management and Movement. Houda was inspired as a young girl by her coach – and she wanted to be the inspiration for oth...
Katie Spotz - Endurance Athlete & WR Holder. 5X Ironman, cycled across the USA, run 100 miles nonstop in under 20 hours, and rowed solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
September 18, 2021 07:00 - 43 minutes - 34.7 MBKatie is an endurance athlete, charitable ambassador, author and world-record holder. Katie has completed five Ironman triathlons, cycling across the country, completed a 325-mile river swim, run 100 miles nonstop in under 20 hours, and also spent 70 days at seas while rowing solo across the Atlantic Ocean. In 2010, Katie set a World Record for being the youngest person to row solo across ocean rower. Katie is also the only American to row solo from Africa to Guyana, in South Am...
Jcy Ho - One of Hong Kong’s top ultra runners. She won VMM 70km and was the HK50 Series winner 2018/19.
September 16, 2021 07:00 - 38 minutes - 30.5 MBJcy is a trail runner, bike traveller, fixed gear rider, bike polo player and Most importantly... An Outdoor lover! Jcy was born in Hong Kong, she then moved over to the UK where she lived for 22 years. When she was young, Jcy was not into sports or being active, but that all changed when she started getting into cycling and began commuting to and from work. Jcy moved back to HK in 2016 and continued commuting via bike, she also joined lots of sports clubs to make new friends. ...
Nahla Summers - WR for riding 5,000 miles on an ElliptiGO Bike across the UK while writing “KINDNESS” in massive Strava Art!
September 14, 2021 07:00 - 55 minutes - 44.3 MBNahla is a social change maker, a transformative coach, a podcaster, an accidental adventurer and a speaker. As the founder of the CIC Sunshine People, every year she takes on a new challenge and every year she discovers something new about the power that kindness has on people. We first spoke with Nahla in February 2020 where she shared more about how she started off doing challenges and how it evolved over the years. During that episode Nahla shares more about her 2018 challen...
Prerna Dangi - Mountain Guide and Climber from India who is pushing the limits on rock, ice, and everything in between.
September 11, 2021 07:00 - 37 minutes - 30 MBPrerna has gained climbing experience from around the world, but her focus is the Himalayas. As an aspiring alpinist, she has delved into all aspects of climbing, from high mountains and frozen waterfalls to hard sport grades and bouldering. She is actively working to foster a strong climbing culture and community in India with an emphasis on introducing more women to the sport and the outdoors through the organization Climb Like A Woman (CLAW). She also plays a key role in the commun...
Why so many women are scared to adventure and recognising our female role models with Tough Girl Founder Sarah Williams
September 10, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 57.5 MBI was delighted to be interviewed by Zoe for her new podcast HeadRightOut. Here is our conversation which we recorded on the 8th September 2021 (2 days before my 40th Birthday)! I hope you enjoy! Words by Zoe: “A powerful conversation with Tough Girl Challenges founder and Tough Girl Podcast host, Sarah Williams. As friends, we easily cover multiple topics across our conversations. These include how to meet fear head-on and deal with it; why Sarah is inspire...
Emma Kingston - Teacher, Outdoor Adventurer and Author of Bikepacking England 20 multi-day off-road cycling adventures.
September 09, 2021 07:00 - 49 minutes - 39.7 MBEmma Kingston is an outdoor adventurer, author, teacher and self-confessed map geek who lives in Bristol - the UK’s first designated Cycling City. She has ridden, walked, swam and camped in the South West for over 20 years and her knowledge of the area is enviable. Specialising in mountain biking, she has travelled extensively around the rest of UK, Europe and further afield in search of ever more flowing singletrack. Emma took up bikepacking when she realised it meant that she could ...
Vera Ngosi-Sambrook - Endurance Cyclist & Engineer - Competing in her first 2,000km self-supported endurance cycling race, The Pan Celtic Race 21.
September 07, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 49.4 MBVera in her own words: "My cycling journey really began four years ago when I was lured into riding a tandem for a charity ride under the false promise that as the stoker, I didn’t need to pedal and could just drink prosecco and enjoy the views. This turned out to be a lie, as I had to work very hard, but I caught the cycling bug! A year later I bought my first road bike and joined my local cycling club as a way to build my solo cycling skills and meet new people. During the fi...
