So you’ve done all the physical training and you’ve been working on your mindset and the stories you’re telling yourself what you (think) you can and can’t achieve on race day.But have you taken the time to think about and plan your race strategy? I created a worksheet to help you review and plan your strategy […]
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You’ve entered your first triathlon – congratulations!You may have watched a friend compete in a triathlon before. But competing in one is a very different experience from watching one. You’ve never had to worry about where to go and what to do on race day.Let’s walk step-by-step through the process so you can line up […]
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I’ve often wished someone would invent a way to add more hours to the day. Don’t you?There are so many competing demands on your time; from work, school sports, maintaining a great relationship with your spouse and looking after your (ageing) parents – not to mention everything you do to keep the house running. Somewhere […]
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Over the years, I’ve seen it in myself and I’ve seen it in the women around me.Women positively thrive and come out of their shell when they discover endurance events. I’m convinced it’s because endurance events force you to open the door to the parts of your personality you’ve hidden over the years and dig out […]
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It happened 20 minutes into the first session on the Friday evening at training camp.I was at Snow Camp; a training camp to help prepare participants for the Big Foot Snow Trail Marathon (Australia’s first marathon on snow) at Falls Creek in September.Bruce started discussing gear requirements for the race — specifically how to walk and run […]
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The call came just after lunch – a celebratory birthday lunch that involved a glass of red or two. It came from an amazing women I know called Andrea who heads up a local businesswomen’s organisation. She had a question for me ~Would I agree to strip off for a “Calendar Girls” inspired photo shoot to promote […]
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I’m just going to come out and say it… I’m a fraud. Some day someone is going to find out that I have absolutely no fucking idea what I’m doing and that I’m not nearly as smart as they think I am. If I’m honest with myself (and you), I feel like a fraud most of the […]
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I have to admit I never intended for #SpartaChicks to be a site where we discussed training – in my mind, that was reserved for SpartaPT.My intention was that #SpartaChicks instead would be a safe place for us to discuss everything else (all the fears, self-doubts, self-sabotage, mindset, struggles and realities of being a goal-oriented […]
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Truth be told – I normally hate reading posts like this! So often full of airy-fairy, non-practical fluff or suggestions that take massive amounts of time (which, busy lady, I know you don’t have) or massive amounts of money (which you’d rather spend elsewhere). So why the heck am I writing one? Because I know that self-care […]
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From women climbing the highest mountains in the world to everyday women raising kids and just trying to make ends meet, I know a lot of brave women. If you’re reading this, you’re one too 🙂 After all, bravery isn’t reserved for mountaineers or people who run into burning buildings or attempt to stop crime. It’s […]
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