Christina Mackenzie is an ultra-endurance cyclist and women’s record holder of Land’s End to John O’Groats and North Coast 500 route.
Christina set a new women's record for completing the 839-mile (1,350 km) journey from Land's End to John O'Groats, in 51 hours, five minutes and 27 seconds.
She has also achieved a new Road Record Association (RRA) record as the fastest woman to cycle the North Coast 500 in a time of 36 hours 39 minutes and seven seconds.
And in 2022 became the Scottish National 100 mile Time Trial champion (
04:19:21) and 12 hour Time Trail National Champion (263 miles).
Christina knows how to endure and the importance of having the mental strength, grit and determination to overcome the impossible.
In this episode we:
· take a look at Christina’s sporting history and what motivated her to get into ultra-endurance activities
· hear about how she trained for her record breaking events
· learn about the recent challenges she’s had to overcome and what lessons she’s learnt that we can all apply
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