Runners
(up to Marathon)

Redefining Retirement, Overcoming Fear and Ageism. The oldest woman to climb El Capitan in Yosemite National Park.

From Running Highs to Breaking Points: Shandi's Journey of Healing and Self-Discovery after the Boston Marathon Bombing

Competitive swimmer turned marathon runner. PB of 2hr 48 mins. Breast Cancer Survivor. Inducted into The National Black Distance Running Hall of Fame.

Founder & Mountain Leader at Girls on Hills. Skyrunner, fellrunner and ultrarunner encouraging more women to hit the trails and venture into the mountains. Shouting about equity and inclusivity in trail running.

Founder of Black Girls Do Run UK - A community to inspire, encourage and motivate Black women to run.

Began trail running in 2020. Her rapid progress in two years has been incredible. Crowned the Golden Trail National Series women’s champion in October 2021

Ultra/long distance cyclist, planning to break the tandem around the World Record with her husband Stevie in 2022.

Endurance Runner and Adventure Racer, on a mission to share the joy of running. Author of - “Run For The Love Of Life”

Running Coach and Founder of Ultra Black Running. Completing The Speed Project twice, a 340-mile relay race from LA to Las Vegas!

Running with a heart condition. The Nurse who broke the women’s record for completing the Te Araroa Trail, NZ (3,000km) in 57 days!

Avid outdoor and adventure enthusiast, dog mum, and founder of Three Peaks Adventures.

Poet & Author - ‘Never Leave The Dog Behind’ who explores the relationship between people, dogs and the great outdoors.

Independent sports historian writing about women's distance running and sharing stories of female runners over 50.

aka Taz @ThisHijabiRuns. Championing diversity in running. Founder and Run Leader at Wycombe Women's Run Club.

79 years young, running 60 to 100 miles per week, sharing her knowledge about running, health and fitness.

Breaking the women's record for Land's End to John O'Groats, running the length of Britain in just 12 days, 30 minutes and 14 seconds!

First woman to circumnavigate and summit Aconcagua in a single push - the Full 360!

Endurance Athlete & PT, discussing mental health, Marathon des Sables & her next challenge #2020RunNorthSea

Running 2,300+ miles through Great Britain barefoot!

Running 3,010km in 72 days, across Japan!! Plus her plans to run the length of Africa in 2024!

Racing in the Tour D’Afrique from Cairo to Cape Town on a bike; world first trek from the highest point of North Africa to the Atlantic Ocean, and running the Marathon Des Sables

Author of The Courage Habit: Sharing more about how to accept your fears, release the past, and Live Your Courageous Life

Fastest female marathoner of all time, and has held the Women’s World Marathon Record in a time of 2:15:25 since 2003!

British Triathlete and 4X World Ironman Champion (2007, 2008, 2009 and 2011), wife, mum and Global Head of Health and Wellbeing at Parkrun.

37, freelance writer & blogger, from Bristol who cycled LEJOG solo via the 3 peaks in 2018!

Surgeon for the NHS, Adventurer and only woman who walked with Robert Swan on the South Pole Energy Challenge in January 2018.

This Girl Ran: Tales of a Party Girl Turned Triathlete  - ditching a glamorous city girl lifestyle, and two years later qualifying to be a GB age-group triathlete!

Adventurer & Storyteller - Who walked the length of the Rabbit Proof Fence in Australia!

Associate Professor of planetary science at the University of Leicester, mountaineer, rower, rock climber, runner

2:36 marathoner and GB runner who has not had a period for 9 years.

43 married with 2 girls - diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer, this is her story of survival, positivity and training for a triathlon while undergoing treatment.

Running and Triathlon Coach and founder of Sparta Chicks!

Tough Girl 7 - Johanna "Jo Jo" Rogers at 52 will be training and racing in an effort to be

NEW Gluiness World Record Holder for running 521 Miles on a treadmill in a week!

Australian Alpine Walking Track & running Hadrian’s Wall!

Going from the couch to running the London Marathon!

