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TOUGH GIRL PODCAST 2016
The Tough Girl podcast is all about motivating and inspiring you, while increasing amount of female role models in the media especially in relation to adventure and physical challenges.
The TGP has won 3 awards!
The Women's Sports Trust #BeAGameChanger National Award for Media Initiative of the Year (2018).The Shextreme Best Adventure Podcast Award (2019) and the best Adventure Sports Podcast in the Sports Podcast Awards 2022.
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 Elise DowningThe youngest and only female to run 5,000 miles around the coast of Britain! |  Polly VacherThe first pilot to complete a solo flight around the world via both Poles in a single-engine aircraft! |  Amelia BooneFull-time attorney, 3X World’s Toughest Mudder Champion & Spartan Race World Champion! |
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 Alison NorthMarried mum of 2 (Mum of Lorna North) - Alison started running when she was 64 and went from running 8km to doing her first 100km race! #66NotOut! |  Lorna NorthFrom “Queen of the Mile” - Talking about travel, running, cycling, her experience of a DNF & what’s in store for the future! |  Rachel BownPE Teacher & Triathlete who was diagnosed with a brain tumour in 2014. This is her journey back to fitness. |
 Lauren MortonLauren is a 2x World Record Holder for rowing across the Atlantic, she’s also survived “The Island” with Bear Grylls. |  Christine Amour-LevarTrekking to Siberia to experience what daily life is like for the nomadic Nenets reindeer herders |  Selina McColeA 43 year old married mother of 2 who ran the Marathon des Sables 2016 coming 1st British Woman!! |
 Jill HomerUltra Endurance Cyclist & Runner - Talking about the Iditarod Trail & the Tour Divide! |  Corey Melke HinzType 1 Diabetic, Runner, Blogger & Expat Living in London |  Cathy O'Dowd1st woman to climb both sides of Mount Everest! |
 Kat DavisFrom “Following The Arrows” Blog - The Adventures of a Pilgrim, Henro, Walker & Thru-hiker… |  Emily ChappellBicycle courier who took on the world & being the female winner of the Transcontinental 2016 Race! |  Juliana BuhringUltra-endurance cyclist & Guinness World Record for Fastest Woman to Cycle the World! |
 Jessica "Dixie" MillsEverything you need to know about thru-Hiking the Appalachian Trail! |  Jenna DowningInline skating World Champion, 10 x British Champion and is a X-Games silver medallist! |  Lowri MorganMother, ultra endurance runner, & adventurer!! |
 Richelle OlsenAn Aussie 30-something, she's plus sized, and cycled nearly 5,000 kms from Canada to Mexico, hiked to Everest base camp, & trekked the Inca Trail! |  Lucy O'ConnorLieutenant in the Royal Navy, Boxer & Boxing Coach |  Maggie Alphonsi MBEEngland Rugby World Cup Winner 2014. She's represented her country an impressive 74 times! Scored 28 tries, and helped England win a record breaking 7 consecutive Six Nations crowns! |
 Lizzie CarrBlogger, Adventurer & Environmentalist - First person to paddle board the length of England via its connected waterways, 650km (400 miles)! |  Renee McgregorA leading sports and eating disorder specialist dietitian with over 15 years' experience working in nutrition. Renee works with elite athletes, coaches and sport science teams to provide nutritional strategies to enhance sport performance |  Ann TrasonAmerican ultra runner who has broken 20 world records & won Western States a record 14 times! |
 Emily PennSkipper, ocean advocate and artist dedicated to studying environmental challenges in the most remote parts of our planet. |  Belinda KirkAn International Expedition Leader and Founder of Explorers Connect. Was a member of the 1st all female team to row around Great Britain setting a new Guinness World Record. |  Masha GordonMum-of-two, who is the fastest women to complete the Explorers’ Grand Slam challenge. |
 Ellie GreenwoodBritish Ultra Runner, who is a 2x 100km World Champion and 1st British women to win the Comrades Marathon in South Africa. |  Anna McNuffAdventurer, Speaker & Mischief Maker! She has cycled 11,000 miles around every state in the USA & ran the full length of New Zealand! |  Jules LewisJules Lewis from Mountain High - Her mission, to inspire people to step outside of their comfort zone! |
 Nikki KimballDealing with depression & being one of the elite ultra runners in America |  Sally BarkowA former Olympic sailor, most recently on board the all-female Team SCA in the 2014-15 Volvo Ocean Race!! |  Lois PryceA British travel writer, who explores the world on her motorbike! |
 Julie CreffieldRunner, Blogger & Author of "Too FAT to Run" |  Tanith FaceyGoing from the couch to running the London Marathon! |  Sarah WilliamsAuthor, Blogger, Motivational Speaker, Marathon Runner & sharing my experience of the Marathon des Sables - the toughest footrace on earth! |
 Jacki Hill-MurphyAuthor of “Adventuresses” - Jacki travels the world following in the footsteps of the early female explorers. |  Parys EdwardsA professional triathlete representing Great Britain. As an age group athlete Parys claimed World Championship Titles at both the Olympic and 70.3 distances, along with European, British and English National titles. |  Ragen ChastainSpeaker, Writer, Dancer, Marathoner, Soon to be IRONMAN, Fat Person, and Activist. |
 Roz SavageEnglish ocean rower, environmental advocate, writer and speaker. She holds 4 Guinness World Records for ocean rowing, including first woman to row solo across 3 oceans: the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian. |  Kate LeemingAustralian Cycle Enthusiast, Educator, and First Women to Cycle Across the ‘New” Russia! |  Verena MaiModel turned stunt driver; first woman to compete in Formula Drift, Redline Time Attack & who now races in Rally America! |
 Jenny TinmouthHonda Racing Rider 2016 British Superbike Championship. Female lap record holder at IOM TT - 2x Guinness World Record Holder |  Jade PaveleyJade Paveley Professional Sports Car Driver for Mazda Motors UK & competing in the Motorsport New MSV Championship. |  Squash FalconerAdventurer whose climbed Mt Everest & flew a paraglider from Mt Blanc! |
 Helene Neville55-year-old, cancer survivor & grandmother who run the perimeter of the United States! |  Arita BaaijensExplorer, Biologist, Author, Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society & the Explorers Club |  Jo BradshawMountaineer & 3rd British Women to summit Manaslu, the world’s 8th highest mountain |
 Susie CheethamProfessional Triathlete. 6th place at the Iron Man World Championships 2015 |  Arry Beresford-WebbFirst person to run 1027 miles around the perimeter of Wales! |  Kathryn BertineProfessional Cyclist & Advocate for Equality in Women’s Sports. |
 Annie RossFounder of eXerK - 52 Challenges in 52 Weeks! |
The Tough Girl Podcast is the winner of 3 Awards. In 2022 the TGP won the Best Urban & Adventure Podcast in the Sports Podcast Awards.
In 2019 the TGP won the Shextreme Best Adventure Podcast Award & in 2018 it won The Women's Sports Trust #BeAGameChanger National Award for Media Initiative of the Year. Thank you to all the patrons and supporters who made this possible. New episodes of the Tough Girl Podcast go live every Tuesday at 7am UK Time. You can support the mission to increase the amount of female role models in the media by signing up as patron.
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