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TOUGH GIRL EXTRA

NEW episodes with previous Tough Girls & Members of the Tough Girl Tribe!

Released Thursday's on an adhoc basis at 7am UK time

 #ToughGirlThursday

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Jen Benson

Jen Benson

Running Coach, Author, and PhD Researcher – The Stories Behind 'The Path We Run' and Her Ultramarathon Adventures *** 3rd September 2024 ***

Stephanie Quintrell

Stephanie Quintrell

Riding Beyond Limits - A Journey of Courage and Adventure. Being the world’s first wheelchair-dependent person to ride horseback 130km across the Pyrenees from France to Spain. *** 4th August 2024 ***

Sarah Williams

Sarah Williams

Reflecting on the Past 6 Months and Future Plans for 2024 – Insights, Challenges, and Adventures. *** 1st August 2024 ***

Emma Kingston

Emma Kingston

Unveiling Bikepacking Secrets - Discover Adventure in Unexpected Places with Insights from "Bikepacking Wales: 18 Multi-Day Off-Road Cycling Adventures” *** 30th July 2024 ***

Sunny Stroeer

Sunny Stroeer

Completing the Iditarod Trail Invitational 1,000-Mile Race on Skis, Becoming the First Woman to Do So. *** 25th June 2024 ***

Kelly Smith

Kelly Smith

Founder of The Black Tri Tribe, UK's First Triathlon Club for Black People *** 18th June 2024 ***

Beth Whitman

Beth Whitman

Completed the Grand Slam Plus with Racing the Planet. This included running 5 separate events, each 250K, across Georgia (the country), the Namib Desert in Namibia, the Atacama in Chile, the Gobi in Mongolia and Antarctica. *** 19th March 2024 ***

Sarah Williams

Sarah Williams

Reflections & Learnings from the 3,000km Te Araroa Trail, New Zealand. *** 14th March 2024 ***

Jessica Hepburn

Jessica Hepburn

Jessica Hepburn - Unlikely Everest Summiteer. Inspiring people to #livebigandbrave when life doesn’t go to plan. Author of Save me from the Waves. *** 7th March 2024 ***

Nikki Love

Nikki Love

Nikki Love - 56, Running across Australia from Perth to Sydney 4,044kms in 76 days! Setting the women’s record! #RunAustralia *** 23rd January 2024 ***

Meaghan Hackinen

Meaghan Hackinen

Meaghan Hackinen - Bikepacker and writer sharing more about her new book - Shifting Gears: Coast to Coast on the Trans Am Bike Race *** 4th January 2024 ***

Sara Crosland

Sara Crosland

Author, Adventure Lover, Endurance Athlete (Running from Land’s End to John O’Groats) and Founder of The Beyond Recovery Project. *** 19th December 2023 ***

Sarah Williams

Sarah Williams

Planning and Preparation for thru hiking the 3,000 km Te Araroa Trail, New Zealand. #ChallengeWithZOLEO *** 2nd November 2023 ***

Sarah Williams

Sarah Williams

Solo Reflections: A Look Back at the End of 2022, Adventures and Challenges in 2023, and Plans for the Next 6 Months. *** 10th September 2023 ***

Genevieve Brown

Genevieve Brown

Update on her preparation for her solo South Pole Adventure. Including; Cold Weather Training, Personal Health Challenges, and Facing her Fears *** 13th June 2023 ***

Emily Pennington

Emily Pennington

Adventurer, solo traveler and Author of “Feral: Losing Myself and Finding My Way in America’s National Parks” *** 27th April 2023 ***

Laura Massey-Pugh

Laura Massey-Pugh

Her Inspiring Journey Around the World - 180 days on the back of a tandem with her husband. Persevering in the face of challenges and setting a new Guinness World Record. *** 20th April 2023 ***

Nirjala Tamrakar Wright

Nirjala Tamrakar Wright

First Nepalese woman to complete a full-distance triathlon *** 21st Feb 2023 ***

Lucy Barnard

Lucy Barnard

Returning to Columbia to meet up with her dog, Wombat and restart her journey of walking the length of the world. *** 8th Dec 2022 ***

Abbie Barnes

Abbie Barnes

#AbbieBikesBritain - A 55 day expedition cycling 2,000 miles from John O Groats to Lands End, via each of the UK's 15 National Parks and walking their highest peaks. *** 1st Dec 2022 ***

