If I tell myself I'm going to do something, I do it, and that's it. If I'm running towards the finish line, I'll do my best to try and overtake as many people as possible. But if people fly past me, if ladies or whatever fly past me, I'm like, go on, girl, because I just love being part of that.

Welcome to the Power Hour, the weekly podcast that will motivate you to pursue your passion and to achieve success.

I'm Adrienne Herbert, international speaker, fitness coach, Adidas Global Ambassador and Entrepreneur.

Each week I'll be talking to today's leading coaches, creatives, change makers and innovators

to find out their daily habits, morning routines and rules to live by.

The power hour is all about taking just one hour each day to help you improve your life and unlock your full potential.

Whether you want to build a business, write a book, run a marathon, or maybe you're just looking for a spark of inspiration.

The Power Hour is going to help you get there faster.

Welcome back to the Power Hour podcast.

Today, I am joined by an endurance runner who has taken part in some of the toughest ultra marathon races in the world.

She only discovered running in her 30s after running her first half marathon hung over alongside her brother.

Since then she has completed numerous endurance races and she was named the number one runner to follow on Instagram by Runner's World.

She has collaborated with brands such as Asics, Nike, Adidas, Whole Earth and Strava.

Even after two surgeries to remove a cancerous tumor from her neck, she recovered and continued

on running. Welcome to the studio, Susie Chan. Hello, how are you? I'm good. How are you?

I'm good, thank you. I'm good. I'm hoping the sun comes out because it's been very, very rainy. I need to run.

I know. I know. This is June. What's going on? I don't like running in the rain. I'm a to hear that because I always say that and people laugh at me. I'm so happy to have you here in the studio. I'm mega excited. I honestly, you are an inspiration to so many people in the running community, myself included. So for anyone listening who might not know much about you, what you do, could you take us back to the start and maybe talk us through your incredible running journey?

Well, I'll just start at the very beginning. I wasn't a runner at all. I think my PE teachers

would struggle to remember me at all. I wasn't athletic. I was a pretty typical sort of 20-year-old,

lots of parties, smoking, kind of unhealthy. And then I found myself at some point in my mid-30s. I was a single mum.

I didn't really go out. I was a little bit miserable. And I was just sitting at home,

just sort of, you know, watching TV and doing nothing. And my younger brother wanted to do a

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