Turia Pitt on Mindset, Motherhood and Why Anyone Can Run

Hello!! When I started this podcast 18 months ago Turia Pitt was at the top of my wish list - she’s an international inspiration - and here we are.

Turia Pitt is grit and hard work. She’s also the queen of mindset and a firm believer that anyone can run.

In 2011, at the age of 24, Turia was a fitness junkie with her dream job as a successful mining engineer, when she was caught in an out-of-control grassfire while competing in a 100km ultramarathon in Western Australia.

It was several hours before medical help arrived and Turia was air-lifted out of the remote desert barely alive, with full thickness burns to 65 percent of her body. Turia lost seven of her fingers and spent over six months undergoing excruciating rehab.

The doctors didn’t expect Turia to survive, never mind walk, run, or be independent again.

But in what is truly a story of triumph over the unimaginable, Turia has gone on to complete two ironman competitions, written best selling books, and become a mum with her partner Michael to two young boys.

Turia has also helped hundreds of women (mostly mums!) learn to run themselves through her program RUN with Turia. Which I’ve done - twice - and truly loved it.

I chat with Turia from her new home up in Far North Queensland, about mindset, motherhood and making new friends as an adult. Turia is really funny and we bond over our love of margaritas and our often eccentric dads who taught us to always “just have a go” and “never give up”.

Turia reminds us about why it’s so important to fill our own cup and put our own needs first, and to be ok with imperfection and being a beginner all over again.

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If you want to join the next round of Turia’s running program, Run With Turia, head to her website turiapitt.com/run and sign up. Doors open soon!

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