Shona Macpherson

Shona Macpherson

Counsellor and Life Coach - climbing all 282 Munros in Scotland and taking on her next adventure - the Te Araroa Trail in New Zealand. *** 17th Nov 2022 ***

Vedangi Kulkarni

Vedangi Kulkarni

Adventurer and endurance athlete moving into mountain biking and crossing Svalbard on skies. *** 27th Oct 2022 ***

Sabrina Pace-Humphreys

Sabrina Pace-Humphreys

Co-founder of Black Trail Runners and running Britain’s most brutal race - the Spine Race 286 miles non-stop! *** 30th Aug 2022 ***

Sarah Williams

Sarah Williams

Reflects on the end of 2021 and the start of 2022. *** 4th Aug 2022 ***

Preet Chandi

Preet Chandi

aka Polar Preet - 1st woman of colour to reach the South Pole after a SOLO, 700 mile journey taking 40 days. *** 15th Feb 2022 ***

Jessica Hepburn

Jessica Hepburn

Adventure Activist - Her journey to climbing Mt. Everest and completing her “Pond to Peak” Challenge. *** 8th Feb 2022 ***

Jessie Stevens

Jessie Stevens

Youth Climate Activist, Cycled 570 miles from Devon to Glasgow for COP26 #ride2COP26 *** 1st Dec 2021 ***

Nahla Summers

Nahla Summers

WR for riding 5,000 miles on an ElliptiGO Bike across the UK while writing “KINDNESS” in massive Strava Art! *** 14th Sept 2021 ***

Sarah Williams

Sarah Williams

Why so many women are scared to adventure and recognising our female role models with Tough Girl Founder Sarah Williams *** 10th Sept 2021 ***

Belinda Kirk

Belinda Kirk

Campaigner promoting the benefits of adventure for wellbeing. Author of - Adventure Revolution:The life-changing power of choosing challenge. *** 21st Aug 2021 ***

Ursula Martin

Ursula Martin

Walked 5,500+ miles across Europe from the Ukraine to the most westerly point of Spain before turning around to head home to Wales! *** 17th Aug 2021 ***

Ellen Piercy

Ellen Piercy

Leading a double life of adventure and engineering. Trained for an expedition to Svalbard 2022 and walking all 25 long distance trails in Cheshire #CheshireChallenge. *** 12th Aug 2021 ***

Vici Royle

Vici Royle

Passionate Runner taking on her first 100K challenge - Race to the Castle! *** 7th Aug 2021 ***

Sarah Williams

Sarah Williams

Reflects on the end of 2020 and the start of 2021. Plus more info on the UK Adventure Series #ChallengeWithCicerone and answering questions from patrons and the Tough Girl Tribe. *** 4th Aug 2021 ***

Dr. Katharine Ganly

Dr. Katharine Ganly

Antarctic Doctor 2019-2021 (South Georgia, Bird Island and RRS James Clark Ross). *** 24th Jun 2021 ***

Sacha Dench

Sacha Dench

Sacha Dench an award-winning conservationist, adventurer and UN ambassador for Migratory Species. *** 6th Apr 2021 ***

Rosie Swale Pope MBE

Rosie Swale Pope MBE

Live video edition of the Tough Girl Podcast featuring PHASE Worldwide Patron Rosie Swale Pope MBE. *** 3rd Apr 2021 ***

Anoushé Husain

Anoushé Husain

Para-climber, cancer survivor & co-founder of Para Climbing London! *** 23rd Jul 2020 ***

Paula McGuire

Paula McGuire

Everyday adventurer, anxiety survivor, trier, fail-er, author. Currently trying something new every day in 2020. *** 9th Jul 2020 ***

Jessica “Dixie” Mills

Jessica “Dixie” Mills

Thru-Hiker & Vlogger walking 500 miles on the Camino de Santiago (the French Way)! *** 2nd Jul 2020 ***

Elisabet Barnes

Elisabet Barnes

Queen of the Desert Ultra, 2x winner of Marathon des Sables (2015/2017) - looking to transition out of competitive running. *** 25th June 2020 ***

Alex Mason

Alex Mason

Thru-Hiker turned Ocean Rower! Rowed the Atlantic Ocean - January 2020 *** 18th Jun 2020 ***

