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Michelle Lee on the challenges and rewards of rowing the world's great oceans in 'Alone'


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After twelve years in corporate banking, Michelle Lee gave up her career for a life beyond the office. Trekking the 100km Kokoda trail in 2012 sparked Michelle’s love for extremes adventure and she is now Australia’s first woman to row any ocean solo. In 2019 she completed a 68-day solo, unassisted row across the Atlantic Ocean, battling the elements, her own self-doubt and the obstacles she overcame just to get to the starting line. Alone is the story of Michelle Lee's determination to push boundaries and to test herself on the quest to reach her full potential.

In this episode Gregory Dobbs chats to Michelle Lee about how her upbringing brought about a very specific mindset, the physical, mental and emotional challenges she encountered in preparing for and undertaking a race across the Atlantic, and what she learned about herself along the way.

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