Laura Maisey's guest appearances

Laura Maisey

Tough Girl Podcast

The Breifne Earley Show

Sarah Williams

Alice Morrison

Namira Salim

Polly Vacher

Jason Zook

Amelia Boone

Mirna Valerio

Fiona Oakes

Elspeth Beard

Tiffany Coates

Jacqui Furneaux

Lowri Morgan

Ragen Chastain

Katherine Knight

Jen Bricker

OwlTail

Show notes  Starting running 2 and half years ago A mid life crisis? How she came to be a runner Hearing about Project Awesome! Being persuaded to give it a go! Showing up and giving it ago Her running journey  Making running part of her life, by running to work (9 miles) Saving money by running Not being a fast runner Running a marathon tomorrow with 3 weeks training Why it’s easier than you think it is Running home from Rome - where the idea came from Reading a book by Andrew P. Sykes and being inspired by the route Not having the belief that she could do it Letting the idea grow Why not do it all!! Being inspired by Anna McNuff! Wanting to feel popular at the end Why long distance running is mental Her mental preparation for her run Taking an accidental lift Her main struggle in France The mental difficulty with having no mental stimulation What she learnt from the experience Why you don't know who you’ll be in the future Why going to Project Awesome changed her Her highlight from running home from Rome Her life plan… Why she decided to stop flaffing and plans to move to Italy Her final words of advice and tips for you Just do it! Where she blogs:- Love Her Wild, Etch Rock, Huffington Post    Blog/Website www.lazylauramaisey.wordpress.com New- twitter handle!!- @Maisey24   My Links!   ✩ Twitter - https://twitter.com/_tough_girl ✩ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/toughgirlchallenges/  ✩ Blog/Website - https://www.toughgirlchallenges.com/  ✩ FaceBook - https://www.facebook.com/ToughGirlChallenges/  ✩ TRIBE  - https://www.facebook.com/groups/ToughGirlTribe/ ✩ Tumblr - http://toughgirlchallenges.tumblr.com  ✩ Pinterest - https://uk.pinterest.com/Tough101/  ✩ Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/ToughGirlPodcast?ty=h   Tough Girl Podcast You can listen to the Tough Girl Podcast on the go via  iTunes, Soundcloud &amp; Stitcher!

Show notes <ul> <li>Starting running 2 and half years ago</li> <li>A mid life crisis?</li> <li>How she came to be a runner</li> <li>Hearing about Project Awesome!</li> <li>Being persuaded to give it a go!</li> <li>Showing up and giving it ago</li> <li>Her running journey </li> <li>Making running part of her life, by running to work (9 miles)</li> <li>Saving money by running</li> <li>Not being a fast runner</li> <li>Running a marathon tomorrow with 3 weeks training</li> <li>Why it’s easier than you think it is</li> <li>Running home from Rome - where the idea came from</li> <li>Reading a book by <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Andrew-Sykes/e/B005RDSJ08" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Andrew P. Sykes</a> and being inspired by the route</li> <li>Not having the belief that she could do it</li> <li>Letting the idea grow</li> <li>Why not do it all!!</li> <li>Being inspired by <a href="https://annamcnuff.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Anna McNuff!</a></li> <li>Wanting to feel popular at the end</li> <li>Why long distance running is mental</li> <li>Her mental preparation for her run</li> <li>Taking an accidental lift</li> <li>Her main struggle in France</li> <li>The mental difficulty with having no mental stimulation</li> <li>What she learnt from the experience</li> <li>Why you don't know who you’ll be in the future</li> <li>Why going to <a href="http://www.projectawesomehq.com/london-tribe/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Project Awesome</a> changed her</li> <li>Her highlight from running home from Rome</li> <li>Her life plan…</li> <li>Why she decided to stop flaffing and plans to move to Italy</li> <li>Her final words of advice and tips for you</li> <li>Just do it!</li> <li>Where she blogs:- <a href="http://www.loveherwild.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Love Her Wild</a>, <a href="https://etchrock.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Etch Rock</a>, <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Huffington Post</a></li> </ul> Blog/Website <a href="http://www.lazylauramaisey.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.lazylauramaisey.wordpress.com</a> New- twitter handle!!- <a href="https://twitter.com/Maisey24" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@Maisey24</a> My Links! ✩ <a href="https://twitter.com/_tough_girl" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> - <a href="https://twitter.com/_tough_girl" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/_tough_girl</a> ✩ <a href="http://www.apple.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/toughgirlchallenges/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/toughgirlchallenges/</a> ✩ <a href="http://www.apple.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Blog/Website</a> - https://<a href="http://www.toughgirlchallenges.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.toughgirlchallenges.com/</a> ✩ <a href="http://www.apple.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FaceBook</a> - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ToughGirlChallenges/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/ToughGirlChallenges/</a> ✩ <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/ToughGirlTribe/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TRIBE </a> - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/ToughGirlTribe/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/ToughGirlTribe/</a> ✩ <a href="http://www.apple.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tumblr</a> - <a href="http://toughgirlchallenges.tumblr.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://toughgirlchallenges.tumblr.com</a> ✩ <a href="http://www.apple.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pinterest</a> - <a href="https://uk.pinterest.com/Tough101/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://uk.pinterest.com/Tough101/</a> ✩ <a href="https://www.patreon.com/ToughGirlPodcast?ty=h" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a> - <a href="https://www.patreon.com/ToughGirlPodcast?ty=h" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/ToughGirlPodcast?ty=h</a> Tough Girl Podcast You can listen to the Tough Girl Podcast on the go via <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/tough-girl-podcast/id1024977070" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> iTunes</a>, <a href="https://soundcloud.com/toughgirlchallenges/tracks" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Soundcloud</a> &amp; <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/tough-girl-podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a>!

 Laura Maisey -  In September 2016, she ran from Rome to London, a journey of 1,249 miles.

This week Laura Maisey joins Breifne Earley to discuss her upcoming adventure of Running Home From Rome which starts in September 2016. The run will retrace, in reverse, the ancient pilgrim route "Via Francigena" which was first mapped out in the eighth century from the English cathedral city Cantebury to Rome.Laura shares her story of a chance encounter with the leaders of Project Awesome who convinced her to try her hand at exercise and a love of running grew to place her at the start of a 1,200 mile odyssey across the Alps and covering most of Europe.Raising funds for The Ronald McDonald House to help the families of sick children after her own childhood illnesses were relived through the experience of one of the children of a Project Awesome friend.Months before the start of the run she has already smashed her fundraising target of a pound per mile, resulting in her doubling her inital target.Laura shows that even the most unlikely people can undertake massive physical challenges and create a positive example for others.

This week Laura Maisey joins Breifne Earley to discuss her upcoming adventure of Running Home From Rome which starts in September 2016. The run will retrace, in reverse, the ancient pilgrim route "Via Francigena" which was first mapped out in the eighth century from the English cathedral city Cantebury to Rome. Laura shares her story of a chance encounter with the leaders of Project Awesome who convinced her to try her hand at exercise and a love of running grew to place her at the start of a 1,200 mile odyssey across the Alps and covering most of Europe. Raising funds for The Ronald McDonald House to help the families of sick children after her own childhood illnesses were relived through the experience of one of the children of a Project Awesome friend. Months before the start of the run she has already smashed her fundraising target of a pound per mile, resulting in her doubling her inital target. Laura shows that even the most unlikely people can undertake massive physical challenges and create a positive example for others.

Episode 17: Laura Maisey