Unexpected Surprises: Friendship & Sheer Determination at The Great World Race — with Becs Gentry, Jenny Simpson, Chirine Njeim and Hillary Kupish

Collective Wisdom

Happy New Year, Collective Wisdom listeners!

Today, Lucy is joined by a group of extraordinary women who recently completed The Great World Race — running 7 marathons on 7 continents in 7 days.

It’s hard to believe that Becs Gentry, Jenny Simpson, Chirine Njeim, Hillary Kupish and Ashley Paulson didn’t know each other when they started running, but this experience bonded them like nothing else as they supported each other to and through their limits over the course of the race. With many of them even winning awards for their finish times!

In this conversation, Becs, Jenny, Chirine, and Hillary share how they decided to run this race and everything they yielded from making it to the finish line together. We dive deep into the expansive mindset, the grueling reality, and the lasting impacts. They also offer the pearls of wisdom they’re taking away from their once-in-a-lifetime event.

Tune in for a huge dose of inspiration to dream big in 2025 and a reminder that we often find our people along the way to our goals.

Jump into the conversation:

[3:00] Meet these extraordinary women

[10:30] How they each mentally + emotionally prepared for this experience

[27:00] Advice from Becs for moving beyond your fears

[44:45] Chirene shares exactly how the group supported each other

[50:00] Finding your people along the way to your dreams

[58:50] The exact lessons Jenny learned about herself

[62:45] How this experience inspired Hillary to dream bigger for her life

[68:05] Pearls of wisdom + advice

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