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

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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. 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! There is a group of 22 runners gathered outside the centre for Girlguiding in Edinburgh, a few minutes walk from the centre of town. One is here on her lunch break. Some have taken the full day off to be here. Two have come from Glasgow especially and one even lives in Vancouver. She has taken time out of a work trip to Edinburgh with TED to make it along on the run. Funny, honest, inspiring. Anna is wonderfully bonkers, writes brilliantly and cares deeply about the guiding movement. Running well over 2000 miles barefoot in Britain she has adventures, hardships and meets some fascinating people. Anna again writes an inimitable book about an adventure that only she could have imagined, produced, participated in w many others and grown from. Her style is easily readable and intensely detailed. Her eye for landscapes and landforms translates into a fascinating tale.

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Another thing that came out of it is that they wanted to take part in adventure and not feel like gender was a barrier at all. So everything I’m doing feeds into that – telling them that they don’t have to think twice about it. If they want to go on an adventure, hopefully they’ll think ‘oh yeah there was that crazy girl with pink hair and barefeet that did an adventure’. What I’ve learned from all these years doing bonkers adventures around the world,” she says. “Is that if you take on things you think are just beyond what you can actually do, and then somehow make it through, you get this confidence you would never have had otherwise.

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I saw Jamie and Anna talk during their book tour leg in Vancouver a couple of years ago and was dying to read their books afterwards. I love these books because they get the heart of the adventure, they tell you the things you want to know, what adventurers eat, the days when you can’t be arsed but plough on regardless but most of all they remind you there are more people out there like us, people who want you to achieve and will cheer you on and welcome you in. We need more of that. Whether you’re an armchair traveller or an outdoor enthusiast, these adventure books are sure to capture your imagination and take you on an unforgettable journey. Launched 6 December 2022, Barefoot Britain tells the story of Anna McNuff’s incredible 90 marathons (2,352 miles) barefoot adventure to show girls and young women that they can do anything they set their mind to. From Shetland to London, Girlguiding Ambassador Anna met and ran with hundreds of Rainbows, Brownies, Guides and Rangers during her five-month challenge in 2019.

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I started with A Walk in the Woods (probably my favourite) and also polished off Notes From a Big Country, The Lost Continent and The Life and Times of The Thunderbolt Kid.I just use perspective to keep going. Going: ‘it’s only a run’. That’s become my mantra. Because it gets so dramatic in your head. Then you stop and think ‘what is actually happening right now?’ I’m on a trail. I’m running barefoot. My feet are a bit sore. But that’s it. Normally what’s causing anguish are all the things we think are going to happen rather than what’s actually happening. So I try and stay in the moment and just focus on the next mile.” The Future Girls Manifesto Like this article? Sign up to our newsletter to get more articles like this delivered straight to your inbox. But as Franny’s history begins to unspool―a passionate love affair, an absent family, a devastating crime―it becomes clear that she is chasing more than just the birds. From the Shetland Isles, Anna’s run - which took five months - took her down the northeast coast of Scotland towards Inverness, before heading down to Glasgow and Edinburgh via Aberdeen. But you do have to take that first step out of your comfort zone. I know that if girls can take those first adventurous steps, then they'll see what they are truly capable of.” Read More Related Articles