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 still race Dealing with flat types and being exhausted Being mentally tough Learning from her experience  EPIC 5 - what it is and why she wanted to do it Training and preparation for EPIC 5 What a training day/week looks like  Being on the cusp of over training but managing to get the balance right Being motivated to get up out of bed - “Don’t think just do” Heading out to Hawaii Finding it easy to relax and taper Being the only female & why it is a big deal Dealing with internal pressure that comes from her Celebrating!! Not getting the challenge blues Next challenge!!! Learn more about Melissa Follow on Twitter  @rangamel   You can also listen to Melissa on Sparta Chicks Radio - which goes into more detail about the EPIC 5 Race #014: Melissa Urie on Using Your Mind to Achieve the “Impossible” [Podcast] ************************************************ Want to do more? Become a Patron and donate a small fixed amount every month to help fund my mission If you want to support my mission - you can also donate via PayPal  *****************************************************   You can listen to the Tough Girl Podcast on the go via iTunes, Soundcloud & Stitcher!   *****************************************************