Barefoot Britain: A running adventure like no other: 4 (Anna's Adventures)

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Read everything you can get your hands on by Anna! And then look for the Adventure Man books her partner writes; he's just as warm and crazy! From climbing mountains and cycling across continents to running marathons barefoot, these books inspire you to push yourself to the limit and experience life to the fullest. In 2013 McNuff completed a 7-month, 11,000 mile cycle through North America. She travelled through every state of America, solo and unsupported.

Girlguiding Ambassador Anna McNuff launches new book

Anna’s previous adventures include cycling 5,500 miles through the Andes, 11,000 miles through every US state and even rollerblading 100 miles around Amsterdam. But even for Anna’s lofty standards, 100 barefoot marathons seems pretty mad. As the middle child between two brothers, and a keen footballer, she says she grew up less aware of inequality than many. ‘I didn’t see myself as any different. It’s only later in life I’ve realised it’s an issue for a lot of women,’ she says. Now she wants to be an example. ‘The best way to help the younger generation of girls is to get out there and do adventures, so they don’t even question the fact that it’s a girl doing it.’

Stuart Kenny

Having the support of Rainbows, Brownies, Guides, Rangers and all the incredible Girlguiding leaders, hosting me and cheering me on along the way was fantastic. When the going got tough and I wanted to give up, the reason why I had set out on this adventure in the first place kept me determined to reach the end.”

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Throughout her run, she stopped off to talk with groups of Girl Guides across the country, speaking to them about “ the joys of adventure and the great outdoors”.The group come from all walks of life. Some drop off after a mile, Anna giving them a huge hug to send them on their way, some stay for five miles then head. By the time we near 10km the group has roughly halved. But it’s clear a lot of the group are there to go the whole hog with Anna on the 22 mile stage – and that I, regretfully, am not one of them. Much Better Adventure’s Stuart Kenny after running with Anna on Barefoot Britain. One of the best-kept secrets in Greece is its brown bear population! We speak to Callisto, a conservation NGO working in the Pindos Mountains, about the fascinating brown bears in Greece Anna McNuff (born 18 October 1984) is a British endurance athlete, adventurer, author and motivational speaker for her long, human powered adventures – most notably running the distance of 90 marathons through Great Britain in her bare feet. Anna’s playfulness in how she writes, the honesty about the highs and lows of running such a high profile adventure journey and the relish with eating tasty treats! As a proud ambassador for Girlguiding, I wanted to visit as many Girlguiding units during my run as I could. I spoke to girls of all ages about the joys of adventure to encourage them to have the confidence to seek out new challenges, even when it might seem scary at first. I know that if these girls can take those first adventurous steps, then they will find the space to grow, and soon see what they’re truly capable of. I want to inspire the girls of the UK to be their brilliant selves.