{"id":19465,"date":"2026-01-28T14:25:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T11:25:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hikeriderun.com\/a-90-kilometre-barefoot-marathon-to-inspire-young-women-to-achieve-the-impossible-%f0%9f%8f%83%e2%99%80%ef%b8%8f%e2%9c%a8\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T19:53:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T16:53:46","slug":"a-90-kilometre-barefoot-marathon-to-inspire-young-women-to-achieve-the-impossible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hikeriderun.com\/en\/a-90-kilometre-barefoot-marathon-to-inspire-young-women-to-achieve-the-impossible\/","title":{"rendered":"A 90-kilometer barefoot marathon to inspire young women to achieve the impossible."},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"19465\" class=\"elementor elementor-19465 elementor-19411\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cba611 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2cba611\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fa5eec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4fa5eec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What did you do? \ud83d\ude32 <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae161fb e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ae161fb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c8a623 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c8a623\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 2019, I ran 2,352 miles (the equivalent of 90 marathons) across Britain \u2013 completely barefoot \ud83c\udfc3\u200d\u2640\ufe0f\u2728<\/p><p>I started in the Shetland Islands and finished five months later in London, weaving my way along rugged coastlines, small villages, moors, beaches, farmland, and even the occasional beautiful A-road \ud83c\udf0a\ud83c\udfde\ufe0f<\/p><p>I faced many challenges and setbacks along the way, but what kept me going through the tough moments was my mission to deliver motivational talks to over 1,700 young women \ud83d\udcaa\ud83c\udfa4<br \/>And I was also joined by more than 2,500 local runners over 148 days on the road, while the kind British public passed my kit bag along like a giant baton \ud83d\udd25<\/p><p>It was a story that reached over 100 million people through international media, and without a doubt, the toughest and most incredible journey of my life \ud83c\udf1f<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/z6z.co\/barefoot\">See the full route \ud83d\uddfa\ufe0f<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0072e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a0072e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/hikeriderun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ChatGPT-Image-Jan-28-2026-01_27_38-PM.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-19414\" alt=\"Map showing the barefoot running route across Britain from the Shetland Islands to London.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hikeriderun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ChatGPT-Image-Jan-28-2026-01_27_38-PM.png 1024w, https:\/\/hikeriderun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ChatGPT-Image-Jan-28-2026-01_27_38-PM-768x1152.png 768w, https:\/\/hikeriderun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ChatGPT-Image-Jan-28-2026-01_27_38-PM-600x900.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7a871a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a7a871a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c953bd elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4c953bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae4acc8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ae4acc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>&#8220;I had no idea if it was even possible \ud83d\ude05 Perhaps it was the most ridiculous idea I\u2019d ever had. No one could have predicted what would happen to my body or where I would hit my limit&#8221; \ud83d\udcad<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9f856a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e9f856a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f34ced elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1f34ced\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why on earth? \ud83c\udf0d <\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0263e19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0263e19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"19\" data-end=\"65\">I believe there\u2019s more magic inside every one of us than we could ever imagine \u2728<\/p><p data-start=\"67\" data-end=\"248\">Adventures are my personal way of unlocking that magic. I knew I had to stand on the start line of this journey feeling 50% terrified and 50% excited \ud83d\ude2c\ud83d\udcaa<br data-start=\"177\" data-end=\"180\">There had to be a chance of failure, because when you feel that way, something truly awesome is about to happen \ud83c\udfaf   <\/p><p data-start=\"250\" data-end=\"443\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">As always, the barefoot run was a huge experiment \u2013 and I shared it as openly as possible with young people and adults along the way. The story spread widely across local, national, and international media, culminating in an interview on BBC Breakfast \ud83d\udcfa    <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72c927b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"72c927b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5b163 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bb5b163\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Questions \u2753<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b556ba0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b556ba0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8220;Adventures