I like to prove myself.It was 2007. Bonnie Tu was the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Giant Bicycles and decided to join the former Chairman who was riding the Tour of Taiwan, a 900km ride that circumnavigates Taiwan. At the time Bonnie was in her late 50s and had not ridden a bicycle since High School (and […]
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You weren’t born into this world hating your body. Everything you’ve learnt about hating your body has been through messages that have come at you, that you’ve bought into. So you’ve learnt that; now you can unlearn it.The Body Image Movement can only be described as a revolution. And it began in 2013 when Taryn Brumfitt […]
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[Self-doubt] definitely comes with you. You’ve got it with you. But how much voice you give you it or how much space you give it under the circumstances determines how much strength it has in what’s happening in the ring.Muay Thai may, on the surface, appear to have nothing in common with endurance sports, but […]
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I actually want to see what my mind and body can do because I have no idea what my end point is….or even if I have a limitThis week on Sparta Chicks Radio you’ll meet trail runner Karen Barrett. Karen has a remarkable story which reminds me of the power of choice and the power of […]
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“You can be the most physically fit person in the world. And if the mental isn’t there, you’re screwed because you will hit the darkness so many times on these long ones. And for me, I think that’s part of the challenge; knowing it’s going to hurt. Knowing at some point you are really not […]
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There was nothing in my early DNA that said I would do what I’m doing now…so I really believe people can do whatever they want. Their past experiences don’t have to define or limit them. Two things come to mind when I think of Samantha Gash. The first is that it’s easy in this day and […]
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“One of the big missions of the Veloroos…is to inspire more women to ride bikes, and more women to say ‘yes’ to challenges, and to let go of inhibitions a bit and just say ‘yes’ and then worry about how you’re going to do it…” This is a fun conversation that left me both excited and, […]
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Don’t be limited by what other people think a 51-year-old, or a 60-year-old or a 70-year-old should be doing. Get out there and just enjoy it. Go for it. There is no limiter. It’s only in your mind. So I intend to age disgracefully.How does ocean surf ski paddling figure into one woman’s version of […]
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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 […]
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You 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 […]
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