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Solo

What Running Across Mountains Taught Me About Life

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Solo

By: Jenny Tough
Narrated by: Jenny Tough
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About this listen

'I had a big cry—then I kept going'

Growing up in the Canadian Rockies, the mountains have always been home for Jenny Tough. Travelling the world, she's always discovered commonalities with mountains—and mountain people. Her major project is to run solo and unsupported across a mountain range on every continent where indigenous mountain people live isolated from the outside, urban world. Running solo and unsupported comes with obvious logistical as well as physical challenges, but running is also a common language—all people around the world do it—and it has always helped build connections across barriers of language and nationality.

Solo is the account of one woman's mission to run solo and unsupported across mountain ranges on six continents—overcoming obstacles, conquering fears and finding the joy in achieving her goals absolutely alone.

CHAPTERS INCLUDE:

Too Close to the Edge - details of my 25-day run across Kyrgyzstan

Running Sucks - a history of my bumpy start into running

I Don't Believe it Myself - achieving my goal to run across Kyrgyzstan and returning home to adjust to the new me

Running Home - my 930-km journey across the Canadian Rockies

©2022 Jenny Tough (P)2022 Octopus Publishing Group Adventurers, Explorers & Survival Running & Jogging Travel Writing & Commentary Women Heartfelt Inspiring Outdoor

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Very inspiring lady. Well read. Loved it. I hope I will be able to see as much of the world as you have

Very good, well done

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The adventures leading to the learnings and personal journey will inspire everyone no matter how old or which gender.
I encourage you to listen to this and share it with others to show what a human being is capable of. Especially to shrug off the male dominated conventions of solo adventure.
Amazing book Jenny!

An inspirational individual

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If I met Jenny Tough I have so many questions to ask her.

In this book Jenny details her solo challenges through many countries and the people, animals and places she sees and meets. Wow, what an incredible task Jenny set herself and achieved...despite the thrown rocks and unwanted escorts and chaperones along the way - she made it; Solo!!

What a journey!

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Thoroughly immersive storytelling as Jenny shared her story with us. All good but maybe would enjoy hearing more about the recovery processes which seem like an important part of the actual adventure. Super writing, I enjoyed the journey from my less mountainous position.

Really draws me in to the adventure

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This frank and revealing autobiographical account describes in unusually self effacing honesty of someone completing an incredibly daunting set of runs. By Jenny’s use of real life examples the listener realises quite how many unexpected challenges had to be overcome. I commend this book to all men going on adventures so they can appreciate quite how privileged we are and the additional problems faced by women.

Honest, authentic and inspiring.

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Totally inspiring and had me desperate to continue onto my next adventure as a solo woman

Inspiring

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Inspiring stories, beautiful descriptions of the scenery, cultures and the run itself. Read with passion - I couldn’t stop listening!

A great adventure!

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An inspirational listen, The author give a frank and honest retelling of some fantastic adventures.

A great listen while plodding around in the rain.

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What an incredible journey…such an inspiration to get out there…thanks Jenny for your bravery and persistence, both in undertaking this journey in the first place and in sharing it with the world. Especially enjoyed listening to the story in your own voice, nobody else could have told it better. Looking forward to following your next adventure whatever that may look like, and having a few of my own!

Just loved it!

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Loved hearing how she coped with the adventure, battles with mental health issues - as someone with similar always reassuring to hear of others' experiences - and really well read.

Just all round good.

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