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Month: June 2021

Southland Tri Club winter Duathlon series: race 1 race report

  • by Melanie Magowan
  • Posted on 27/06/202127/06/2021
  • Local events

🏆Race Report!🏆 Thank you Southland Triathlon and Multisport Club for the event (and the event photos!) I had an absolute blast! I wanted to try this as soon as the event came up on the […]

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#192 Phantom pain, bike positions & wearing a skirt!

  • by Melanie Magowan
  • Posted on 26/06/202127/06/2021
  • amputation

Lots has happened this last few weeks. We have been working hard to figure out the best way to make a bike leg (and try to make the bike work for the bike leg!) In […]

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#191 Artificial leg on a plane FIRST!

  • by Melanie Magowan
  • Posted on 18/06/202126/06/2021
  • amputation

To be honest, the whole idea of this and what complications might occur absolutely terrified me – and I’m not even scared of flying – I love it! So here’s how my first flight with […]

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What does bravery and courage look like?

  • by Melanie Magowan
  • Posted on 16/06/202116/06/2021
  • Opinion

A psychologist used these words to describe me yesterday, and I seriously couldn’t have disagreed more. So it got me thinking seriously about what exactly courage means. Perhaps my perception of it is a bit […]

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#190 Trying a new sport: not many NZ amputees do this!

  • by Melanie Magowan
  • Posted on 13/06/202116/06/2021
  • amputation

Earlier in the week I spoke about the fact that I was going to try out a new sport, to see if I can make it work as an amputee.. well here it is, revealed! […]

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