Monday Inspiration: Corinne Ellison
Posted by Cags R under Ironman Triathlon on 1 Jul 2012 at 11:00 PM
2 years ago, Corinne Ellison was lying in hospital after extensive heart surgery, yesterday she took on the Challenge of a lifetime and ran in the Austrian Ironman!
Why? I get asked this all the time. In usual circumstances, you could say the extreme element to the challenge makes it appealing. The feeling of satisfaction about pushing your body to the limit. It’s also actually enjoyable to train long and slow in all three disciplines. For me, the real reason for wanting to do Ironman is to prove to myself that anything is possible. I believed this before the diagnosis of my heart condition but afterwards, that confidence slipped away somewhat. I needed a clear positive goal that I knew would help me through the tough months of recovery.
The 29-year-old nurse and mid-wife underwent surgery for a congenital heart defect in 2010 but has not let that stop her from pursuing her triathlon and marathon passions, having completed 4 marathons and many triathlons.
We thought that her story was worth sharing and eagerly await her race report, in the meantime we're giving her a shout out as our #Monday Inspiration!
Here's Corinne at the finish line!
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Well done Corinne. Reading the article, I want to meet you in person already!
Huy M • • Encourage
Laura N, Aireal M and 5 othersLaura N, Aireal M, Adrian K, Joanne H, Carolyn G, Ben R and Jack N encouraged this.
Brilliant Corinne! You are an inspiration.
Martin H • • Encourage
Laura N, Aireal M and 4 othersLaura N, Aireal M, Adrian K, Joanne H, Ben R and Jack N encouraged this.
Amazing. Congratulations on the work put in so far! Looking forward to your race report-I'm sure that hard work will pay off! :-)
Jonathan H • • Encourage
Josie M, Laura N and 4 othersJosie M, Laura N, Aireal M, Joanne H, Ben R and Jack N encouraged this.
Wow, your an inspiration..
Claire C • • Encourage
Josie M, Laura N and 4 othersJosie M, Laura N, Aireal M, Joanne H, Ben R and Jack N encouraged this.
What an inspiration! well done Corinne! and nice article @cags
Sonu K • • Encourage
Josie M, Laura N and 4 othersJosie M, Laura N, Aireal M, Joanne H, Ben R and Jack N encouraged this.
Good going Corinne! :-)
Michael M • • Encourage
Tony G, Laura N and 3 othersTony G, Laura N, Joanne H, Ben R and Jack N encouraged this.
Inspirational lady :)
Kirstin M • • Encourage
Tony G, Josie M and 5 othersTony G, Josie M, Laura N, Aireal M, Joanne H, Ben R and Jack N encouraged this.
Outstanding Corinne. People like TS folks never ask WHY ... they always ask HOW
Tony G • • Encourage
Malachy K, Josie M and 7 othersMalachy K, Josie M, Laura N, Aireal M, Joanne H, Jen F, Carol Ann B, Ben R and Jack N encouraged this.
Amazing accomplishment and just updated with her finish time - great work!
Cags R • • Encourage
Tony G, Laura N and 4 othersTony G, Laura N, Aireal M, Joanne H, Ben R and Jack N encouraged this.
Way to go Corinne! You are an inspiration!
Diana J • • Encourage
Tony G, Laura N and 4 othersTony G, Laura N, Aireal M, Joanne H, Ben R and Jack N encouraged this.
Shows what you can accomplish when you throw off your limiting beliefs. Great job!
Malachy K • • Encourage
Tony G, Laura N and 5 othersTony G, Laura N, Aireal M, Joanne H, Jen F, Ben R and Jack N encouraged this.
Way to go Corinne!!!
Josie M • • Encourage
Tony G, Laura N and 4 othersTony G, Laura N, Aireal M, Joanne H, Ben R and Jack N encouraged this.
Fantastic work Corinne, and an inspiration to us all!
Sam S • • Encourage
Aireal M, Joanne H and 2 othersAireal M, Joanne H, Ben R and Jack N encouraged this.
Amazing Connie, congratulations on such a massive achievement :0)
Laura N • • Encourage
Aireal M, Joanne H and 2 othersAireal M, Joanne H, Ben R and Jack N encouraged this.
Great story, fantastic achievement. Well done Corinne
Rob R • • Encourage
Laura N, Joanne H and 2 othersLaura N, Joanne H, Ben R and Jack N encouraged this.
Wow! How amazing, congrats Connie!!
Aireal M • • Encourage
Joanne H, Ben R and 1 otherJoanne H, Ben R and Jack N encouraged this.
Inspiring stuff Corinne! Well done on your achievements!
Avril P • • Encourage
Joanne H, Ben R and 2 othersJoanne H, Ben R, Jack N and Aireal M encouraged this.
God bless, through him all things are possible....
Anthony M • • Encourage
Joanne H, Ben R and 2 othersJoanne H, Ben R, Jack N and Aireal M encouraged this.
Congratulations Corrine!
Peter M • • Encourage
Joanne H, Ben R and 2 othersJoanne H, Ben R, Jack N and Aireal M encouraged this.
Wow Corinne, what a woman!
Joanne H • • Encourage
Ben R, Jack N and 1 otherBen R, Jack N and Aireal M encouraged this.
That's awesome!! keep on rocking,girl!!...
Rene G • • Encourage
Ben R and Jack N encouraged this.
Such an inspiration
Keith G • • Encourage
Ben R, Jack N and 1 otherBen R, Jack N and Aireal M encouraged this.
What else is there to say, other than 'Wow - amazing'
Louise F • • Encourage
Ben R, Jack N and 1 otherBen R, Jack N and Aireal M encouraged this.
Anything is possible with hard work, dedication and the will to succeed. Such an inspirational young woman !
Karen L • • Encourage
Ben R, Jack N and 1 otherBen R, Jack N and Aireal M encouraged this.
Congratulations and well done. An inspiration to us all
Elaine J • • Encourage
Ben R, Jack N and 1 otherBen R, Jack N and Aireal M encouraged this.
Awesome!
Joe T • • Encourage
Ben R, Jack N and 1 otherBen R, Jack N and Aireal M encouraged this.
Huge respect Corinne :) What a credit you are to nursing profession also!
Carol Ann B • • Encourage
Ben R, Jack N and 1 otherBen R, Jack N and Aireal M encouraged this.
What a remarkable lady! Congratulations to her, and long may she continue to reach her goals =)
Kirstie M • • Encourage
Ben R, Jack N and 1 otherBen R, Jack N and Aireal M encouraged this.
Corrine, you are an inspiration for sure!
Carla L • • Encourage
Ben R and Jack N encouraged this.
Oh my word!! this got me all emotional... wow, so inspiring! Thank you!!
Ben R • • Encourage
Jack N, Adrian K and 1 otherJack N, Adrian K and Aireal M encouraged this.
I'm speechless. I guess all of us here honor and respect your efforts. Thanks for sharing your passion and determination. All the best to you and your family. :D
Jack N • • Encourage
Hey guys, thought you might want to read Corinne's race report from her blog http://www.corinneellison.com/heart-surgery-to-ironman-the-end-of-the-journey
Cags R • • Encourage
Laura N, Jonathan H and 2 othersLaura N, Jonathan H, Aireal M and Carol Ann B encouraged this.
Thanks Cags :-)
Laura N • • Encourage
Aireal M encouraged this.
Cheers Cags!
Jonathan H • • Encourage
Aireal M encouraged this.
Thanks so much for all these comments. I'm really touched!
Corinne E • • Encourage
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