Professional Triathlete. 6th place at Kona 2015.

World Champion - Duathlete & Triathlete

Ran 53 marathons in 53 days!

Embracing the Unknown - Transforming Challenges into Triumphs in Sports and Life, as she charts new paths, inspires resilience, and encourages others to fearlessly pursue their dreams.

From Runner to Run Coach. Her journey of making running a more diverse, inclusive, and less intimidating place. Advocating for all paces and body types in the space of road racing.

Passionate runner; running for fun, her mental health and to keep fit. Run streaking outside for the past 5 years, and completing the London Marathon in 2022!

Clinical Psychologist, queer vegan and a lover of all things outdoors. Awarded the Ultra Distance Scholarship in 2021 which is aimed at increasing representation of BAME cyclists in ultra distance cycling.

Mountain runner and UK Athletics-Certified Trail & Fell Running Coach. Inov-8 Ambassador.

On the Go - Being passionate about the outdoors and showing people there is a place for physical activity outside of elite sport.

Serial challenge adventurer, executive coach, mum of two boys, and unfortunately, recently diagnosed with stage 4 cancer.

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.

Senior Military Doctor, Mother, Lupus Warrior and Marathon Runner.

Professional Boxer turned Mountaineer - Climbing Kilimanjaro (in 2 days!), Aconcagua & Mount Elbrus.

First ‘Adventure Queen’ Grant Winner - A mother and daughter human powered mountain adventure of 1,300 miles, through 8 countries along the spine of the Alps.

International Award Winning Mind & Body Coach. Passionate about helping people embrace fear, grow their confidence, and take action.

British Marathon swimmer. World and European Junior Champion. Co-founder of Black Swimming Association.

Special Olympics Athlete, World-class runner and motivational speaker.

Adventurer and Lead Researcher into Women in Adventure - Investigating the association between the outdoors and mental wellbeing in women.

Modern-day ‘Alchemist’, passionate about turning challenge into opportunity and transforming the difficult stuff into ‘gold’

Fell Runner & Farmer who ran in the Barkley Marathon & completed the Double Paddy Buckley Round!

Running from the UK to Mongolia, finding stories of better ways of living in the climate crisis.

1st woman to run the length of Scandinavia, 103 days, 3000km!

73 years young and running 6,000 miles from Brighton to Kathmandu in Nepal!

Diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis - A self-confessed couch potato - Her journey to becoming a triathlete!

Running 12 marathons in 12 months on 4 continents to raise money for charity!

The Adventurous Kiwi - Completing NZ's iconic Coast to Coast race, running the Marathon des Sables & most recently crossing the Greenland Ice Cap!

Running across 2 mountain ranges - the Atlas of Morocco, and the Bolivian Andes!

1st person ever to run a Double Ramsay Round in the Scottish mountains! 116 miles. 57,000ft of ascent. 48 peaks. Time: 55hrs 56mins

Citi exec until burnout, recovered, became a PT, & co-founded Bodyshot! She’s taken part in 3x Scotland Coast to Coast Races, as well as Man V Mountain! Currently training for the Arctic Circle Race in 2019!

The vegan 'Queen of the Extreme’ - A British marathon runner, who holds three world records for marathon running!

Triathlete, Runner, Explorer, Vangirl #wherewheelsgo

2nd Women to ever finish the EPIC 5 - 5 Ironman in 5 days across 5 different islands in Hawaii!

Accidental adventurer & explorer, whose cycled solo + unsupported 2000 miles across the USA, & first female in history to swim the length of the Thames River!

Running, building self confidence, and quitting her job to cycle 3,000 miles around New Zealand!

Doing 12 CHALLENGES IN 12 MONTHS!

Started running in her sixties and went from running 8km to doing her first 100km race!

Ultra Endurance Cyclist & Runner - Talking about the Iditarod Trail & the Tour Divide!

Adventurer, Speaker & Mischief Maker! She has cycled 11,000 miles around every state in the USA & ran the full length of New Zealand!