Prof. Angie Abdou - Author - This One Wild Life: A Mother-Daughter Wilderness Memoir.
September 04, 2021 07:00 - 47 minutes - 38.4 MBThis One Wild Life: A Mother-Daughter Memoir launched in April 2021. “Includes research on the shy child, parent-child bonding, social media issues, and the benefits of outdoor activity and nature immersion. Disillusioned with overly competitive organized sports and concerned about her lively daughter's growing shyness, author Angie Abdou sets herself a challenge: to hike a peak a week over the summer holidays with Katie. They will bond in nature and discover the glories of outd...
Dr. Hajjah Sharifah Mazlina Syed Abdul Kadir - Malaysian Polar Explorer who ski-sailed across Antartica from the South Pole to Hercules inlet in 22 days.
September 02, 2021 07:00 - 43 minutes - 34.7 MBDr. Hajjah Sharifah Mazlina Syed Abdul Kadir is a lecturer at the Faculty of Sports Science and Recreation, Universiti Teknology MARA (UiTM). She successfully ski-sailed across the Antarctic, from the South Pole to the Hercules Inlet from Dec 9 to 30, 2004. The 1,100km-long journey took her 22 days to complete. She reached the North Pole in 2007 and Greenland in 2011. In 2019 she was back at this South Pole, this time as the leader of the All Women Expedition to Anta...
Jessica Hatcher-Moore - Journalist & author living on a hillside in North Wales, writing about improbable things; most recently, childbirth. AFTER BIRTH: What nobody tells you – How to Recover Body and Mind.
August 31, 2021 07:00 - 52 minutes - 42 MBJessica in her own words: I am a British non-fiction writer living on a hillside in North Wales, where I write with candour (and, hopefully, a dash of humour) about improbable things; UFOs, the United Nations’ use of clowns to resolve conflict, and, most recently, the rigours of childbearing. I grew up in Shropshire and, at first, dabbled with sports and adventure writing — I played international lacrosse, was one of the fastest unaffiliated runners in the 2011 London Marathon, ...
Dr. Sarita Robinson aka “Dr Survival” is a leading academic researcher in Survival Psychology. Sharing how to improve your chances of survival in disaster situations.
August 28, 2021 07:00 - 45 minutes - 36.1 MBDr Sarita Robinson is Deputy Head of the School of Psychology and Computer Science at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan). Sarita is one of the world’s leading academic researcher in area of survival psychology and so is often referred to as Doctor Survival. Survival psychology focuses on how people respond in disaster situations – everything from a terrorist attack to a ship sinking. Sarita has spent over 15 years researching people’s reactions to disasters. She focuses on tr...
Abbie Barnes - Founder of Spend More Time In The WILD, an organisation that seeks to inspire and empower individuals to get outside for the benefit of mental and physical health.
August 26, 2021 07:00 - 59 minutes - 47.8 MBAbbie Barnes is the founder and director of Spend More Time In The WILD, an organisation that seeks to inspire and empower individuals to get outside for the benefit of mental and physical health, whilst building meaningful connections with the natural world and each other. Through the project she produces weekly videos on YouTube following her adventures and challenges all around the world. Abbie offers walks and events, talks and workshops, runs the One WILD Life podcast, manag...
Dr. Adya Misra - British Canoeing #ShePaddles Club Champion. Raising awareness on the lack of diversity in paddlesports and helping to improve gender, ethnic and neuro-diversity in the paddlesports community.
August 24, 2021 07:00 - 45 minutes - 36.3 MBAdya discovered the joy of being out on the water later in life, when she moved to Stockholm, Sweden and discovered kayaking in 2014. Kayaking in the lakes and the Baltic Sea was, at the time, the best way to escape the stress of daily life and connect with nature. Working in scientific research left little free time to enjoy her new hobby, so a few years later she ended up pursuing a new career that would allow more time for kayaking. Adya fell in love with sea kayaking as soon as sh...
Belinda Kirk - Campaigner promoting the benefits of adventure for wellbeing. Author of - Adventure Revolution:The life-changing power of choosing challenge.
August 21, 2021 07:00 - 32 minutes - 26.3 MBAn Explorer in her own right, Belinda has walked across Nicaragua, searched for camels in China's Desert of Death, discovered ancient rock paintings in Lesotho, pioneered inclusive expeditions for people with disabilities, lead dozens of youth development expeditions around the world and gained a Guinness World Record for rowing unsupported around Britain. An expert expedition leader and Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, Belinda has managed remote trips for, amongst others Ra...
