Tough Girl Podcast

Melissa Urie - Nurse from Australia who was the 2nd Women to ever finish the EPIC 5 - 5 Ironman in 5 days across 5 different islands in Hawaii! Melissa is the second woman ever to finish the Epic 5 - an event which consists of doing 5 Ironman distance triathlons (that’s 224km or 140 miles of swimming, cycling and running) every day over 5 days on 5 different Hawaiian Islands! Melissa lives in Melbourne, Australia working as a nurse.  Show notes Growing up and moving to Melbourne Getting into health and fitness New Years Resolution that stuck Around the bay in a day - a cycle race in Melbourne Being naive and not really thinking about it Getting involved in a triathlon and how it has become her lifestyle Nursing and doing shift work and how she fit her training into her life Her 1st Ironman…. Getting a coach Working on her nutrition Not going for a specific time Just surviving the day…. Ultra-man event in Canada Taking it to the next level - why?! Getting injured before a big race and finding out if she could