#ToughGirlPodcast

Abby McQueeney Penamonte - Registered Dietitian and Nutrition Coach. Helping women fuel their bodies

“I used to be a competitive ultra-runner. I competed in 100-mile mountain races and was pretty decent at it. In 2013 I competed and won (fem

Sabrina Pace-Humphreys - Co-founder of Black Trail Runners and running Britain’s most brutal race

Sabrina Pace-Humphreys is a 44-year-old mother of 4 and grandmother of 3, an award-winning businesswoman, an ultrarunner, a social justice a

Sophie Etheridge - Disabled long distance open water swimmer and the founder of (ADOWS).

Sophie has spent the past 2 years trying to raise awareness of open water swimmers with disabilities in the hope that more people will becom

Meaghan Hackinen - Ultra-endurance cyclist - Trans Am Bike Race, NorthCape4000, and Paris-Brest-Pari

Meaghan is a Canadian writer and ultra-endurance cyclist whose two-wheeled adventures have taken her from Haida Gwaii to Mexico’s high plate

Tayo Jaiyesimi - Adventure Enthusiast blogging at: The 5 to 9 Traveller.

Tayo is The Five to Nine Traveller who believes life is more than your 9 to 5. As an adventuring enthusiast she is always on the hunt for ad

Sarah Williams - Reflects on the end of 2021 and the start of 2022.

During this episode, I reflect back on the final 6 months of 2021 and the beginning of 2022.

Abby Popplestone - Novice cyclist - Bikepacking the GB Divide solo & unsupported.

“Growing up, the outdoors wasn't a place I spent much time, unless you count doing all nighters in the park guzzling Bacardi Breezers and sh

Nirjala Tamrakar Wright - aka "Mountain Queen” - The Mountain Biking National Champion of Nepal

Nirjala, the "Mountain Queen," was born in Kumari Pati in Kathmandu, Nepal. Nirjala is one of two children, with a younger brother who is a

Parvinder Chawla - Travelling the world solo in her wheelchair.

Parvinder was doing well until she was 22, when she was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis and ended up needing a wheelchair.

Rebecca Ferry - Mum of 5. Ultra runner and high altitude mountaineer

Rebecca in her own words: “First and foremost, I’m a mum of 5. However, I’ve always maintained and embraced sport throughout pregnancies a

Bonnie St. John - 1st African-American ever to win medals in Winter Olympic competition.

An African-American from a family of modest means, Bonnie became an amputee at age five. Against tremendous odds, she used imagination and..

Tori Murden McClure - 1st woman and 1st American to ski to the geographic South Pole (1989)

Tori is perhaps best-known as the first woman and first American to row a boat solo across the Atlantic Ocean, having accomplished the feat

Claire Smith - Ultra endurance athlete - Only person in the UK to finish a continuous Double Deca

Claire in her own words: “I have always been a highly motivated person, but when I was younger, I was highly motivated to self destruct!"