Cherelle Harding - Founder of Steppers UK. Encouraging Diversity Outdoors, Supporting Black, Asian & Ethnic Minority communities to build positive relationships with the outdoors.
August 19, 2021 07:00 - 37 minutes - 29.7 MBWords by Cherelle: Steppers UK is an outdoors organisation that aims to encourage diverse and under represented communities to participate in outdoor activities. Currently, Steppers UK focuses on hiking and cycling with plans to explore the outdoors further in the future. The inspiration behind Steppers UK comes from wanting to improve representation in the outdoors & change the image & stigma associated with being ‘outdoorsy’ or enjoying outdoor activities. Many communities hav...
Ursula Martin - Walked 5,500+ miles across Europe from the Ukraine to the most westerly point of Spain before turning around to head home to Wales!
August 17, 2021 07:00 - 50 minutes - 40.6 MBUrsula Martin has spent the last two years walking alone from Kiev, Ukraine across Europe, over the Alps, to start on the Camino which would take her all the way to Santiago de Compostela, before heading on to the most westerly point of Spain, Finisterre and reaching the Atlantic Ocean. It was then time to turn around and head home, just 1,000 miles to get back to Wales. Ursula finished her epic solo journey on June 6th 2021 in Llanidloes, where she was joined by friends and family fo...
Nadhira Alharthy - First Omani Woman to summit Mt Everest (2019) and First Arab Woman to summit Mt Amadablam (2021).
August 14, 2021 07:00 - 43 minutes - 34.8 MBIn May 2019, Nadhira Al Harthy became the first Omani woman and the second Omani to climb Mount Everest. The inspiration for wanting to climb Mt. Everest was meeting the first Omani man, Khalid Al Siyabi who summited in 2010. Nadhira was so inspired by his achievement, that she decided in 2017 that she too wanted to climb the highest mountain in the world. Up until this point Nadhira was not sporty and was not really that active, she was starting everything from zero. She had n...
Ellen Piercy - Leading a double life of adventure and engineering. Trained for an expedition to Svalbard 2022 and walking all 25 long distance trails in Cheshire #CheshireChallenge.
August 12, 2021 07:00 - 49 minutes - 39.3 MBEllen in her own words: I was a late starter to living more adventurously: in my late-thirties I realised that maybe I hadn’t left it too late and began to push my boundaries. I gained my Hill and Moorland Leader qualification and after cycling a section of the Camino de Santiago in 2017 I set my sights on a cold adventure. With 42 being the answer to life, the universe and everything I planned and trained for an expedition on Svalbard in the high arctic in 2020 when I ...
Sufiya - Ultra Runner, Fastest female to Run from Kashmir to Kanyakumari (4,000 km in 87 days) and the Indian Golden Quadrilateral Road (6000 km in 110 days, 23 hours).
August 10, 2021 07:00 - 29 minutes - 23.9 MBSufiya worked in the aviation industry for almost 10 years before she started her running career in 2017 when she ran her first half marathon in Delhi. After starting running and realising the benefits for her health, it became her passion and she decided to quit her job and focus full time on running. Sufiya has combined her passion for running while promoting her message of HOPE (Humanity, Oneness, Peace, Equality) through her runs. Sufiya is now a professional ultra-runner wi...
Vici Royle - Passionate Runner taking on her first 100K challenge - Race to the Castle!
August 07, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 58.3 MBVici is a University administrator who finds her happy place in a pair of running shoes. She's been running for over 10 years, sparked by the dream to join the thousands of people at the start line of the London Marathon. She finally got her London medal in 2016 and has been inspired to push her limits even further with ultra distances and tackling trail in the hills and glens of Scotland. Vici wants to inspire the everyday woman to lace up and get out the door to feel those endorphins and...
Jasmine Sanchez - Runner, Founder of Vessel Athletics, and a Community Lead of the Running Industry Diversity Coalition.
August 05, 2021 07:00 - 29 minutes - 23.5 MBJasmine is based in San Jose, California and recently graduated with her Bachelor's Degree in Business & Environmental Studies. In 2020 Jasmine was inspired by Beau Mills and his 24hr Marathon Challenge - she loved this idea of running 1.1 mile every hour and decided to do her own version of the challenge. Jasmine wanted to raise awareness around issues including police brutality, running alone as a female and Missing Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW). Jasmine dedicated each mile...
