She started cycling in 2004,[3] and was introduced to ultra-distance racing when planning a bike trip to Romania, after coming across the Highland Trail 550.
[10] Her route was through 15 countries – Germany, Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia, Mongolia, China, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, US, Portugal, Spain, France and Holland, and includes four flights and a boat.
[13] In late August or early September 2018, Graham reached the Yukon Territory from Alaska, having cycled 12,000 miles of the total journey.
[5] A local shopkeeper advised Graham to acquire a firearm to protect herself from hungry bears who were down from the hills for the salmon in the river.
[15] Graham's record attempt was also supported by London-based bikepacking bag manufacturer, Apidura,[4] many local people and businesses in the Inverness community, and by the leading US cloud solutions company, Unitas Global Inc. Jenny arrived back in Berlin on Thursday 18 October 2018[16] having completed an unsupported circumnavigation of the globe by bicycle in 124 Days, 10 hours and 50 minutes; Guinness World Records confirmed the attempt as recordbreaking in June 2019.