Lauren Woodwiss - Setting the WR for the fastest female pair to row the Atlantic Ocean & 8 weeks later coming 4th female in the Marathon des Sables!

<div class="adn ads" data-message-id="#msg-f:1684061418171526408" data-legacy-message-id="175efceff20ded08"> <div class="gs"> <div class=""> <div id=":3y6" class="ii gt"> <div id=":3y7" class="a3s aiL"> <div> <div>In 2019, Lauren Woodwiss, alongside her friend Jemma Rix, set the World Record for the fastest female pair to row across the Atlantic Ocean. 8 weeks after stepping on to dry land, she then went on to finish 4th female at the infamous Marathon des Sables.</div> <div> </div> <div>Currently living on the island of Borneo, she's also recently set up Frontier Sapiens; a UK-based film and live events company celebrating human spirit and the untold stories of inspirational people from around the globe.</div> <div> </div> <div>Although her real passion lies in mountain running and mountain sports, Lauren discusses what led to her rowing across the Atlantic Ocean with zero rowing experience, and how the crossing encouraged her to set-up Frontier Sapiens.</div> <div> </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=1606185136162000&usg=AOvVaw3-zL2cFWa6erWgfZfiLHpy">www.patreon.com/<wbr />toughgirlpodcast</a>. </div> <div> </div> <div><strong>Show notes</strong></div> <ul> <li>Who is Lauren and what she does</li> <li>What her childhood was like</li> <li>Getting into the mountains </li> <li>How the mountain running evolved </li> <li>Doing the Mount Blanc Marathon in 2014</li> <li>Wanting to row across the Atlantic Ocean….</li> <li>18 months to plan and prepare for the row</li> <li>Th