400 Miles for Love | Elsey Davis and the Cornwall FKT

I think if you're drawn to something and you feel excited about it and there's even 1% of you that thinks you could do it, then try it.

It doesn't matter if you don't succeed, there's always another time.

I think it's better to try and fail than never try at all, to be honest.

Nothing's a lose by trying.

There are lots of reasons people set off on big adventures.

Sometimes it's just that, the adventure.

Sometimes it's because they're chasing a record.

And sometimes it's because life throws something at you that running can't fix.

But somehow it helps you carry it.

I'm Rob and this is Notes from Big Trails.

And today's guest is Elsie Davis.

Elsie recently set the fastest known time for running right around Cornwall, covering roughly 400 miles in just over six days.

But this wasn't really about a record.

It was about her mum, who was diagnosed with young onset Alzheimer's.

This is a conversation about endurance, family, grief, and the extraordinary things we're capable of when our motivation comes from love.

Here's my conversation with Elsie Davis.