Sue Barrett - First ‘Adventure Queen’ Grant Winner - A mother and daughter human powered mountain adventure of 1,300 miles, through 8 countries along the spine of the Alps.

<div>Sue is a passionate trail runner, cyclist and hiker. </div> <div> </div> <div>During this episode Sue shares more about her life, the challenges she has faced as she entered her 50th decade as well as her goal to remain fit, active and healthy for the next 30 years. Sue is a lover of the outdoors and the natural world. She enjoys taking part in a variety of different adventures and challenges; from learning how to swim, taking on her first triathlon, running her first marathon and ultra marathon. </div> <div> </div> <div>During this podcast, Sue shares more about her role models, her motivation and why she decided to apply for the Adventure Queen Grant in 2017.  Sue talks in details about her fears, and dreams and what she learnt from taking on a 1,300 mile human powered journey through the mountains along the spine of the Alps.</div> <div> </div> <div>There are lots of top tips and advice which will motivate and inspire you, to get fit and active and to spend more time outdoors. </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=1615426125997000&usg=AFQjCNFcuYmnXyuHBLnIJ0tWeFluk_s1EQ">www.patreon.com/<wbr />toughgirlpodcast</a>.</div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div><strong>Show notes</strong></div> <ul> <li>Who is Sue and what she loves</li> <li>The challenges of her 50th decade</li> <li>Her current focus for mid lift</li> <li>Wanting to keep active and healthy, and age well</li> <li>Growing up in the 1960s</li> <li>Building resilience at a young age</li> <li>Being inspired by