My journey of getting to the start line of the Marathon des Sables (MDS) & running the toughest footrace on earth!

First person to run 1027 miles around the perimeter of Wales! Over 39 marathons in 40 days!

Marathon runner, Double Olympian & Commonwealth medalist

(Female Winner of the 2013 MdS) Top 10 Insiders Tips for the Marathon des Sables.

The Award-Winning Earth Scientist Revealing the Secret Stories of Rocks and Inspiring a Love for Nature in All.

Runner and running coach. Mother of 4 and Nana to 3. Trying to fight off ageing and prove that we can go on doing stuff long after we thought we couldn’t...

70+ marathons & ultras including: New York, Chicago, London, Paris, Berlin; Diversify the trails🖤

Long distance runner, 2x Olympian, Co-author of “How She Did It” - A high performance guide for female distance runners.

GP, Clinical teaching lecturer, mother of 3, daily runner.

First person to hand-cycle the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route from the Canadian border to the Mexico border.

British middle distance runner. European Finalist & World Semi-finalist. Professional Hair and Makeup artist.

Runner, Founder of Vessel Athletics, and a Community Lead of the Running Industry Diversity Coalition.

Diné/Navajo Woman, Mother, Olympic Qualifier x3 in the Marathon & 10K, and Registered Dietitian

An Unlikely Outdoor Adventurer - Pushing the importance of representation.

Athlete, advocate, and storyteller rewriting the narrative of who plays outside

Setting the WR for the fastest female pair to row the Atlantic Ocean & 8 weeks later coming 4th female in the Marathon des Sables!

Youngest woman to run from John O’Groats to Lands End (JOGLE) completely solo and unsupported.

Team USA and Silver IronMan All-World Triathlete. Her mission is to Promote a Positive Image of Muslim Women and Islam in General through Sport.

Ironman & CEO of the International Association of Black Triathletes (IABT)

The only woman to hold the World, Olympic, European, and Commonwealth Gold Medals at the same time!

Fitness Professional & Blogger at Keep it SimpELLE

Go Ahead, Stop and Pee: Running During Pregnancy and Postpartum

Endurance Athlete/Multiple World Record Holder - Running across America, Dealing with Failure, Overcoming Fears, and getting into swimming and biking!

Leading Global Expert on Female Physiology and Endurance Training. Author of ROAR.

Running the length of New Zealand in 99 days, cycling across Sardinia, Taiwan and down the West coast of America!

Quitting her job and heading to Madagascar for 6 weeks on a marine conservation program! & Carola Fekter - Running 12 marathons in 12 months!

Racing in the Kathmandu Coast to Coast, New Zealand & her next challenge - Barefoot Britain (100 Barefoot Marathons!)

51 talks about her life, travel and completing the Marathon des Sables. Jane is also the founder of AdventureShe Magazine.

Author of “Running for my Life” sharing about mental health and how she eventually overcomes her demons through running,

Mountain Runner, Adventure Racer, & New Mum! Author of Bump, Bike and Baby!

Performance coach & founder Reach for More. Endurance athlete recovering #UTMB2017 #HMDS2017.

Runner, Author & Mental Health Campaigner

Olympian x3, NYT Best Selling Author - “Fast Girl – A Life Spent Running From Madness”, & Mental Health Advocate

Running The Ironman and Marathon Des Sables with No Background in Sports, Qualified Dr and PT

Running 900 km via the Tien Shan mountains in Kyrgyzstan!

The youngest and only female to run 5,000 miles around the coast of Britain!

PE Teacher & Triathlete who was diagnosed with a brain tumour in 2014. This is her journey back to fitness.

Type 1 Diabetic, Runner, Blogger & Expat Living in London

Author & Blogger behind “Too Fat to Run”

Nurse, Grandmother, 4X Cancer Survivor, Health Activist who ran around the Perimeter of the Continental United States!

She runs every distance from 800 m to 24hr endurance races!

National Adventurer of the Year 2015 for Running across Africa!