(c) Janko Ferlič on UnsplashIf you’ve listened to Sparta Chicks Radio for any length of time, you probably know this already – but I love reading! Back in 2016, I put together a list of 9 books by strong women you’ll love. Then earlier this year I was asked for a ‘reading list’ of books that cover […]
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It’s funny how life seems to come full circle, isn’t it? Back in 2007, I qualified for the Six Foot Track Marathon. It’s a 45km trail race that winds across the beautiful and rugged Blue Mountains outside Sydney and has been described as the “toughest marathon in Australia”.A lot of people were surprised I managed […]
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That’s such a loaded, emotional question, isn’t it? When said in that tone (you know the one!), it’s been used to challenge and even belittle us – so much so I get a little ‘antsy’ just typing it. And, whether you realise it or not, it’s also the cornerstone of self-doubt, fear, insecurity, unwillingness to […]
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Postscript: Thanks to a family wedding (my brother’s in fact!) and urgent surgery, this adventure has been postponed for 2 years until 2020. But I’m sure I’ll find another adventure in the meantime 🙂I feel nervous and unsettled as I write this on the morning of Monday, 29th May 2017. The date is significant. It means it’s “only” […]
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There are two hashtags I’ve used more than any other over the years: #runyourownrace and #runyourownlife. In a race, it means running the race that is right for you based on your fitness, strength, background, fitness, strengths, goals and what is important to you. It means staying focused on your goals and not getting distracted by […]
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It’s been an interesting year for me – and maybe for you too. They have been “failures”, tears, fears, massive self-doubt and self-sabotaging behaviour (which I’ve found in packets of Tim Tams, rolling over and going back to sleep in the morning instead of training and coming up with excuses as to why I can’t launch […]
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I sat on a hard wood bench under the shelter attached to a hut in (the appropriately named) Pretty Valley in the backcountry behind Falls Creek. I stared at the water slowly drip, drip, drip from the icicles lining the edge of the roof, intensely willing myself to fight back the tears and swallow the lump […]
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How many strong women do you know? If you asked me, I would respond by saying every woman is a strong woman (because it’s true!). And while it’s a word your girlfriends might use to describe you, it’s a word we rarely use to describe ourselves. Kind, considerate, generous, loyal and giving are, I suspect, all […]
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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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