disability Archives - Fat Girl to Ironman

August 13, 2018

Monday Morning Motivation: Ascend – a film about Jon Wilson

Ascend is a short film about Jon Wilson. As a young adult, he lost his leg to cancer. He mountain bikes to maintain a normal life (amongst other reasons). He doesn’t see himself as an amazing person – he sees himself as an ordinary guy who happens to have one leg. Shot in Dorset, Vermont. Presented by Mellow Johnny’s Bike Shop...

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October 23, 2017

Monday Morning Motivation: No Limbits

If this film doesn’t inspire you, then I don’t know what will! To learn more about Mark Ormrod, visit his website: http://www.markormrod.com/ Thank you to everyone who’s voted for Fat Girl to Ironman so far – there’s still time to cast your vote in The 2018 Running Awards.

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August 14, 2017

Monday Morning Motivation – John Young

One of the most inspirational triathletes that I’ve read about recently is John Young who is a ‘little person’ (his words). Read more about John Young: Be the hammer – John Young’s blog If you want to find out about John’s latest adventures, check out his Facebook page. You can also read the official Ironman article about him: John Young...

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July 24, 2017

Monday Morning Motivation: Julián Molina Shreds Harder Than You

After a collision with one of the local buses when he was younger, Julián Molina was left with a completely destroyed foot. Later his foot became infected with gangrene, traumatically resulting in the amputation of his entire leg. Most would quit here, but not Julián. Despite his situation, the man has only looked forward and up. Two wheels have been...

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June 6, 2016

Monday Morning Motivation – Stare all you like!

One of the most memorable posters in the ‘This Girl Can’ campaign featured Cassie Cava (@onelegdontcare) In an interview with Marie-Claire, Cassie said: I’m most proud of the fact that I’ve been able to hold onto that unrelenting belief that things would work out and I could embrace the change. Just get out there and give it a go. I...

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April 4, 2016

Monday Morning Motivation – Talk to the backhand

Talk to the backhand is a great advert that is part of the This Girl Can campaign. As with most of the adverts in this series, it has a double meaning. ‘Talk to the hand, ’cause the face ain’t listening’ means someone will not listen to what you’re saying. The word ‘backhand’ refers to the tennis stroke as the woman in the...

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March 9, 2016

Workout Wednesday – No need to be Gentile

It’s not really workout related, but I like this video by Zach Anner. If you don’t have time to watch the video, just take away the key message of treating people as individuals 🙂

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February 1, 2016

You have not a leg to stand on

I was recently sent a copy of D.D. Mayers’ autobiographical book: You have not a leg to stand on to review. All opinions about this book are my own. I understood that it was an autobiographical account of a man’s life following paralysis, but apart from that, I didn’t have a lot of information. My initial assumption was that the...

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