Growing up in Wagga Wagga, exploration and adventure formed a large part of Jodie McLeod’s upbringing. This freedom stimulated a sense of creativity, which has helped her journey as a writer and, more recently, a passion for ultra-trail marathon running.
Jodie’s early love for the written word took her to university, where she completed an Honours degree in creative writing. Post-university, an opportunity to move into writing for and editing magazines attracted Jodie’s writing energy.
In 2018, with a passion to educate local children and inspire their sense of creativity, Jodie wrote and published her first children’s book – Leonard the Lyrebird. The same year, Jodie threw herself into ultra-trail running, first contesting the Six Foot Track race. With hard training and disciplined routine, Jodie went onto win the 2019 Mount Solitary Ultra in a course record and reached the pinnacle, representing Australia at the World Trail Championships in Portugal last year.
