From 18 Stone Paramedic To Ironman Triathlete: Christine's Story!

"If you keep telling yourself you're slow, you're gonna be slow." That's the mindset shift that took this guest from doubling her body weight to chasing a full distance Ironman before fifty — all while working four weeks on, four weeks off, offshore. In this episode, Rob Hardstone and Matt Davies sit down with Christine Grosart — former jockey, paramedic, offshore medic, and cave diver — to unpack one of the most unconventional routes into triathlon you'll ever hear. From riding racehorses at 14 to ballooning to 18 stone in the ambulance service, to rebuilding her fitness and identity from scratch on a Watt bike in the middle of the North Sea, Christine's story is raw, funny, and properly inspiring. CHAPTERS 0:00 Introduction 2:10 From pony-mad child to jockey 5:00 Becoming a paramedic and offshore medic 8:20 Life on rigs vs dive support vessels 11:40 Training as a jockey with no coach 13:30 Gaining weight in the ambulance service 16:00 Hitting rock bottom and the turning point 18:30 Losing 22kg on a Watt bike 22:00 Why offshore life gave her structure 27:30 Training for 70.3 with time limits 33:00 Finishing 70.3 with covid 38:00 The rotator cuff injury and surgery costs 44:00 Climbing Alpe d'Huez and Sa Calobra 50:00 Switching your brain off to beat doubt 56:00 Ordinary people, extraordinary things This is a conversation about resilience, reinvention, and refusing to let circumstance become an excuse. Christine's journey from cave diving and horse racing into endurance sport is a masterclass in finding structure wherever you can get it — and using it to completely transform your life.