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- Sep 15, 2015
- 2 min
Tough Girl - Lisa Williams - Swam across the English Channel!
This is an episode not to be missed, especially if you’re interested in swimming or want to know more about open water swimming. Lisa Williams is a down to earth normal woman in her thirties, who has gone on to do an extraordinary challenge. Lisa has just swam the English Channel, the 21 miles from England over to France! During this podcast, Lisa explains how she first got into swimming as a young girl and why she decided to take it up again later on in life. She clearly exp


- Sep 8, 2015
- 2 min
Tough Girl - Gale Bernhardt - USA Olympic Triathlon Team & Olympic Cycling Coach
Tough Girl Challenges is all about motivating and inspiring women and girls. As well as interviewing athletes, explorers and adventures. I also think it’s important to interview the women behind the scenes, the women who support and help others to achieve their goals. In this episode I interview Gale Bernhardt, she has a real passion for helping others and she found this passion when she was sixteen years old. As a renowned Olympic Coach with over twenty years experience she


- Sep 1, 2015
- 2 min
Tough Girl - Liz Yelling - Marathon runner, Double Olympian & Commonwealth medalist
Liz Yelling is a British long-distance runner, who excelled in the marathon distance (26.2 miles), and her personal best is a staggering time of 2 hr 28 mins 33 seconds! Liz has competed in two consecutive Olympics Games, Athens and Beijing, she’s also a Commonwealth medalist winning a Bronze medal in Melbourne in 2006. During this podcast, Liz talks about how she first got into running, and how she progressed from running cross country at school, to joining an athletics club


- Aug 25, 2015
- 3 min
Ann Daniels a record breaking Polar Explorer!
Tough Girl Challenges is all about motivating and inspiring women and girls. In this episode I interview Ann Daniels a record breaking polar explorer. Described by the Times as “living proof that humans really can reach new peaks”. In 2002, Ann became the first woman in history to ski to the North and South Poles as part of all women teams. She has sledge-hauled over 4000 miles, completing over 10 polar expeditions and surviving over 400 days on the ice. During this podcast A

- Aug 18, 2015
- 2 min
Tough Girl - Emma Timmis - National Adventurer of the Year 2015 for Running across Africa!
Tough Girl Challenges is all about motivating and inspiring women and girls. In this episode I interview Emma Timmis who is a phenomenal endurance athlete. Emma has done some extreme adventures where she’s pushed her body and mind to her limits. Emma was the winner of the National Adventurer of the Year Award in 2015 where she was recognised for her achievement in physical endeavour by running across Africa! This journey took 89 days, starting at the Atlantic Ocean at Henrie

- Aug 11, 2015
- 1 min
Tough Girl - Amy Hughes who ran 53 marathons in 53 days.
Amy Hughes is a normal girl from Oswestry in Shropshire, who did an extraordinary challenge. Amy ran 53 marathons in 53 days and raised over £53,000 becoming a world record holder at the same time. During this podcast, Amy talks about her start into fitness and making the decision to take up running. Initially, she was so embarrassed, she would go for runs at six in the morning so no one else would see her. Learn how Amy persevered and went from a standing start to running ma


- Aug 6, 2015
- 1 min
Tough Girl - Cheryl Hunter - Motivational speaker, best selling author and transformational expert.
Cheryl Hunter is a motivational speaker, best selling author and transformational expert. Cheryl left her small town in Colorado and headed to Europe with the dream of making it big in the modelling world. What happened next almost broke her, she was kidnapped, raped, abused and held captive. The experience profoundly changed her and her outlook on life. In this episode Cheryl shares how she broke free of her mental prison and cracked the code for others to use. Cheryl is ver


- Aug 5, 2015
- 1 min
Sally Kettle - World Record Two-Time Atlantic Ocean Rower
Sally Kettle has always wanted to live an exciting life, she’s wanted to make the most of her time whilst she's here. She has thrown herself into numerous different challenges, from running the London Marathon, to rowing across the Atlantic twice! The fist time, never having been in a boat before and with her mum for company! Sally talks through her different challenges, explaining what made her want to do them, how they came about and how she prepared both physically and me


- Aug 4, 2015
- 2 min
Tough Girl - Jessi Stensland - Elite multi-sport athlete
Tough Girl Challenges is all about motivating and inspiring women and girls. In this episode I interview Jessi Stensland an elite multi-sport athlete and movement specialist. As well as being a video journalist she is also the founder and creator of MovementU. Jessi has had a long and distinguished career over the past twenty years, with national and international wins. In 2004 she won the Half Ironman Mexico, her first attempt at that distance. The highlight of her career wa


- Aug 3, 2015
- 1 min
Tough Girl Podcast - Sophie Radcliffe
Sophie Radcliffe from “Challenge Sophie” is currently living in Chamonix in the French Alps where she takes advantage of the mountains to run, cycle and to train for her next adventure. Sophie describes herself as a normal girl who just happens to love pushing herself both mentally and physical with various endurance challenges. Sophie talks about the mental and physical challenges she’s undertaken from completing the three peaks, cycling from London to Paris in twenty four h


- Aug 2, 2015
- 1 min
Tough Girl Podcast Update
I’d decided ages ago my launch date was going to be Tuesday 4th August (Tough Girl Tuesday!) and that would be when my podcast would go live. In order to have everything ready by that date I needed to submit my podcast to iTunes for review! This was the scary bit, I wasn’t sure how long it would take for them to review the podcast and get back to me. I decided to submit it on Friday in the morning, so it would give them at least two working days before my planned launched dat


- Jul 31, 2015
- 1 min
Emma Timmis
Emma is a phenomenal endurance athlete and she has done some extreme adventures where she’s pushed her body to the limits. Emma was the winner of the National Adventurer of the Year in 2015 where she was recognised for her achievement in physical endeavour by running across Africa! A journey that took 89 days, starting at the atlantic Ocean at Henries Bay in Nambia and running across to the Indian Ocean at Pemba n Mozambique a distance of 3,974km. Emma will be sharing her inc


- Jul 30, 2015
- 1 min
Cheryl Hunter
Cheryl Hunter has faced huge challenges in her life and used those experiences not only to change her life but to change hundred of thousands of other lives. Cheryl is a motivational speaker, best selling author and transformational expert. Cheryl shares her personal and inspirational story with us on the Tough Girl Podcast Tueday 4th August - Save the date. #ToughGirlPodcast #CherylHunter