I almost didn't make it through 2015. It was the most challenging year of my life. In celebration of being alive, I decided I needed to do something epic. That something epic was unicycling the...
Category: Inspiration
Facing my fear of water to help save the planet
My husband Jason Lewis is a Guinness World Record-setting adventurer. I am an animal rescuer from Colorado with no experience at sea, no ability to swim and a deep-seated lifelong fear of water. I...
1st-time mam to 1st-time Ironman in 18 months!
Having been to spectate at Ironman Tenby, I was inspired, I wanted to have a go! I bullied my husband into it in 2016 when our baby was 5 months old. My husband was the guinea pig! He had trained...
There’s always a way
4 years ago my left knee was operated on - MPFL reconstruction. I couldn’t weight bear for a month and had a hinges splint for 3 months. I couldn’t cycle for a year. There are still things I can’t...
Rise to the challenge – FACE IT, DON’T FLEE IT!
I’m here at the moment in a sport’s rehabilitation centre in France recovering from my shoulder surgery. I’ve been told I will probably not regain full mobility with my arm… But how many times have...
Thought I couldn’t
I was the oldest person in my diving class. One of our learning skills had us watch the instructor remove all their equipment piece by piece and give it to their dive buddy (the last being our tank...
You are never too old
I've surfed for over 50 years but my body was struggling with old injuries started nagging at me. So at 58, I started a new water sport. Surf ski paddling. That has grown into racing. And outrigger...
Depression
Physical activity is the best treatment for mental health issues. Sometimes at the start of a run I'm still trying not to cry from tearfulness. I'm never still crying at the end. Always have a goal!...
Stop
Life is too busy, so when taking the time for the outdoors, pause, stop and enjoy the moments. Breathe the air so deeply your lungs could pop, stare at the views so long your eyes fill with tears at...