Nicky Spinks

Nicky Spinks

Fell Runner & Farmer who ran in the Barkley Marathon & completed the Double Paddy Buckley Round! *** 11th Jun 2020 ***

Janey McGill

Janey McGill

Explorer of people, places and thoughts. Crossing 800km across Oman’s Empty Quarter on foot #meetmeinthefield *** 21st May 2020 ***

Arita Baaijens

Arita Baaijens

To rewild the western mind Arita Baaijens looks for ancient narratives that matter in the modern world. *** 14th May 2020 ***

Carolin Botterill

Carolin Botterill

Bravery, Running the Jungle Ultra for the 5th time - Plus Escaping the Jungle - a 200km race in Belize! *** 7th May 2020 ***

Audrey McIntosh

Audrey McIntosh

56, Her Global Odyssey, 100km non-stop in each of the World’s Continents! *** 30th Apr 2020 ***

Alice Morrison

Alice Morrison

A 1,000 mile walk with 3 Amazigh (Berber) companions and 6 camels across the Sahara desert in Morocco! *** 23rd Apr 2020 ***

Phoebe Smith

Phoebe Smith

Extreme Sleeping Adventurer, Storyteller-in-Residence at Calm.com, & host of the Wander Woman Podcast. *** 16th Apr 2020 ***

Mollie Hughes

Mollie Hughes

29, Youngest woman to ski from Hercules Inlet in Western Antarctica to the South Pole. *** 9th Apr 2020 ***

Anna McNuff

Anna McNuff

Running 2,300+ miles through Great Britain barefoot! *** 2nd Apr 2020 ***

Wendy Searle

Wendy Searle

Adventurer, mother of 4 and 7th woman to ski solo and unsupported from Hercules Inlet to the South Pole! *** 26th Mar 2020 ***

Sarah Davis

Sarah Davis

Adventurer - Paddling the length of Australia's longest river, the Murray River, 2,500km! *** 19th Mar 2020 ***

Dr. Kate Leeming

Dr. Kate Leeming

Cycling the entire Namibian coastline, a 1621km sand cycling expedition. *** 12th Mar 2020 ***

Jacki Hill-Murphy

Jacki Hill-Murphy

Expedition to travel the length of the Amazon River & The Lost Inca Trail Expedition! *** 5th Mar 2020 ***

Mimi Anderson

Mimi Anderson

Endurance Athlete/Multiple World Record Holder - Running across America, Dealing with Failure, Overcoming Fears, and getting into swimming and biking! *** 20th Feb 2020 ***

Katherine Bertine

Katherine Bertine

Athlete and advocate for equality in women’s sports *** 16th Jan 2020 **

Emily Penn

Emily Penn

Ocean Advocate & Skipper working on solving the #plasticpollution crisis. Co-Founder of eXXpedition *** 9th Jan 2020***

Shona Macpherson

Shona Macpherson

Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail - 2,650 miles SOBO from Canada to Mexico! *** 26th Dec 2019 ***

Melissa Urie

Melissa Urie

First women to complete UberMan. Ultra-Triathlon - A 21-mile swim, 400-mile bike ride followed by a 135 mile run through Death Valley! *** 19th Dec 2019 ***

Sarah Outen

Sarah Outen

Adventures by land & sea, Author 'Dare to Do’, Psychotherapist-in-training, Award-winning feature film #Home! *** 12th Dec 2019 ***

Paula Reid

Paula Reid

The Adventure Psychologist - Going knowingly into the unknown *** 5th Dec 2019 ***

Anna Blackwell

Anna Blackwell

Green Ribbon Expedition 2019 - 1,000km solo trek across Arctic and Northern Scandinavia! *** 28th Nov 2019 ***

Lindsey Cole

Lindsey Cole

Adventuring with ADHD, Swimming the length of the River Thames as a Mermaid & Swimming with Strangers! *** 21st Nov 2019 ***

Jo Bradshaw

Jo Bradshaw

Dealing with grief, climbing Denali and a 7 summits update *** 14th Nov 2019 ***

Kat Davis

Kat Davis

Walking the Camino del Norte in Europe, walking the Kumano Kodo Trail in Japan and bike packing the length of Japan, over 4,000km! *** 9th Nov 2019 ***

