We shouldn’t be guilty for chasing our dreamsAfter I first interviewed Hanny Allston for Sparta Chicks Radio back in 2017, I wrote: You know when you speak to someone and they say something so profound it leaves you pondering the conversation for days, even weeks later. That’s what speaking to Hanny Allston was like for me. 3 years […]
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Your best is enough.2x Olympian and 4x Commonwealth Games competitor, Eloise Wellings joins me on Sparta Chicks Radio this week. Eloise is also an Ambassador for Ubiquinol and the co-founder of an extraordinary organisation called the Love Mercy Foundation. Eloise grew up in a family of runners and, while watching the Barcelona Olympics at the age of […]
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This week’s guest on Sparta Chicks Radio reminds me of what can be achieved when you fully commit to a goal. Michelle Taylor was a business owner, gym junkie and busy mum when she broke a foot in December, 2017. After experiencing balance and walking issues she attributed to a second broken foot in December 2018, Michelle […]
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(c) Jason MacqueenIf you attended the Gutsy Girls Adventure Film Tour in 2019, you’ll no doubt recognise my guest on Sparta Chicks Radio this week; Melanie Stamell. Mel is an inventor and adventurer who has tried it all: kayaking, climbing, caving, mountain biking and, her favourite, skiing. Mel also has a rare form of Dwarfism and so […]
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Things I think are impossible actually often aren’t (even if they currently are)What is it like to race your bike from one side of Europe to the other and, in the process, win one of the most iconic ultra-endurance cycling races in the world? I have no idea — but this week’s guest on Sparta Chicks […]
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“I realised at that point I had been putting my self-worth in everything that was fleeting & could be taken away, and that I needed to figure out how to like myself for me and to be comfortable and confident in my skin…with who I was…without needing other people’s validation.”Molly Galbraith is the Founder of […]
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When you have a dream, if you tell people about your dream and you tell them what your barriers are, people tend to get behind you…and the more people that get behind you, the more people that make it possible.10 days ago, Sparta Chicks Radio celebrated its 3rd birthday. And there is no-one I’d rather share […]
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I firmly believe this: we grow into our goals. So if your goal is a massive thing, you will grow into the skill set you require to hit that goal, if you’re focused and determined to get to that goalLisa Blair is an adventurer, sailor, climate change activist and World Record holder – and you’ll […]
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“I needed to reclaim myself. I had lost me somewhere in France and I didn’t know where I was”Ultra-endurance cyclist Tiffany Winchester returns to Sparta Chicks Radio for the second part of our conversation about her race at the iconic 1,200km Paris-Brest-Paris (PBP) cycling race in 2019. You can listen to the first half of our […]
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Ultra-endurance cyclist Tiffany Winchester returns to Sparta Chicks Radio this week. Tiff was first on the podcast in June 2019 (incidentally, that episode went on to become the 5th most popular episode of the year!) In that conversation, Tiff shared her background and her preparations for an iconic event called Paris-Brest-Paris (or PBP) – a 1,200km event […]
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