Tough Girl Podcast

Love running? Do you want to take it to the next level? Fancy doing an ultra marathon?  Listen to Ellie as she shares her running journey from PE lessons in Dundee, her first half marathon, before moving over to Canada and starting to run to meet new people. She’s gone on to win some of the most famous ultra races in the world, some of her race highlight include:- -Comrades Marathon (89km) 1st place, South Africa. (2014, 6:18:15, downhill course)  -Western States 100 mile Endurance Run Course Record, California, USA. (2012, 16:47:19) -Comrades 89km 2nd place, South Africa.  (2012, 6:08:24, downhill course) -IAU World 100km Champion, Gibraltar (2010, 7:29:05) and Doha, Qatar (2014, 7:30:48)   Show notes Learning more about her childhood and being sporty at a young age.  Where it all started with the Great North Run at 21 years old The journey of how she made a career out of running Getting her first sponsorship in 2008 and how that helped with accountability Joining a more competitive running club. Making the