16 The number of workouts Mariella does a week. There's a minimum of two per day and three on Sundays.
"YOU'RE COMPLETELY CRAZY. I WONDER IF I CAN DO IT." That's the thought pattern - fuelled by a natural competitive streak common in so many athletes that inspired Mariella Sawyer, sports scientist, and dietician, to try her hand at triathlon. What came next is the stuff that documentaries are made of: extreme highs and lows and gruelling training. In her maiden year, Mariella qualified for the IRONMAN World Champs in Nice, a big moment in her career.
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