I’m not a runner.

I’m not a natural runner. I never was. When I was younger, I once tripped over my own coatsleeves. I’m not co-ordinated, athletic or sporty. But I’m also an age-group GB athlete. I’ve complete Ironman, earned a black belt in martial arts and have had some podium-heavy triathlon seasons. If you run, you are a …

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Mental Strength

If you hear a voice within you say ‘you cannot paint,’ then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced Barrie Davenport The last 500m of the run are where races are lost and won. I compete for more than an hour, but it’s those last few seconds and minutes where the race …

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Physical Strength

Now I’m strong: I can run fast, I can lift weights, and that in itself is quite empowering, to have that physical strength. It changes my whole mental attitude. Esme Creed-Miles “Are you hoping for a time today?”“13 hours or less.”He laughed at me. Openly laughed at me. This was how Ironman Wales started. I …

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