{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Walking This Way","title":"From rock bottom to triathlon glory - with Clare Capper","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3515,"description":"Lise catches up with her dear friend from boarding school, Clare Capper, whose transformation story can't fail to leave you feeling inspired. \nIn 2018, at 41, Claire hit rock bottom - drinking too much, smoking, avoiding the life she knew she needed to face. Then, in early 2019, on a hungover morning in Queenstown, New Zealand, Lise planted a seed that would change her life: \"Do a triathlon.\"What happened next was extraordinary.\nSince then Clare's lost four stone, completed multiple triathlons, fallen in love with cycling and endurance adventures and pushed herself to extraordinary limits. She has:Cycled Land's End to John O'Groats (930 miles in 9 days)Bikepacked 400 miles through the Alps on a mountain bikeCompleted the North Coast 500 in ScotlandRaced gravel bikes across EuropeAnd in May 2026, she's taking on a 500-mile ultra-distance cycling eventBut here's what makes Clare's story so powerful for midlife women: she started all of this at 41. She couldn't swim. She was unfit. She was lost. And she transformed her entire life through movement, one step at a time.\nIn this episode, you'll discover:The moment Clare made the promise that changed everythingHow she learned to swim at 41Swimming on a bungee cord in a wild Dartmoor pool during lockdown (yes, really)The dinner that was just peanuts and jelly babies after cycling 90 milesWhy Clare is motivated by fearHow cycling brings freedom, swimming brings meditation, and walking brings therapyFollow Clare:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/clare_cycles/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/clare.capper/Strava: https://www.strava.com/athletes/3500234\nBe a part of the show: Here's how to get in touch...Follow the show and get all the links you need on LinkTree - https://linktr.ee/walking_this_wayEmail us: walkingthisway@hotmail.comUse the get in touch form HERE - https://tr.ee/r-ePylKE8HSend us a voice message HERE- https://www.speakpipe.com/WalkingThisWay\nProduced by The Good Studio - thegoodstudio.co.uk","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/DnbRdXSn-kTn95Uj43MHBEYWZ9HlNAletcZjwm_gLKc/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9mNDBi/N2RkMzNmYTU2MTNj/MzQyYTFiNmY4YjNl/ZDM3Yy5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}