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- Jul 10, 2018
- 3 min
Rachel Ann Cullen - Author of “Running for my Life” sharing about mental health
Rachel Ann experiences the reality of mental health issues from a young age- she grows up in a dysfunctional home with a mother who suffers with bipolar disorder and disordered eating. Rachel Ann isn’t naturally athletic and from a young age, feels the pressure of being compared to her graceful ballerina sister Jane. She finds comfort in food and rapidly gains weight throughout childhood and into her teenage years. Rachel Ann begins running at age 18, but she finds no pleasur


- Jun 19, 2018
- 2 min
Leanne Spencer - Citi exec until burnout, recovered, became a PT, & co-founded Bodyshot!
Leanne was a City exec until March 2012, when she resigned after suffering from burnout and alcoholism. She spent a few weeks in rehab before coming out and redesigning her entire lifestyle at age 37. Leanne trained to be a personal trainer, and worked as a sole trader for a while before setting up her company Bodyshot Performance. During that time, she build up a team and stepped away from personal training herself. She’s written two bestselling books, done a TEDx Talk, won


- Apr 12, 2018
- 6 min
Advice and Tips from the Tough Girl Tribe for the London Marathon!!
I reached out to members of the tough girl tribe, to get their top tips and advice for you!!! Here are 26 awesome tips - Enjoy!!! Run the first half as though you are jogging to the start line. Mentally break it down into manageable chunks e.g. distance, landmarks, nutrition, etc and just focus on the mike or chunk you are in. Look at the route in advance and work out a few landmarks to look out for at different miles - I did Brighton and had the pavilion down twice as well a