What started as a personal mission to reclaim my health, purpose, and passion has grown into a decade-long journey of exploration, resilience, and inspiration.
Since launching Tough Girl Challenges, I’ve pursued 31 epic adventures across 13+ countries — walking thousands of miles, climbing mountains, and cycling coastlines, all while sharing the highs and lows of the journey.
Each challenge has been about more than physical endurance; they’ve shaped who I am and deepened my mission to inspire women and girls around the world to dream big, challenge themselves, and know their worth.
🗓 Tough Girl Challenges: Year-by-Year
2015
🌱 The beginning: Battling chronic fatigue, anaemia, and figuring out the direction for Tough Girl Challenges
2016
🏜 Marathon des Sables, Morocco – 6 marathons in 6 days across the Sahara Desert
2017
🥾 Appalachian Trail, USA – 2,190 miles (3,524 km) solo thru-hike over 100 days
2018
🚴♀️ Pacific Coast Highway Bike Ride – Vancouver, Canada to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico (4,000 km+)
2019
🥾 Camino Portugués, Portugal – 620 km & 🥾 Lycian Way, Turkey – 540 km
2020
🥾 Overland Track, Tasmania, Australia – 65 km
2021
Anglesey Coastal Path – 200 km
South Downs Way – 160 km
Pilgrims’ Way – 300 km
West Highland Way – 154 km
Ben Nevis – Highest mountain in Scotland
Great Glen Way – 117 km
2022
🏔 Welsh 3000ers, Wales – 15 mountains over 3,000 ft
🌊 Wales Coast Path, UK – 1,400 km
🥾 Hebridean Way, Scotland – 252 km
🥾 Speyside Way, Scotland – 135 km
🥾 Moray Coast Trail, Scotland – 72 km
🥾 Dava Way, Scotland – 38 km
🥾 East Highland Way, Scotland – 132 km
2023
🥾Great Ocean Walk, Australia - 110km
🥾Camino Francés, Spain – 780 km
🥾 Isle of Man Coastal Path (Raad ny Foillan) – 160 km
🥾 Wainwright’s Coast to Coast, UK – 300 km
🥾 Camino Primitivo, Spain – 321 km
🇳🇿 Te Araroa Trail – North Island, New Zealand – 1,700 km
2024
🇳🇿 Te Araroa Trail – South Island, NZ – 1,300 km
🇪🇸 Camino de la Plata (VDLP), Spain – 1,000 km
🥾 Cotswold Way, UK – 164 km
🥾 South West Coast Path, UK – 1,014 km
2025 (planned/in progress)
🥾 Camino Inglés, Spain – 120 km
🏞 Snowdonia Slate Trail, Wales – 135 km
🏔 GR20, Corsica – 190 km (Europe’s toughest trail)
🥾 GR10, French Pyrenees – 954 km