Catherine Dixon (Cat) and Rachael Marsden (Raz) cycling around the world to set a new WR for being the fastest women to circumnavigate on a tandem!

<div>Catherine Dixon (Cat) and Rachael Marsden (Raz) – known as TandemWOW – had an ambition to raise £1 a mile as they cycled around the world on a tandem bicycle. </div> <div> </div> <div>After 263 days they arrived back in the UK at the end of March 2020, just before lockdown. </div> <div> </div> <div>After cycling 18,000 miles they raised a massive £37,000 for charity. They also set a new world record, beating the previous men’s record by more than 17 days. </div> <div> </div> <div>Always with a smile they cycled through storms, monsoon rains, brutal headwinds and fires. They endured emotional and physical hardships, hunger and exhaustion and, through their incredible determination, have shown us all that anything is possible.</div> <div> </div> <div>Listen to Cat and Raz on the Tough Girl Podcast. New episodes 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=1599957934275000&usg=AFQjCNHUQWK5aBS2y3tl6pKh00wuyl-LEA">www.patreon.com/<wbr />toughgirlpodcast</a>. </div> <div> </div> <div><strong>Show notes</strong></div> <ul> <li>Who is Cat and what she does</li> <li>Who is Raz and what she does</li> <li>How Raz and Cat met about 3 years</li> <li>Who’s idea was it to cycle around the world!</li> <li>What Raz’s first thoughts were about cycling around the world</li> <li>The planning and the preparation for the challenge</li> <li>The rules for the Guinness World Record </li> <li>Thinking about and planning the route</li> <li>Working on the bike spec</li> <li>Figuring out the sponsorship and getting kit etc</li> <li>Thank you to <a href="https://stolengoat