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Achievements

2013 - Ladies British National Champion at Double Ironman!

2015 - RAAM - 12 days 9 hours and 12 mins to become the first British Women to do so and the 37th women ever!\\xa0

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Show notes

• Growing up on a farm and not being sporty or outdoorsy, but getting use to cycling as she had to cycle everywhere
• Taking up football when she went to university
• Moving to London and trying to fit in health and fitness at the same time
• Jumping straight into triathlon from football
• Liking to challenge herself
• What she liked about triathlon
• The Double Ironman! With ENDUROMAN
• Times for Ironman
• Becoming the Ladies\\u2019 British National Champion in 2013
• Dealing with sleep deprivation\\xa0
• The finish of Enduroman and why it\\u2019s special
• The 24 hour time trail and not realising the significance of the event
• Why she would never do it again
• Qualifying for RAAM - Race Across America
• Why her strength is endurance and not speed
• Her mental strength to just keep on going
• Growing up knowing there was nothing she couldn\\u2019t do and why she doesn\\u2019t believe in \\u201ccan\\u2019t\\u201d
• Being inspired by her dad
• Still dealing with doubts
• RAAM - 2014 - time trail - Racing from the West coast to the East coast of America
• The worlds toughest supported cycle race
• 3,000 miles in 12 days and 21 hours for women\\xa0 - 232 mile a day for women
• Preparing herself for RAAM and why only 5% of the race is to do with cycling\\xa0
• Sleeping less than 2 hours a day for 12 days
• Falling asleep on her bike, coming off her bike and breaking her collar bone\\xa0
• What she learned from the 2014 race and how she applied it to her 2015 race
• Preparing for the trans continental race in Europe for 2017
• Being able to emotionally detach while cycling
• Listening to music, podcasts and listening to audio books (The millennium Trilogy)
• Being inspired by stories from climbing mountains\\xa0
• Swimming from the UK to the US!! (The 3k Virgin Island swim)
• Loving running when she should be cycling
• Running in Cyprus and why she loves trail running
• Liking sleep and going for 8 hours a night
• Feeling drained, which she think is linked to her diet
• Making the change from vegetarian to vegan\\xa0
• Her final words of advice and why you should go an crew for someone doing a challenge
• Being Crew Chief for Jasminjn Muller LEJOG attempt
• How she met Jasmijn!

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Social Media

Twitter - @shupillinger\\xa0

Website - http://shupillinger.info\\xa0

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