ISOBEL ROSS - WARRIORESS OF CAPABILITY & POSSIBILITY

Isobel Ross is an amazing athlete & coach, a 3-time Australian long distance mountain running representative at the World Championships with a best finishing place of 10th female.

Twice Australian trail champion, she has won Six Foot Track marathon, run a sub-3-hour marathon, and won a 24-hour track race overall, with a distance of 198.7kms, as well as competing in and winning gruelling ultra-marathons in rugged mountainous terrain.  

Isobel has raced all over the world, including participating in the notorious Barkley Marathons.

Isobel is an Australian and USA accredited endurance coach, working with athletes of all levels.

She is also a Personal Trainer and a podcast host.

Wow just so in awe & honoured to have Isobel share some of her secrets to success & her beliefs in her capability & possibilities…

1) Motivations: What makes you strive & thrive? What gets you out of bed in the morning?

I love to be busy and to feel that I am making an impact in the world. As a running coach, I love helping people achieve their goals, and this sometimes includes helping them deal with issues in their lives, as we all know this impacts our running.

I always run first thing in the morning as this gives me energy for the day and it's when I have the best ideas not only for my business but also for how to help my clients on their running journey. I often stop and put notes into my phone as I go. A bit disruptive but I've learnt I can't rely on my memory!!

2) Inspirations: What / who / where inspires you? What influences your actions/life?

Although my parents have now passed away, I still see them as my inspiration. I now see what amazing people they were and how much they positively influenced my life. As I probably didn't always show enough gratitude to them in real life, I now live my life in a way that I hope would make them proud of me.

3) Self care: What rituals / routines / practices / training do you use to nurture / strengthen your self?

I like to live my life with routines. I find this eliminates decision fatigue and allows me to get more done each day. Every morning I get into my running clothes that are laid out from the night before.

I then have a coffee whilst I write in my gratitude journal. I then go for my run.

After that, I either work on my business or work at the local high school as a relief teacher.

Self-care comes from a clean healthy diet (most of the time!!), stretching every night and early to bed. I find this helps my body feel so much better!

4) Self belief: What do you believe about yourself? How does that affect what you do?

I believe that I am capable of giving anything a crack. I may not always succeed in the traditional sense, but just giving it a go is success to me. I love to challenge myself and see what I am capable of and I know that I am capable of a lot and possibly even more than I can imagine.

5) Warrioress: your favourite style from the range & why?

I love to wear skorts, so any of the skorts!! I particularly love the recycled desert nature and mountain bloom patterns.

Inspired to connect with this incredibly capable warrioress…