35. Mimi Anderson -@marvellousmimi - Endurance Athlete, Multiple Guinness World Record Holder, “I am capable of a lot more than I think I am” What Motivates and Inspires Mimi.

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Today’s guest has some incredible achievements to talk about, and I am so honoured to be able to share her story with you. Today’s guest, is of course another runner - nowadays she often calls herself a byclist* as Mimi calls it, as she has fallen in love with cycling.

Her CV of Running achievements is incredibly long, and I feel I could never truly justify it with an introduction - but I am going to do my very best:

Today’s guest is none other than the Marvellous Mimi - yes - Mimi Anderson, a British Three-time Guinness World Record Holder, an Ultra Runner who took up running at the age of 36 - and within a very short space of time took on the incredible challenge of Marathon Des Sables - a 250km Race across the Sahara Desert. in 2007 she Completed the epic 6633 in the Arctic - a 352(.64) mile extreme ultra marathon race - where she WAS THE Overall winner & set the course record -at 143 hrs 23 mins. In 2008 Mimi set a World Record running John o’groats to land’s end - running the 840 miles in 12 days 15 hrs 46 mins.

Mimi completed a Double Comrades in 2009 and was the 1st Female & 4th person to ever achieve this! In 2010 Mimi Set a New Course Record with an incredible time of 28 hours 12 minutes at the 145 mile non-stop race along the Grand Union Canal In 2011 she completed a Double Crossing of Badwater - a 292 mile ultra marathon in Death Valley and became the Female course record holder. completing the 292 miles in 108 hrs (which at the time was the 3rd fastest ever crossing).

In 2012 she set a World Record for running 345 miles from Top to Bottom of Ireland, taking her 3 days and 15 hours. some of her other achievements include Spartathlon, and placing 3rd female in the 2011 race and first Brit home, she achieved the Female performance of the Year in 2012 for her fastest crossing of Ireland, Mimi Completed a Double Grand Union Canal Race in 2013 , The 145 mile non-stop race takes place from Birmingham to Little Venice in London. Mimi began the Double from Little Venice running to Birmingham in 31hrs 50 mins then returning with the race from Birmingham back to Little Venice in 36hrs 49 mins. She is the only person to have ever achieved this.

Mimi also completed the 135 Mile Cyprus Ultra Marathon,

What to Expect

• How Mimi got into running
• How she became non-runner to Ultrarunner within just 18 months,
• What drew her to Marathon Des Sables
• How she found that experience @ Marathon Des Sables
• How she fell poorly during this race, but managed to finish the race still
• What drew Mimi to the world of Ultra-running
• Mimi’s Grand Union Canal Race - and setting the course record in 2010 28 hours 12 minutes
• 6633 Extreme Ultramarathon in the Arctic 2007
• Setting the Record in 2008 for the fastest female running form John O’Groat’s to Land’s End [840 miles 12 days 15 hrs 46 mins.]
• Running Across America - Mimi’s World Record Attempt - and one of the biggest decisions she has ever had to make
• What motivates and inspires Mimi
• What Mimi thinks makes up a successful mindset
• Beyond Impossible - Mimi’s current book available to order
• What does Mimi’s Active Lifestyle look like nowadays
• Taking her love for endurance to cycling
• Mimi’s Upcoming Challenges