07/09/2021
🌟🌟🌟 Angela Popovich Miners 🌟🌟🌟
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40kgs Down✅
Multiple health + injury scares✅
COVID and training over zoom✅
Lockdowns✅
Change of plans✅
1576 kilometres of walking✅
Rockhampton --> Goodiwindi --> Rockhampton✅
Brain Cancer Fundraiser✅
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WOW, where do I begin?! I met Ange in March 2020 after she had already started her fitness journey. One of the things we still laugh about now is that first meeting and a comment Ange made about not wanting to lift weights and me replying with don't worry you will! What do you know...Ange loves lifting weights now and is an absolute weapon at it 🔥
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After a few of our early sessions Ange told me of her goal, of a heart felt desire to do a brain cancer fundraising walk from Rockhampton to Chris O'Brien Lifehouse in Sydney in the memory of her dear father who passed away from brain cancer and wanted to know if it was possible for her to do so. Of course it was! I had no doubt that if we put in 12 months of hard work, dedication, precise programming making sure Ange was strong, mobile, conditioned and an awesome and efficient walker that she would succeed.
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Ange's dedication, desire and and willingness to succeed and not let anything stop her achieve her goal was and still is absolutely inspiring!
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The first nationwide lock down began only 6 weeks into working together. I had to move back to Sydney where we were completing 2 sessions per week over zoom training from home!
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When we were finally able to be back in the gym, we were getting some momentum and Ange started to suffer from quite severe pain in the hip and glute region. Learning Ange was suffering from tedonopathy rather than drop her head, Ange dove head first straight into her physiotherapy and rehab, not missing a training session along the way and even throwing in extra sessions in the pool to aid her recovery and performance.
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After her recovery and another really solid training block came Ange's first big milestone in December 2020, a marathon walk from Rockhampton to Yeppoon. What a huge success despite extremely unfavourable decisions, smoke in the air and an asthma attach Ange did it!!
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New year, new fortune! Surely 2021 was only going to be smooth sailing! 3am wake ups, training sessions, fundraising, work and make sure everything was prepared and ready for her journey! Ange had so much on her plate and was absolutely flying! Only for one final set back only 2 months out from leaving. Ange was hospitalised with a serious lung condition! Just like she had previously she didn't let it discourage her! The first chance I had to speak to her, she told me that she didn't come this far to only come this far and that nothing would be stopping her!
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The final hurdle ! After all this a covid outbreak in Sydney resulted in closed boarders to NSW, so plan B. Walk to the boarder and back to cover her desired distance and when the boarders reopen and it's safe walk into Sydney and Chris O'Brien lifehouse!
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GUESS WHAT...Despite everyone Ange was right nothing would stop her and she is so close to finishing her journey. Ange is so close to finishing her 1576km journey and I couldn't be prouder! I am so lucky to have been a small part of this huge adventure.
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You are an incredible women Ange, you deserve all the success and joy! I cannot wait to see you when you finish this journey!
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No matter what obstacle or injury was presented to Ange and she crushed it!
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Remember...
Motion is lotion
It's wrong not being strong
Flexy is sexy
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