Alison Walker - UK-based Malaysian ultra-runner completing the Smog Graham Round running over 300-kilometres in 54 hours and 33 minutes

<div>Alison Walker is a U.K. based Malaysian ultra runner who started running ultras in 2019. </div> <div> </div> <div>Alison holds several fastest Malaysian ultra times and has most recently the first person to complete the Smog Graham Round. </div> <div> </div> <div>Over lockdown, she had also completed 4 other FKTs from 18 miles to 120km.</div> <div> </div> <div>New episodes of the Tough Girl Podcast go live every Tuesday and Thursday at 7am UK time - Make sure you hit the subscribe button so you don’t miss out. </div> <div> </div> <div>The tough girl podcast is sponsorship and ad free thanks to the monthly financial support of patrons. To find out more about supporting your favourite podcast and becoming a patron please check out <a href="http://www.patreon.com/toughgirlpodcast" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.patreon.com/toughgirlpodcast&source=gmail&ust=1602982750362000&usg=AFQjCNF4Ao0D-gh4eZ9Z0ikG4c4LzzCDaA">www.patreon.com/<wbr />toughgirlpodcast</a>.</div> <div> </div> <div><strong>Show notes</strong></div> <ul> <li>Who is Alison</li> <li>Growing up in Malaysia and going to school in Singapore </li> <li>Not being into sports or exercise when she was younger</li> <li>moving over to the UK to attend university</li> <li>Getting into running for the first time </li> <li>How her running increased </li> <li>2015 moving to East London</li> <li>Running with a group called - <a href= "http://hub.therunningworks.net/running-group/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Run Fast</a> </li> <li>Starting with a running coach in late 2018</li> <li>Being coached by <a href= "http://run-fast-management.net/about/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Peter McHugh</a> </li> <li>Recovering from an ankle injury </li> <li>Book - Running Up That Hill: The highs and lows of going that bit further - By Vassos Alexander</li> <li>Wanting to qualify for the 153-mile <a href= "https://www.spartathlon.gr/en/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Spartathlon Race</a> </li> <li>Wanting to r