Pip Hare

Pip Hare

Single Handed Ocean Racer, preparing for the toughest sailing race on the planet - The Vendee Ocean Race 2020! *** 24th Oct 2019 ***

Kiko Matthews

Kiko Matthews

Cycling 7200km around the UK and Ireland’s coasts, building a community against plastic *** 19th Sept 2019 ***

Fiona Quinn

Fiona Quinn

Paddle boarding the length of Great Britain, plus setting 3 world SUP records! *** 12th Sept 2019 ***

Katie-Jane L'Herpiniere

Katie-Jane L'Herpiniere

Iceland Traverse - Hiking/FastPacking - 600km journey on foot traversing the land of fire and ice, from its most Southerly point to its most Northerly. *** 5th Sept 2019 ***

Zoe Langley-Wathen

Zoe Langley-Wathen

Her love for long distance walking, #100mappydays & Head Right Out *** 29th Aug 2019 ***

Carola Fekter & Natalie Moore

Carola Fekter & Natalie Moore

Natalie Moore - quitting her job and heading to Madagascar for 6 weeks on a marine conservation program! & Carola Fekter - Running 12 marathons in 12 months! *** 22nd Aug 2019 ***

Dani French & Hannah Dayan

Dani French & Hannah Dayan

Dani French - 42 challenges before turning 42 & Hannah Dayan - getting back into cycling and doing Cyclo-cross! ***15th Aug 2019 ***

Meg Saunders & Ellie Blake

Meg Saunders & Ellie Blake

Ellie Blake - Her journey to Ironman Wales & Meg Saunders - Hiking the Inca Trail and signing up for a marathon! *** 8th Aug 2019 ***

Sarah Williams

Sarah Williams

Reflections on 2018 and the start of 2019. Plus plans for Tough Girl Challenges, & answering questions from the Tough Girl Tribe *** 4th Aug 2019 ***

Pippa Lyon

Pippa Lyon

Fighting for Gender Equality with the InternationElles in the Tour De France 2019 *** 1st Aug 2019 ***

Laura Kennington

Laura Kennington

The North Sea Cycle route (Eurovelo 12) the world's longest signposted cycle route, 8 countries, 6,000km #GreatNorthRide *** 25th Jul 2019 ***

Ali Young

Ali Young

Team GB 24hr racing, chasing a 3hr PB in the marathon & racing in the legendary Spartathlon ultra race. *** 18th Jul 2019 ***

Sally Kettle

Sally Kettle

The Life of an Adventurer after rowing the Atlantic Ocean twice! *** 11th Jul 2019 ***

Alex Mason

Alex Mason

Thru hiking the Appalachian Trail and planning her next BIG challenge (rowing 2 oceans)! *** 27th Jun 2019 ***

Stephanie Case

Stephanie Case

Ultrarunner, human rights lawyer, Team Canada 2018, and founder of Free to Run. *** 6th Jun 2019 ***

Melissa Urie

Melissa Urie

Mental health nurse completing Ultra-man Hawaii and in training for UBERMAN in October 2019. *** 30th May 2019 ***

Anna McNuff

Anna McNuff

Racing in the Kathmandu Coast to Coast, New Zealand & her next challenge - Barefoot Britain (100 Barefoot Marathons!) *** 23rd May 2019 ***

Katie-Jane L’Herpiniere

Katie-Jane L’Herpiniere

Completing the 1911 version of the Tour de France (5,500km in 23 days) & the Silk Road Mountain Race in Kyrgyzstan. *** 9th May 2019 ***

Laura Try

Laura Try

Rowing 3,000 km in the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge & being part of the winning female team in 2018. Part of 7 women - 7 challenges in 2017 *** 25th Apr 2019 ***

Leanne Spencer and Antonia Bannasch

Leanne Spencer and Antonia Bannasch

The Worlds Toughest Ski Race , The Arctic Circle Race, Greenland - 160km! *** 18th Apr 2019 ***

Anna Blackwell

Anna Blackwell

“Kayaking the Continent” - 4000 km from England to the Black Sea through 11 countries & 5 capital cities. *** 14th Mar 2019 ***

Bex Band

Bex Band

The Ordinary Adventurer sharing more about her life as a nomad and Kick Scooting the length of the States from Canada to Mexico! *** 7th Mar 2019 ***

Jenny Tough

Jenny Tough

Running across 2 mountain ranges - the Atlas of Morocco, and the Bolivian Andes! *** 21st Feb 2019 ***

