I had to take on a whole new identity over several years, to turn myself into someone who didn’t smoke, someone who was really fit, someone who could ride a unicycle the length of Taiwan and that took a lot of internal work to get there.Early in 2019, I posted on the Sparta Chicks Facebook […]
Continue readingYou don’t know what’s going to happen on race day, as you don’t know what’s going to happen in life. And you don’t know what adversity is going to hit you. And they’re the lessons learnt from running…it’s more than about the sport. It’s about what you learn about yourself.I’m always fascinated with the path […]
Continue readingI want this with every single bone in my body. Every single inch of my heart. I want this and I truly I can get to where I want to go. And I’ll keep going until I get there.One of the reasons I’m obsessed with sharing the stories of women in sport on Sparta Chicks […]
Continue readingIf you fear something, you need..to take a deep breath and try and figure out why it is that you’re feeling this fear..In November 2013, Renee Kiley joined friends to watch the Noosa Triathlon. And life hasn’t been the same since. At the time Renee was an overweight, unhealthy, pack-a-day smoker. Yet the race reignited Renee’s childhood […]
Continue readingThe only way you’re going to learn and grow is a willingness to feel fear. I took the well-meaning advice of coaches and friends and colleagues that what you want to do is conquer and overcome fear…it doesn’t really work. It makes you feel calm for a moment. But the second you take a bad […]
Continue readingYou’ve just gotta trust yourself and you’ve gotta back yourself. And be brave enough to give it a go.This theme of backing yourself and trusting yourself is a constant in any conversation with Michelle Lee. Michelle first joined me on Sparta Chicks Radio back in July, 2017 when she shared her goal to complete the world’s […]
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Almost everything you know about…developing training programs…are based on the schedules of men…This week’s guest on Sparta Chicks Radio will challenge you to cast aside everything you thought you knew about training, racing, nutrition and recovery. And as someone who has been coaching since 2011, that’s hard to admit! But the more I dive into her work […]
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(c) Andy Green/Red Bull Content Pool“Winning that Silver medal…came out of nowhere for me. I’m so proud of myself to have raced like that. But afterwards, I really felt that I had to prove myself because I felt that people might think it was a fluke…”3 months after finishing High School at the age of […]
Continue reading(c) Bryn Lennon/Getty Images for IRONMAN - Ironman Italy 2017″…the biggest thing I can do is remind myself that when you’re suffering, I’m choosing to suffer. And cancer patients don’t get that choice.”One of the misconceptions I wanted to ‘bust’ with Sparta Chicks Radio is the idea that professional triathletes are born, not made. That […]
Continue readingI don’t feel like there is any limit to what can be done. You set massive ridiculous goals and yes, you’ll be able to achieve them if you keep your head in the game…I have the belief that I can do that because I’ve proven to myself that it is possible to go over multiple […]
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