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Month: July 2022

Final Para Waka ama camp: 2 weeks till London!

  • by Melanie Magowan
  • Posted on 24/07/202225/07/2022
  • My news

I always find these camps pretty tough from a PTSD / Autism point of view. It feels quite intense, being with people all the time, sleeping, eating, training all in a group with no personal […]

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Poem: Finding me amongst the mayhem

  • by Melanie Magowan
  • Posted on 22/07/2022
  • Opinion

Self identity, what does it mean?Taken for granted, pre-assumedUntil your major beliefs are destroyedLeaving you in a barren battlefield. Like being airdropped into a strange town.Take time to look around.Find the familiar, find the new,Make […]

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#236 Wensleys Cycles winter duathlon: should I / shouldn’t I?

  • by Melanie Magowan
  • Posted on 17/07/2022
  • amputation

I had planned to do this again this year. But I haven’t been running lately plus I don’t have anyone to by my handler. So should I still try it? And if I do – […]

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Trauma talks: Amanda Wilson 10/7/22 Invercargill

  • by Melanie Magowan
  • Posted on 13/07/2022
  • amputation

This talk was something I saw on a friend’s Facebook page, reposted from someone she knew through horsey circles. Obviously I do not rotate in those circles so Amanda was completely unknown to me. I […]

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#235: My next big race goal: after the Waka Ama world champs 2022

  • by Melanie Magowan
  • Posted on 12/07/202212/07/2022
  • amputation

If you have followed me on social media you will know I don’t give up easily. But the huge challenges I have faced (and continue to face) really have put doubt in my mind and […]

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