From Mummy To Marathon Runner

After having twins Tina decided it was time to set herself a fitness and health goal, it was time to put herself back in the driving seat of her own life, and so the adventure of "mummy to marathon" began!

With already having a child only a year before she fell pregnant with the twins, Tina felt she hadn't fully lost the weight from her first pregnancy. Tina struggled with her weight gain after the twins were born and didn't feel like herself, a challenge was needed...

Training officially began in June, but she was already active earlier in the year by joining a gym and completing a couple of fun runs - the Colour Run and the Albany lakes, these are 5km's - a far cry from the 42km's of a marathon!
Training for the Auckland Marathon involved a lot of babysitting from helpful friends and family, some major changes in a busy mummy diet, and a look at how she was going to manage three kids under 2, a home, a business run with her husband, and the doom and gloom of winter bugs and colds.

After what seemed like a long time, the day arrived, Tina was nervous, excited, and a bit emotional about this major achievement. Tina completed the marathon with an awesome time, and didn't stop to walk once. Because her training was so well planned there were no injuries and only mild sore muscles afterwards.

​Congratulations Tina, you are now a marathon runner! I'm sure your three tots are proud!
Let's hope your story will inspire others to be amazing, to go outside of your comfort zone, and to call on those around you for support.