167. Meaghan Hackinen - Women's Winner of the 2024 Tour Divide

I'm so proud to bring you a conversation with Meaghan Hackinen, women's winner of the 2024 Tour Divide. 4,400 km, 60,000m of elevation gain in just 15 days 22 hours. Between the cold temperatures, the rain, the snow, and the peanut butter mud, to say that she crushed this route would be an understatement.

To witness Meaghan’s transformation into a formidable off road bikepack racing athlete from the world or road specific ultra endurance racing has been a joy. Her positive mindset despite the conditions this year is beyond impressive.

In this conversation we talked about how she maintained her positive mindset despite the adversity of this years course and conditions, and some of the challenges she faced along the way. We chat about women’s participation in ultra endurance events and discuss the supportive nature that exists in the community.

I really enjoyed this chat and I hope you do too.

Photo Credit: @alexanderahouchin