Meaghan Hackinen - Ultra-endurance cyclist - Trans Am Bike Race, NorthCape4000, and Paris-Brest-Paris brevet finisher, as well as the 2019 24-Hour World Time Trial Champion.

<div>Meaghan is a Canadian writer and ultra-endurance cyclist whose two-wheeled adventures have taken her from Haida Gwaii to Mexico’s high plateaus, across Canada and the United States, and from North Cape to Tarifa along some of Europe’s highest paved roads. </div> <div> </div> <div>She is a Trans Am Bike Race, NorthCape4000, and Paris-Brest-Paris brevet finisher, as well as the 2019 24-Hour World Time Trial Champion and current course record holder in the women’s division. </div> <div> </div> <div>In 2021, Meaghan took the overall win in the 2021 BC Epic 1000 and landed on the podium of the Alberta-Rockies 700. </div> <div> </div> <div>Her debut travel memoir, "South Away: The Pacific Coast on Two Wheels" (NeWest Press, 2019) was shortlisted for a two Canadian book awards. </div> <div> </div> <div>New episodes of the Tough Girl Podcast go live every Tuesday at 7am UK time - Subscribe so you don’t miss out. </div> <div> </div> <div>To support the mission to increase the amount of female role models in the media visit  <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=1659235970486000&usg=AOvVaw18b-Rc8hbX8-REB-0jvPtW">www.patreon.com/<wbr />toughgirlpodcast</a>. Thank you. </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div><strong>Show Notes</strong></div> <ul> <li>Who is Meaghan</li> <li>Living in British Colombia, Canada</li> <li>Being on a journey of self discovery</li> <li>Her love of sports and competing </li> <li>Being into sports from a young age</li> <li>Her love of full contact sports </li> <li>Discovering more solo sports and getting into long distance cycling</li> <li>Structuring her life around the things that she loves</li> <li>The women who have inspired Meaghan</li> <li>Being inspired by <a href= "https://www.toughgirlchallenges.com/single-post/wilcox" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Lael Wilcox</a> </li> <li>Taking on the <a href="https://transambikerace.com" target= "_