Véronique Bourbeau - Running 3,010km in 72 days, across Japan!! Plus her plans to run the length of Africa in 2024!

Véronique is a French-Canadian ultra-runner living in Singapore. Since her debut in ultra-running races, Véronique love to keep on pushing herself to go farther and beyond what she thinks is possible.

In the summer 2015, she ran 3,010km in 72 days, self-supported across Japan. This is the equivalent of 1 full marathon a day for 72 days! Véronique has raced in Japan (Sakura Michi, 250km), UAE (Salomon Wadi Bih Run, 72 Km ) and in Germany (100 Meilen Berlin).

In November 2017, Véronique came first overall at the 'Melaka Ultra 100' mile race in Malaysia in a time of 21h 24 mins!

Her next big goal is to run the Africa continent from North to South. Approximately 14,000km in 1 year 3 months. Véronique is registered for the "Guinness World Record” and by completing this goal, this will make her the first female to accomplish it!

Show notes

Growing up in Canada Coming from a single parent family and being bullied when she was younger Doing marital arts from 12 years old Having a bad experience at 14 years old Thinking about death Her first big lesson in life and quitting  Being grateful for the challenging experiences Having an out of body experience at a young age Getting rid of her fear of water Getting into running Getting a treadmill in the house Not feeling confident to run outside Buying her first pair of running shoes Following a running program to run a marathon  Deciding to run across Japan! Where the idea came from  The difference between the plan and the reality  The kindness of strangers How her body coped with the demands of the run The mental side of the challenge The relationship with her daughter  Completing the challenge and dealing with the adventure blues Deciding to run the length of Africa and how it came about  Heading out to run the length of South Korea for training Dealing with the challenges of the heat Finishing the adventure by bike instead of running Advice and tips for women who want to get into running

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