Jessica "Dixie" Mills

Jessica "Dixie" Mills

Thru hiking the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) & the Continental Trail Divide (CDT) thereby completing the “triple crown” of hiking! *** 7th Feb 2019 ***

Hannah Cox

Hannah Cox

How she got out of £20,000 of debt and saved £15,000 in a year to go on a 10 month, 18,000 mile journey from the UK to Bhutan *** 19th Jul 2018 ***

Felicity Aston

Felicity Aston

Expedition Leader for The Women's Euro-Arabian North Pole Expedition 2018 *** 28th Jun 2018***

Anna-Marie Watson

Anna-Marie Watson

Performance coach & founder Reach for More. Endurance athlete recovering #UTMB2017 #HMDS2017. *** 5th Apr 2018 ***

Jane Robinson

Jane Robinson

SPECIAL - INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY EPISODE! 2018! Author & British social historian specialising in the study of women pioneers in adventure and travel. *** 8th Mar 2018 ***

Anna McNuff

Anna McNuff

Biking across Europe, Cycling the Andes with Faye Shepherd, & Driving across Canada in a Van! *** 15th Feb 2018 ***

Beth French

Beth French

Quick fire round with Beth French, an ultra-marathon open-sea ocean swimmer who was once a Buddhist nun! *** 4th Jan 2018 ***

Sarah Williams

Sarah Williams

Reflections of 2017 & Plans for 2018! *** 30th Dec 2017 ***

Laura Gush

Laura Gush

Qualified Dr & PT. Amateur runner and triathlete. Did Marathon Des Sables & Ironman Mallorca in 2015. Now training for the Boston Marathon. *** 11th May 2017 ***

Sarah Logan

Sarah Logan

43, married with 2 girls - diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer, this is her story of survival, courage and training for a triathlon while undergoing treatment. *** 13th Apr 2017 ***

Frances Taylor

Frances Taylor

Running, self confidence, and quitting her job to cycle 3,000 miles around New Zealand *** 16th Mar 2017 ***

Catherine Mayer

Catherine Mayer

SPECIAL - INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY EPISODE! Catherine Mayer - bestselling author, award-winning journalist, and the co-founder of the Women’s Equality Party talking about her new book - Attack of the fifty foot women: How gender Equality can save the world! *** 8th Mar 2017 ***

Sophie Radcliffe

Sophie Radcliffe

Sophie has cycled from London to Paris in 24 hours nine times, she’s a two-times Ironman Wales finisher, completed the 3 Peaks Cycle Challenge, run ultra marathons, climbed Mont Blanc and achieved a world-first expedition with the Alpine Coast to Coast! *** 9th Feb 2017 ***

Audrey McIntosh

Audrey McIntosh

Audrey at 50 took on the Antarctic Ice Marathon and Antarctic 100k and was the 1st Scot to complete both races together finishing 1st woman in the 100k! *** 26th Jan 2017 ***

Sarah Williams

Sarah Williams

Reflections on 2016 & the plans for 2017! *** 30th Dec 2016 ***

Sarah Williams Boxing

Sarah Williams Boxing

with me… Sarah Williams - answering all your questions about Boxing! *** 8th Dec 2016 ***

Renee McGregor

Renee McGregor

A leading sports and eating disorder specialist dietitian. Talking about how to get the balance right between periods, health, and performance. *** 1st Dec 2016 ***

Erin Bastian

Erin Bastian

Erin Bastian - Sea and wildwater kayaking, with expeditions to Sardinia & Patagonia! Nominated for the World Paddle Awards. *** 10 Nov 2016 ***

Amy Hughes

Amy Hughes

Running 521 Miles on a treadmill in a week! *** 3rd Nov 2016 ***

Sarah Williams

Sarah Williams

I’m being interviewed by Ali Mahoney-Johnson from ithinksport.com focusing on psychological demands and overcoming mental challenges! *** 6th Oct 2016 ***

Jo Bradshaw

Jo Bradshaw

Catching up with Jo & hearing more about her summit of Mount Everest! *** 15th Sep 2016 ***

Emma Timmis

Emma Timmis

Talking about the Dolomites, the Australian Alpine Walking Track & our Hadrian’s Wall Adventure! *** 8th Sep 2016 ***

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