Jenny Tough is a Canadian endurance athlete. She has been the first woman in multiple bikepacking races, including the Silk Road Race twice, and the Atlas Mountain Race. In addition to her bikepacking achievements, Tough is an ultrarunning adventurer who has run solo and unsupported the length of a mountain range on every populated continent. The mountain ranges she has run include the Tien Shan, the Atlas Mountains, the Bolivian Andes, the Southern Alps, the Canadian Rockies, and the Transylvanian Alps.

Tough was born in Banff, Alberta, graduated from James Cook University, and currently lives in Scotland.

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  • Griffith, Samuel (2018-08-28). "Tough as Nails". Trailrunner. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
  • Soutar, Gaby (2023-01-20). "Edinburgh athlete, Jenny Tough, on running six of the world's mountain ranges alone". The Scotsman. Retrieved 2024-12-11.