Sophie Rooney's guest appearances

Sophie Rooney

Tough Girl Podcast

The Outdoors Station

Jenny Tough

Abbie Barnes

Anna Blackwell

Nicky Spinks

Namira Salim

Polly Vacher

Amelia Boone

Mirna Valerio

Fiona Oakes

Elspeth Beard

Tiffany Coates

Jacqui Furneaux

Lowri Morgan

Ragen Chastain

Katherine Knight

OwlTail

In 2016 Sophie Rooney set off with the bold intention of becoming the first woman to run the length of Scandinavia. From Nordkapp (the northernmost point of mainland Europe) to the German border with Denmark (3000 km south) carrying everything she needed on her back. Initially accompanied by a fellow trail runner, Sophie finds herself thrown into a solo adventure running through some of the most rugged scenery Europe has to offer.This is the audio from a recent video live stream interview with Sophie detailing her adventure, her emergency hospital treatment and subsequent reaching of her goal. A gutsy gal!

<a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Rundinavia-Running-3000km-through-Scandinavia-ebook/dp/B082MPTJG1/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=rundinavia&amp;qid=1586531430&amp;sr=8-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">In 2016 Sophie Rooney</a> set off with the bold intention of becoming the first woman to run the length of Scandinavia. From Nordkapp (the northernmost point of mainland Europe) to the German border with Denmark (3000 km south) carrying everything she needed on her back. Initially accompanied by a fellow trail runner, Sophie finds herself thrown into a solo adventure running through some of the most rugged scenery Europe has to offer.This is the audio from a recent video live stream interview with Sophie detailing her adventure, her emergency hospital treatment and subsequent reaching of her goal. A gutsy gal!

No 524 - Sophie Rooney - Rundinavia

In 2016 Sophie Rooney set off with the bold intention of becoming the first woman to run the length of Scandinavia. From Nordkapp (the northernmost point of mainland Europe) to the German border with Denmark (3000 km south) carrying everything she needed on her back. Initially accompanied by a fellow trail runner, Sophie finds herself thrown into a solo adventure running through some of the most rugged scenery Europe has to offer. Heading out to Norway, bears are top of Sophie’s worries. However, she is soon to find that these big grizzly creatures would be the least of her concerns.  In the first month alone having to battle extreme fatigue, dehydration, relentless bog, hunger and eventually illness, the odds are quickly stacked against her.  However, not willing to give in Sophie pushes on, often against the advice she has received from people back home. In doing so she finds herself on a journey of self-discovery which creates memories that will last a lifetime.  Listen to Sophie on the Tough Girl Podcast as she shares more about this incredible journey.  Show notes  Her olympic dream Growing up with 6 siblings Starting swimming from a young age Wanting to do everything properly How her swimming evolved into kayaking Being inspired to do a big running challenge! How the run challenge evolved  Having 5 months to plan and prepare Flying off on the 1st August Having a good level of base fitness What training looked like Building up a kit list Funding the trip  Deciding how to share her story Getting into blogging  Struggling at the start Being scared of being left on her own Knowing that she could do it solo, but needing to be brave enough to make that decision Deciding to switch to the road Not feeling ready when starting the run Dealing with the fears and how they never went away Starting to get really really tired Having to call a doctor  Carry on or go home? Building her own self confidence Daily routines while out running Turning her blog posts into a book in 2019 Don’t over think things Supporting Mimi Andersons’s run across the USA Dealing with the disappointment of failure  Doing a relay race from Lands End to John O’Groats Moving to the Lake District and plans for 2020  Social Media Blog -  DaringMightyThings.Blog   Facebook @thesophierooney  Instagram @rooneysophi   Twitter  @thesophierooney  Book: Rundinavia: Running 3000km through Scandinavia 

In 2016 Sophie Rooney set off with the bold intention of becoming the first woman to run the length of Scandinavia. From Nordkapp (the northernmost point of mainland Europe) to the German border with Denmark (3000 km south) carrying everything she needed on her back. Initially accompanied by a fellow trail runner, Sophie finds herself thrown into a solo adventure running through some of the most rugged scenery Europe has to offer. Heading out to Norway, bears are top of Sophie’s worries. However, she is soon to find that these big grizzly creatures would be the least of her concerns.  In the first month alone having to battle extreme fatigue, dehydration, relentless bog, hunger and eventually illness, the odds are quickly stacked against her.  However, not willing to give in Sophie pushes on, often against the advice she has received from people back home. In doing so she finds herself on a journey of self-discovery which creates memories that will last a lifetime.  Listen to Sophie on the Tough Girl Podcast as she shares more about this incredible journey.  Show notes <ul> <li>Her olympic dream</li> <li>Growing up with 6 siblings</li> <li>Starting swimming from a young age</li> <li>Wanting to do everything properly</li> <li>How her swimming evolved into kayaking</li> <li>Being inspired to do a big running challenge!</li> <li>How the run challenge evolved </li> <li>Having 5 months to plan and prepare</li> <li>Flying off on the 1st August</li> <li>Having a good level of base fitness</li> <li>What training looked like</li> <li>Building up a kit list</li> <li>Funding the trip </li> <li>Deciding how to share her story</li> <li>Getting into blogging </li> <li>Struggling at the start</li> <li>Being scared of being left on her own</li> <li>Knowing that she could do it solo, but needing to be brave enough to make that decision</li> <li>Deciding to switch to the road</li> <li>Not feeling ready when starting the run</li> <li>Dealing with the fears and how they never went away</li> <li>Starting to get really really tired</li> <li>Having to call a doctor </li> <li>Carry on or go home?</li> <li>Building her own self confidence</li> <li>Daily routines while out running</li> <li>Turning her blog posts into a book in 2019</li> <li>Don’t over think things</li> <li>Supporting Mimi Andersons’s run across the USA</li> <li>Dealing with the disappointment of failure </li> <li>Doing a relay race from Lands End to John O’Groats</li> <li>Moving to the Lake District and plans for 2020</li> </ul> Social Media Blog -  <a href="https://daringmightythings.blog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DaringMightyThings.Blog  </a> Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/thesophierooney/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@thesophierooney </a> Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/rooneysophie/?hl=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@rooneysophi  </a> Twitter  <a href="https://twitter.com/thesophierooney?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@thesophierooney </a> Book: Rundinavia: Running 3000km through Scandinavia

Sophie Rooney - 1st woman to run the length of Scandinavia, 103 days, 3000km! 