Meet the 61-year-old woman embarking on a 12-month, 5,000-mile trek across the UK in memory of her late wife

Tracey Howe (Image: Attitude/Markus Bidaux)

“The wind was so strong, it lifted me off my feet and moved me!” exclaims Sheffield-born Tracey Howe of an encounter with the elements during her charity fundraising trek around Britain’s coast in memory of her late wife, Angela. “It must have been well over 70 mph! I aborted my day.” Another scary moment was getting “caught on cliffs” in the dark last winter after misjudging the sunset. “There’s no way off — you’ve started, you’ve got to finish,” explains the 61-year-old. But what an adventure to be navigating the rugged glory of the UK coastline in one fell swoop. 

“The coast is different in all places, from beautiful, flat beaches to clifftops,” the honouree at the PEUGEOT Attitude PRIDE Awards, supported by British Airways,

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