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Lee Vue - Paddling the Mississippi River (2,300+ miles) and her team winning first place

a day ago
3 min

Lee Vue - Paddling the Mississippi River (2,300+ miles) and her team winning first place

Lee Vue is a creative professional with deep knowledge in communications and digital strategy committed to social impact. She graduated from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities with a degree in political science. Her professional career spans across multiple industries that include startups, academia, small businesses and nonprofit organizations. As a current board member of Camp Menogyn, Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness and Building More Philanthropy with Purpos

EmmaLucy Cole - The joys and challenges of being a solo woman researcher, explorer and biker.

Monisha Rajesh - Author of “Around the World in 80 Trains”, Nat Geo Traveller Book of the Year.

Feb 16
2 min

Monisha Rajesh - Author of “Around the World in 80 Trains”, Nat Geo Traveller Book of the Year.

Monisha Rajesh is a British journalist and travel writer whose writing has appeared in Time magazine, The New York Times, The Guardian, Vanity Fair and The Sunday Telegraph in which she wrote a monthly column about travelling the world by train. Her first book Around India in 80 Trains (2012) was named one of The Independent’s top ten books on India, and her second book Around the World in 80 Trains was published in 2019 to great acclaim. Monisha was born in Norfolk and mostl

Kat Young - Hiker & Blogger at Attitude over Ability - Hiking the Coast to Coast UK

Santia Deck - Professional athlete making history as the highest paid Female Professional American..

Feb 9
3 min

Santia Deck - Professional athlete making history as the highest paid Female Professional American..

The Queen Of Abs, Santia Deck, is a history-making Female Professional American Footballer and Social Media Influencer with over 700,000 loyal and engaged followers. Santia Marie Deck was born in South Carolina and raised in Hous ton, Texas. She now resides in Atlanta and travels often. Since childhood, Santia has been running full speed after her dream of success. Now, she works tirelessly to inspire and empower young people and women around the world with her passion and de

Kim Ingleby - International Award Winning Mind & Body Coach. Passionate about helping people...

Sophia Danenberg - The first African American and first Black woman to climb Mount Everest.

Feb 2
2 min

Sophia Danenberg - The first African American and first Black woman to climb Mount Everest.

In 2006 Sophia became the first African American and first Black woman to climb Mount Everest in the Himalayas. Sophia first major climb was at Mt Rainier in Washington State in 2002. Over the next two years she climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro, Mt Baker, and Mt Kenya. In 2005 she scaled five peaks: Grand Teton, Mount Katahdin, Mount Denali, Mount Tasman, and Ama Dablam. During this episode Sophia shares more about her passion for mountaineering and how her climbing evolved. Sophia t

Lauren Woodwiss - Setting the WR for the fastest female pair to row the Atlantic Ocean

Genny Brown - Aiming to be the first Aruban to ski to the South Pole

Katie Holmes - Independent sports historian writing about women's distance running

Jan 21
2 min

Katie Holmes - Independent sports historian writing about women's distance running

Katie Holmes is a UK-based runner and charity consultant who loves cross country, track and park run. On her website she shares the stories of female runners over 50 and highlights their achievements. Katie is also an independent sports historian, focusing on the history of women's endurance running. Her work is driven by a desire to capture stories which might otherwise be lost and to recover, and uncover, stories which have faded out of the collective memory due to the marg

Nazia Khatun - An award winning fitness specialist, connecting neuroscience and fitness

Renata Chlumska - Adventure athlete who became the first Swedish and Czech woman to climb Mt Everest

Alice Dearing - British Marathon swimmer. World and European Junior Champion.

Jeannette McGill - 1st South African woman to summit Manaslu, the 8th highest mountain in the world.

Lola Akinmade Åkerström - Award-winning writer and travel photographer exploring culture

Jen McMahon and Kara Wilson - Road to 50 Miles

The 10 Most Listened To Tough Girl Podcast Episodes From 2020!

Dec 30, 2020
2 min

The 10 Most Listened To Tough Girl Podcast Episodes From 2020!

1. Beth Whitman - Running her 1st Marathon at 50, completing the Snowman Trek in Bhutan and training for the 4 Deserts Challenge in 2020! Listen to Beth Whitman now. If you can't see the link below please click here. 2. Nienke Oostra - Mountain biking the Great Himalaya trail in Nepal Listen to Nienke Oostra now. If you can't see the link below please click here. 3. Helen Langridge - cycled LEJOG solo and unsupported in 2015, then in 2017 cycled 30,000km around the world wi

Alison Walker - UK-based Malaysian ultra-runner completing the Smog Graham Round

Gillian Larson - Thru-rider, riding over 10,000 miles through the most remote and wild places

10 Most Listened Episodes of All Time on the Tough Girl Podcast!

Dec 23, 2020
2 min

10 Most Listened Episodes of All Time on the Tough Girl Podcast!

1. Dr. Stacy Sims - Leading Global Expert on Female Physiology and Endurance Training. Author of ROAR. Listen to Dr Stacy Sims now. If you can't see the link below please click here. 2. Sarah Williams - Cycling the Pacific Coast Highway and & Baja Divide Listen to Sarah Williams now. If you can't see the link below please click here. 3. Allie Bailey - has run over 60 races, from half marathons to 100 mile ultras & in January she became the 1st women to run across a 100 mile

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