Hannah "The Destroyer" Jennings shares more on how to become a badass, level up your strength, and build unparalleled confidence in yourself.
August 04, 2021 15:00 - 38 minutes - 30.7 MBHannah "The Destroyer" Jennings is a Strength & Mental Process Coach. For over the past 10 years Hannah has been lifting weights and building an unstoppable mental process to ensure she performs at her best in both competitions and in life. Hannah has competed at State, National, and World Level Championships. She has been the West Virgina State Lightweight Women (LW) Strongman Champion and holds the World Record in the Mouser Block Press (LW category). Hannah is a coach w...
Sam Ortiz is a plus size, Latinx, rock climber, mountaineer, and founder of Climb Big.
August 04, 2021 13:00 - 50 minutes - 40.5 MBSam Ortiz (she/her) is a plus size, Latinx, rock climber, mountaineer, and adventure photographer based in WA state. Sam is the founder of Climb Big, a group she started to make climbing more accessible to fat folx after struggling to find a place in the outdoors, herself. Sam hosts meet-ups with other female and non-binary plus size folx to offer a safer space to share her outdoor skills and discuss tips on finding gear for plus size bodies. Sam has done plus size modelling for ...
Denise Mueller-Korenek - Goal Setting, Overcoming Performance Anxiety and becoming the fastest cyclist on earth!
August 04, 2021 11:00 - 43 minutes - 34.9 MBIn 2018, Denise Mueller-Korenek set the world record for paced bicycle land speed, traveling at an average of 183.932 MPH, becoming the fastest cyclist on earth. Denise smashed the previous record of 147.7 MPH set in 1995, and in doing so, became the first and only woman in history to hold the world record, which was first established in 1899. Denise also has multiple other athletic achievements to her name, including: US Women’s Human Powered Bicycle Record holder (non motor ...
Jessica Nabongo - Ugandan-American World Traveller, who became the first Black Woman to travel to every country in the world!
August 04, 2021 09:00 - 28 minutes - 22.9 MBJessica is a Detroit-born Ugandan-American who got her start with traveling when she was just four years old, and in October 2019, she became the first Black Woman to travel to every country in the world. Jessica is a cultural ambassador, writer, photographer, travel expert and entrepreneur, whose work is about changing the travel narrative and making the travel space more inclusive. She is the founder and CEO of The Catch, a lifestyle brand featuring goods acquired during her globa...
Sarah Williams - Reflects on the end of 2020 and the start of 2021. Plus more info on the UK Adventure Series #ChallengeWithCicerone and answering questions from patrons and the Tough Girl Tribe.
August 04, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 49.9 MBDuring this episode, I reflect back on the final 6 months of 2020 and the beginning of 2021. I share more about my next challenge - the Tough Girl UK Adventure Series. Plus answer a variety of questions from patrons and members of the tough girl tribe. I share more about what I’ve been up to during the covid months, how my goals have changed. I reflect on some of the smaller challenges, such as the #MarchDailyMile challenge with Inov-8, the 12hr walking challenges, doing 30 day...
Milbry Polk - Explorer and Photo Journalist, Founder of Wings WorldQuest, and on the Board for The Explorers Club
August 03, 2021 07:00 - 58 minutes - 46.6 MBMilbry C. Polk (BA, honors) Radcliffe College, Harvard University, has lectured in more 150 schools, universities and public affairs organizations. She co-founded and was executive director of Wings WorldQuest, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting women at the leading edge of science and discovery. She also founded and directed programs for the American Museum of Natural History and the Museum of the American Indian. She was Vice-Chair of the Conference on Affordable World Sec...
Nuran Honakhande - An adventurous mum whose aim is to inspire and encourage mums to adventure solo with kids.
July 29, 2021 07:00 - 36 minutes - 29.2 MBNuran in her own words: “Lover of road trips, the great outdoors, and all things natural; I feel truly free and content in the mountains. After giving up my corporate job in 2015, I embarked on a 7-week road trip through Europe with my two children in tow to visit friends and family. The kids were 3 and 6 years old at the time and I had no idea when I might go back to work, so wanted to make the most of our summer together. Since my husband wasn’t able to join us due to wo...