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Pursuing Sport and Pregnancy with Champion Mother Susie Mitchell

Nov 16, 2018
5 min

Pursuing Sport and Pregnancy with Champion Mother Susie Mitchell

Is it possible to pursue a competitive sport while going through pregnancy and early motherhood? Susie Mitchell proves that it’s more than possible and that you can even win. Just weeks after discovering her passion for track cycling, Susie became pregnant. However, that didn’t stop her from continuing to pursue her passion. With smart training throughout her pregnancy, Susie went on to win in the World Masters Track Cycling Championships only four months after giving birth.

Tough Girl - Susie Mitchell - How she trained through pregnancy and won her 1st World Masters Track

Oct 16, 2018
4 min

Tough Girl - Susie Mitchell - How she trained through pregnancy and won her 1st World Masters Track

Susie Mitchell is a 38 year first time mom to a lovely vibrant baby girl Tori. Always enjoying the challenge of trying her hand at different sports, she discovered track cycling in July of 2011. After failing to make her mark in anything from shot putt to surfing, it finally seemed she had found something she was good at. Then two months later she became pregnant. Having set her sights on competing in the World Masters Track Cycling Championships the following October, she ne

First Week of Proper Endurance Training!

Jan 11, 2016
4 min

First Week of Proper Endurance Training!

I was excited about starting the endurance phase, but also a little apprehensive. How was I going to cope with the heat and the sunshine? Running longer distances on a more regular basis with a backpack on?! The only way to find out, was to give it a go! Week one kicked off on 4th January! Training Plan M - Rest Day T - 10 Mile Easy Pace W - 5 Mile Speed work - Fartlek Training T- 10 Mile Easy Pace F - Rest Day S - Run for 1.5 hrs S - 4 Hour Walk Plus I decided on Saturday to

10 Tips for keeping it real while training for your next challenge.

Apr 18, 2015
3 min

10 Tips for keeping it real while training for your next challenge.

So I’m speaking from experience when I give you these tips. For those who’ve been reading the blog, will know I started getting really serious about my training for the Marathon des Sables in September. By October I had run a marathon, and was doing 140 miles a month. I continued to push myself physically with running, walking, weight lifting, boxing, and yoga! I basically ended up over training and massively damaging myself in the process by becoming severely anaemic which i

How I've been feeling while training

Jan 24, 2015
3 min

How I've been feeling while training

Although I’ve noticed how tired I’ve been I didn’t put it down to my health. I’ve always been healthy, full of vitality and energy; it didn’t even cross my mind that I could be ill. Instead I thought it was my mental outlook. I’m a believer in positive mental attitude, mind over matter and what you believe in you’ll be able to achieve. As I’ve pushed myself physically before, through running marathons, competing in Tough Guy competitions and climbing mount Kilimanjaro. I know

Starting Point - Photos & Measurements

Jul 5, 2014
1 min

Starting Point - Photos & Measurements

I've taken photos and measurements so I can keep track of progress over the next eight weeks. My starting Stats: Height: 5’8 Weight: 10.3 ¼ (I did a 7 day juicing detox before I started with Scooby and lost 5 pounds) Measurements: In inches Right Arm: 11.1 Left Arm: 11 Bust: 36 Waist (belly button): 30 Hips: 36.2 Right Thigh: 20.5 Left Thigh: 20.3 Photos! Front Back Side I think it’s important to be able to see where you’ve come from and what you’re achieving as you start to