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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...
Jan 21, 20212 min read


Nazia Khatun - An award winning fitness specialist, connecting neuroscience and fitness
Nazia has been defying stereotypes from an early age, from fitting into her role as an athlete and what would be accepted as a Bangladeshi f
Jan 19, 20212 min read


Renata Chlumska - Adventure athlete who became the first Swedish and Czech woman to climb Mt Everest
During a journey to Nepal and the Himalayas, she first began to dream about climbing the world’s highest mountain herself. And – following f
Jan 14, 20213 min read


Alice Dearing - British Marathon swimmer. World and European Junior Champion.
Alice is currently the only black person swimming for Britain on senior team. She is the World Junior marathon swim champion (2016). and is
Jan 12, 20212 min read


Jeannette McGill - 1st South African woman to summit Manaslu, the 8th highest mountain in the world.
Jeannette is the 1st South African woman to summit Manaslu, the 8th highest mountain in the world. She is also the first South African to ev
Jan 7, 20213 min read


Lola Akinmade Åkerström - Award-winning writer and travel photographer exploring culture
Lola has photographed and dispatched from 70+ countries for various publications. She is the 2018 Travel Photographer of the Year Bill Muste
Jan 5, 20213 min read


Jen McMahon and Kara Wilson - Road to 50 Miles
“Road To 50 Miles” chronicles the journey of two women as they train for and run a 50-mile race, an ultramarathon. Their journey leads them
Dec 31, 20203 min read


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!...
Dec 30, 20202 min read


Alison Walker - UK-based Malaysian ultra-runner completing the Smog Graham Round
Alison Walker is a U.K. based Malaysian ultra runner who started running ultras in 2019.
Alison holds several fastest Malaysian ultra time
Dec 29, 20202 min read


Gillian Larson - Thru-rider, riding over 10,000 miles through the most remote and wild places
Gillian Larson and her equine partners have accomplished numerous long distance solo rides on remote wilderness trails in the U.S. Together
Dec 24, 20202 min read


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...
Dec 23, 20202 min read


Megan Al-Ghailani - Youngest woman to run from John O’Groats to Lands End (JOGLE) completely solo
Megan is a runner, writer and adventurer from Manchester, UK.
Megan in her own words:
“I’m a relentless optimist who always tries to say
Dec 22, 20203 min read


Jean Muenchrath - Hiking, skiing and exploring wild places.
Jean Muenchrath's passion for hiking, skiing and exploring wild places began as a child in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. In 1982 she
Dec 3, 20203 min read
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