Tough Girl Podcast

Lorna North is the founder of Queen of the Mile, a platform for those who share the joys of road cycling and running with a particular focus on making these sports less intimidating and more accessible to women. The idea came about when she bought her first road bike and couldn’t find any personal insight on how to get started. As a professional writer anyway, she decided to build a resource to fill this gap and share first-hand experiences of the cycling and running challenges she and the community were embarking on. Lorna’s approach is not about being the fastest but about pushing your own limits, having fun with it and seeing every mile as a victory. Show notes Getting to know Lorna, what it was like growing up in London and finding her first passion - Gymnastics Why she decided to give it up Why running came next and what she loved about it Spending 4 years abroad, traveling around Africa and Asia and what she learned from it and why it empowered her Returning to the corporate lifestyle and why she decid