Fat Girl to Ironman

8 January 2018

Monday Morning Motivation: San Diego Splash Sisters

There aren’t many sports teams with seemingly as low entry requirements as the San Diego Splash Sisters: “If you can stand up and move your legs, you’re welcome.” However, when you realise that this hoops squad consists of over 80s, then that definitely limits the number of potential players. These fantastic women are so inspirational.  

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5 January 2018

Returning to my favourite (and fastest) ever race

I am so excited to have been selected as a Blogger Ambassador for Reading Half Marathon. The race takes place on Sunday 18th March 2018.  I first ran Reading Half in 2012 and was thrilled to achieve a PB of nearly 25 minutes. I finished the race in 1:52:19. Last year, I’m fairly confident that I could have smashed that time....

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25 December 2017

Monday Morning Motivation: Flat out

I like the puns that are included in the ThisGirlCan adverts and this one is no exception (‘Now the kids are flat out, so am I’). As a busy mum, I have to make every second of my training count. I try to squeeze things in when M is asleep. The idea of running ‘flat out’ rings true to me.

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18 December 2017

Monday Morning Motivation: I will what I want

It’s a very short Monday Morning Motivation this week, with a video called ‘I will what I want’. Supermodel Gisele Bundchen knows what it means to live under the microscope, amongst the noise of contradicting opinions. But will beats noise. Watch Gisele face real-time commentary now at: What do you think?

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4 December 2017

Monday Morning Motivation: Ironman 2017

Watching the coverage of the Ironman World Championships is inspirational… but most people don’t have 17 hours to spare, so this highlights video that focuses on ‘ordinary people’ may provide motivation for you within 10 minutes. The island may not care who they are or why they came. Its currents can wash away resolve. Its winds are known to blow...

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27 November 2017

Monday Morning Motication – Rick and Dick Hoyt

In 1962, Judy Hoyt gave birth to a son, Rick. He had spastic quadriplegia and cerebral palsy. Judy and her husband Dick were advised to put Rick in an institution. However, they decided to fight for his inclusion into a normal life. At 10 years old, they managed to get Rick his first interactive computer, which allowed him to communicate...

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20 November 2017

Monday Morning Motivation: Iron to the Core

Decorated long-distance triathlete Sebastian Kienle gives an inside look at what it takes to be an Ironman. From preparation to race day, it’s a life spent enduring gruelling trials, but every small success makes the arduous journey worth it. IRONMAN World Champion! The man in the focus right now! SEBASTIAN: My name is Sebastian Kienle. I am the IRONMAN World...

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13 November 2017

I managed a sprint tri in the space of a week

I really thought that I was going to get back into a routine of work, training and blogging with M starting nursery… but three weeks in and her attendance is 25% 🙁 The poor thing has picked up every illness going and shared it with the household, so I’ve not had a lot of free time. If I’m going to...

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13 November 2017

Monday Morning Motivation: Island House Triathlon

The 2017 Island House Triathlon will take place at Highbourne Cay in the Bahamas on 17th – 18th November. It will be staged as three events over the course of two days, awarding $500,000 in prize money. There are four British women taking part: Leanda Cave, Rachel Joyce, Holly Lawrence and Emma Pallant. Sadly, the only British male entrant, Tim Don,...

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6 November 2017

Monday Morning Motivation: Flatline to Finishline

This trailer for Flatline to Finishline has inspired me this week. One in three people will suffer from heart disease in their lifetime. But only one in a million will thrive from it. HEART: Flatline to Finish Line® is the raw and emotional journey of six individuals from hospital beds to the finish line of one of the world’s most...

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