Sparta Chicks Radio: Mindset | Confidence | Sport | Women

Melissa Urie joined me on the podcast way back in episode 14 to share her experience of becoming only the 2nd woman ever to complete the Epic 5 - a race consisting of 5 Ironman-distance triathlons on 5 Hawaiian islands over 5 days. This week, Mel returns to the podcast to share her experience of competing at the Ultraman World Championships on the Big Island of Hawaii in 2018.Ultraman is a 3 day triathlon, consisting of a 10km swim, 420km riding and an 84km run.#spoileralert Mel missed the cut-off on Day 2 by 8 minutes (after 12 hours of racing).Some in the same situation might describe this DNF as a ‘failure’. However, Mel views it as a battle she lost, rather than a ‘failure’.In this fun conversation, we discuss:- what her experience at the Epic 5 means to her now (almost 2 years down the track) and how it’s changed how she sees herself,- her advice to women who struggle with their athletic identity and naming and claiming who and what they are,- how she found her way through an intense period of experienci