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Amanda Duling: Endurance Sport After Gastric Bypass — Grit, Fueling & Radical Honesty

Amanda Duling: Endurance Sport After Gastric Bypass — Grit, Fueling & Radical Honesty

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 Amanda Duling is an endurance athlete, writer, and founder of One Gear Short of Normal™. A post-bariatric, perimenopausal gravel cyclist and Ironman 70.3 finisher, Amanda uses grit, science, and unapologetic humour to tell the stories no one else is telling about endurance sports, women's bodies, and doing hard things later in life. Through her writing and community work, she challenges the "suffer in silence" culture of endurance athletics and advocates for smarter fueling, better hygiene, realistic training, and radical honesty—especially for women navigating menopause, major weight loss, and endurance sport at the same time. When she's not riding gravel roads or lifting heavy things, Amanda writes research-backed, laugh-out-loud essays on endurance life, parenting, and why choosing your hard matters more than perfection. *** New episodes of the Tough Girl Podcast drop every Tuesday at 7 AM (UK time)! Make sure to subscribe so you never miss the inspiring journeys and incredible stories of tough women pushing boundaries. Do you want to support the Tough Girl Mission to increase the amount of female role models in the media in the world of adventure and physical challenges? Support via Patreon! Join me in making a difference by signing up here: www.patreon.com/toughgirlpodcast. Your support makes a difference. Thank you x *** Show notes Who is AmandaLiving in Kansas City, USAWorking as an IT professional during the dayMum to a special needs son Building a brand in relation to being a post-bariatric endurance athlete Publishing an e-book in relation to saddle sores Why reinvention is possible Growing up in a small rural community Being into reading, writing and artHaving a lot of anxiety about her body and body imageEnjoying being active Not having the confidence when she was younger Getting married and settling downHaving gastric bypass surgery in her early 40s Having an Roux-en-Y gastric bypass - having a large portion of her stomach removed along with a large portion of her small intestines Having the surgery at the beginning of COVID and being stuck at homeHer journey with food, health and fitness Going for walks with her husband Finding the motivation for the next stepFeeling uncomfortable wearing shorts and form fitting clothes Starting to walk a little quicker Hiring a personal trainer at the gym to gain some of the lost muscle backSeeing her strength coming back Thinking about doing a half marathon Finding a couch to 5k program Not making a lot of progress due to not being able to eat a lotStarting to work with a dietician Having to re-learn eating Passing out after exercise and having no energy Dumping syndrome - when the body is not able to process sugarUCAN and Waxy MaizeFinding support through community Joining a run club and meeting new people Being able to complete the half marathon Confidence and having confidence around her bodyBuilding her self confidenceWhen things started to changeShowing up to different racesDoing hard things Wanting to encourage individuals starting out to volunteer at a couple of eventsOvercoming a challenge during a raceGravel cycling/racing, and why it's the hardest disciple in endurance sportsUnbound Gravel Race Breaking down the challenge into smaller and smaller steps and grinding it outLogistics of gravel racing in relation to hydration and fuelling ElectrolytesUCAN Fuel— ucan.co Running on sheer grit What training looks like and why she needed a lot of structureTraining PeaksLearning about heart rate training Training in the morning and making training work for her and her familyThe importance of social interactions during workoutsBeing surrounded by the right people and how it can help with motivation How to connect with Amanda on social mediaHer love for writing and sharing her stories on SubstackFinal words of advice to motivate and inspire youThe importance of showing up Social Media Website: onegearshortofnormal.gumroad.com/l/prrdc thecookiewaitlist.com Instagram: @onegearshortofnormal Facebook: Amanda McMahon Substack: @onegearshortofnormal1 Youtube: One Gear Short of Normal
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