are all about a quest for growth \ud83c\udf31<br>I figured that if I was going to stand in front of young girls across the UK and encourage them to take on challenges they thought were just beyond their reach \u2013 then I had to be on that journey too&#8221; \ud83d\udcab<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a4ac19 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4a4ac19\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a720d78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a720d78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm pb-25\"><article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"4ea102fd-2444-4358-9dbe-c3087cd1f6c4\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-20\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\"><div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"><div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"><div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\"><div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"12258b2b-76d3-4d14-9aa6-dda539027edf\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-2\"><div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\"><div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word dark markdown-new-styling\"><p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"255\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong>Did you run a barefoot marathon every day? \ud83c\udfc3\u200d\u2640\ufe0f <\/strong><\/span><br data-start=\"42\" data-end=\"45\" \/>The total distance was equivalent to 90 barefoot marathons, but to keep it realistic, I started steady and gradually built up my daily mileage. Sometimes I ran a full marathon in a day, and sometimes less. On average, I ran about 21 miles on running days.<\/p><p data-start=\"257\" data-end=\"477\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong>Where did you sleep? \ud83c\udfe0 <\/strong><\/span><br data-start=\"276\" data-end=\"279\" \/>All along the way, the kind people of the UK welcomed me and looked after me. Strangers became friends, they hosted me, fed me (and washed me \ud83d\ude05), and helped pass my main bag from place to place. I got to know the people of the UK as well as I did the landscape.<\/p><p data-start=\"479\" data-end=\"767\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong>How fast did you run? \u23f1\ufe0f <\/strong><\/span><br data-start=\"503\" data-end=\"506\" \/>Each marathon took me around 6 hours to complete. On flat, beautiful ground, I could finish in 4 hours, but if I hit gravel and was tired (which was often), it slowed me down a lot. I ran at what\u2019s called \u201cadventure pace,\u201d so people of all abilities could join in. And honestly? I loved stopping for tea and cake \ud83d\ude0c<\/p><p data-start=\"769\" data-end=\"1012\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong>Did you have any injuries? \ud83e\ude79 <\/strong><\/span><br data-start=\"790\" data-end=\"793\" \/>LOADS. Dozens of tiny nicks and scrapes on my feet \u2013 I got used to those. But at 1,000 miles, I had a really serious injury that put me off my feet for two weeks and on antibiotics. It was a terrifying time. Even so, just one major injury over more than 2,300 miles? Well done, human body \ud83d\udc4f<\/p><p data-start=\"1014\" data-end=\"1388\">Were you raising money?<br data-start=\"1036\" data-end=\"1039\" \/>Honestly, I\u2019m not great at fundraising. I\u2019ve done it before, but I feel I can give back in better ways. I work as a motivational speaker and author, so I decided to give back through stories and talks and raise awareness for Girlguiding instead, since they\u2019re always in need of volunteers. <br data-start=\"1249\" data-end=\"1252\" \/>If even one girl felt empowered by my stories and decided to take on her own challenge, then all the effort was worth it. The campaign reached over 100 million people, so the mission was accomplished \ud83c\udfaf<\/p><p data-start=\"1390\" data-end=\"1568\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong>Are you going to write a book about the experience? \ud83d\udcd6 <\/strong><\/span><br data-start=\"1423\" data-end=\"1426\" \/>Hell yes. Absolutely. Adventure. Write. Adventure. Repeat. That\u2019s me.<br \/>Scroll to the bottom of the page and sign up to the mailing list to be among the first to know when the book is released.<\/p><p data-start=\"1570\" data-end=\"1904\">How did you prepare to run 90 barefoot marathons?<br data-start=\"1605\" data-end=\"1608\" \/>I don\u2019t think anyone can fully prepare for something like that \u2013 it would be madness \ud83d\ude05<br data-start=\"1659\" data-end=\"1662\" \/>But I was as ready as I could be. I\u2019d been running in minimalist shoes for four years, and in the 18 months leading up to the run, I gradually transitioned to thin socks, then completely barefoot. Even then, the challenge was huge, and some terrains like gravel were pure hell. But in the end? My feet were strong like panther paws \ud83d\udc06<\/p><p data-start=\"1906\" data-end=\"2087\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Did you think it was possible? \ud83c\udf19 <\/span><\/strong><br data-start=\"1934\" data-end=\"1937\" \/>Yes, I believed it was possible. But I also knew there was a huge chance of failure. My goal was 100 marathons, and I reached 90. From my perspective? I aimed for the stars and landed on the moon \u2728<\/p><p data-start=\"2089\" data-end=\"2241\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong>What was your mum\u2019s reaction? \ud83d\udc69\u200d\ud83d\udc67 <\/strong><\/span><br data-start=\"2115\" data-end=\"2118\" \/>She thinks I\u2019m crazy. But honestly? She\u2019s crazy too, and she raised me to believe in what\u2019s possible instead of focusing on what\u2019s not. 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