CATH WALLIS: from no hobbies to ultramarathons and living life big in her body

We did not want to leave you with anything while we take a little break so we have searched back through the FORTY archives to bring you some of our favourite episodes of the past.  At 40, Cath Wallis realised she had no hobbies – having focussed entirely on her career and family - and decided to carve out time for herself by signing up for a 100km trek, after only walking as far as 5km around her local lake. As you do. Now 45, Cath has completed seven ultra-marathons, trekked across frozen Mongolian lakes, sand dunes in the Gobi Desert, and even swum from Europe to Asia. More importantly, she’s helping break barriers around endurance events being only suited to young and/or athletic folk. As a self-proclaimed plus-size adventurer at 110kg, Cath’s all about living life BIG in the body she has. Not only has she got the mental and physical toughness to conquer challenges, but she’s ditched the fear and embarrassment around not being ‘the best’; not always needing to excel, instead just needing to enjoy. Every woman has a story to tell. This is Cath’s.   CREDITS: Hosts: Lise Carlaw and Sarah Wills  Guest: Cath Wallis @cath.wallis Producer: Jason Strozkiy www.strozkiymedia.com    CONTACT: Email: [email protected]: @liseandsarahFacebook: Those Two Girls   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.