My Back 40

074. Jenny Tough - 2021 Silk Road Mountain Race


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Regardless of the method of transportation, by bike or by foot, Jenny Tough loves being in the mountains. I first had the pleasure of chatting with Jenny way back in Episode 3 after she finished the Atlas Mountain Race in Morocco. This time around we’re talking about her recent adventure in the Silk Road Mountain Race where she was the fist woman across the line, completing the 1800km race, which boasts a whopping 35,000m of ascent in just 11d:14h:6m

I had never met her in person until she tracked me down just outside of Castlegar this past summer, while I was on the return trip of my BC Epic yoyo. Definitely one of the highlights of that trip.

Jenny @jennytough is an explorer, an endurance athlete and finds meaning by pushing her limits in the mountains. She has just completed a her major project of running a mountain range in every populated continent. The Tien Shan (Asia), The High Atlas (Africa), The Cordillera Oriental (South America), The Southern Alps, The Caucasus Mountains (Europe) and The Canadian Rockies (North America).

Jenny uses her adventures as learning experiences and suggests people challenge themselves physically as an effective pathway to personal development. I couldn’t agree more and it’s something that I preach a lot. One of the biggest takeaways she has garnered from her travels is just how privileged Canadian women are. She learned this first hand while travelling to places where women are considered second class citizens

In this episode we discuss her adventures and lesson learned along the way. We chat about mindset, setting intentions, mitigating fear as well as other topics. I always enjoy our chats and hope you find inspiration and words of wisdom from this adventurous woman.

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