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February 8, 2023
Travel, Adventure
Sophie Roberts
10 Winter Adventures in the Amazing Austrian ...

Imagine hiking up a mountain under a full moon with fresh snow under your feet, breaking through the tree line and feeling that warm glow of sunrise hitting your face. Riding a sleigh pulled by huskies in a winter wonderland, cross- country skiing through villages nestled in the Austrian Alps, tobogganing down a mountain at sunset, swimming in a frozen lake or ski-touring up a mountain and descending through the trees. Imagine ending your day in a rejuvenating thermal spa before dinner and a well-earned sleep, to wake up and do it all over again. Welcome to winter holidays in Austria!

10 Winter Adventures in the Amazing Austrian Alps
October 13, 2020
Challenges, Cycling, Adventure
Sophie Roberts
Cycling Scotland's Epic North Coast 500

Not many thoughts enter my mind apart from what I am doing. I wish everyone could do something like this once a year, or even once in your lifetime. We need it! I switch off from everything. A challenge like this is so all encompassing that I don’t have space for much else. All my energy goes into the challenge, and the micro world I create with the adventure I am on, the world directly around me and the people I am with. My world becomes small but this gives me freedom to become bigger than I’ve ever felt. My mind is not filled with events going on all over the world, with emails, news, social media, and the need to reply to messages, my mind is filled with fresh air and miles, hills, sweat, tears and food stops. My mind is filled with views so dramatic and mind-blowing, I am speechless. My heart flips a bit with each corner I turn and the awe that the NC500 route delivers again and again.

Cycling Scotland's Epic North Coast 500
August 20, 2020
Inspiration, Adventure
Sophie Roberts
Building my Dream Custom Campervan - The One ...

It’s been a year since I started the project of creating my dream van ↠ @theonelifevan ↞ and as I get a lot of questions about it, I wanted to share the process and some resources with you! If you are thinking of building or buying a van i can say it’s ONE HUNDRED PERCENT as awesome as you might think it is! And my journey with van life is only just beginning... However, it can be a bit of a minefield and hard to know where to start. I hope this helps :)

Building my Dream Custom Campervan - The One Life Van!
April 7, 2020
TrailBlazers, Empowering Girls
Sophie Roberts
Just because my path is different, does not ...

There are preciously rare occasions in life when you are handed an opportunity to go somewhere or meet someone that truly inspires you. Somewhere that shifts your centre of gravity, allowing you to refresh, refocus and restart. Or someone that has the capacity to capture your imagination and transport it to places you aspire to go but don’t quite know how to access. When your mind has gone there, the chances are your body will follow…

Just because my path is different, does not mean I am lost
March 9, 2020
Sophie Roberts
TrailBlazers: Empowering Girls Sailing ...

In October 2019, I took 10 girls sailing for five days on a Tall Ships Youth Trust sailing adventure proudly sponsored by KEEN footwear. It was magical and lives were changed!

We stepped off the boat with a different perspective. With love in our hearts, faith in ourselves and confidence to go forth and grow into the women we know we can be. I asked the girls to capture their experiences and what it meant to them…

TrailBlazers: Empowering Girls Sailing Adventure
Sophie Roberts
January 20, 2014
Lifestyle

January Detox

Sophie Roberts
January 20, 2014
Lifestyle
January Detox

How do those two words make you feel? Before this January, I'd never really considered doing a detox. 

Tagged: Energy, Healthy Eating, January Detox, Sports Nutrition, Weight Loss

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Sophie Roberts
January 1, 2014
Adventure, Challenges, Climbing

Winter Solstice Alpine Adventure

Sophie Roberts
January 1, 2014
Adventure, Challenges, Climbing
Winter Solstice Alpine Adventure

The 21st December 2013 was the Winter Solstice - the longest night of the year.  An opportunity for adventure.

Tagged: adventure, Bivvying, climbing, Cogne, Ice Climbing, Italy, Snow, The Alps, Whiskey, Winter Solstice

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Sophie Roberts
December 16, 2013
Challenges, Entrepreneurship, Lifestyle

Not Enough

Sophie Roberts
December 16, 2013
Challenges, Entrepreneurship, Lifestyle
Not Enough

How often do you feel you are not enough? Good, smart, funny, healthy, rich, successful, accomplished, fit… whatever it is, we often let ourselves think we are not enough, I don’t think this is fair.

Tagged: 2014, Appreciation, challenges, Change, Growth, Happiness, Love, Not Enough, Pressure, Value

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Sophie Roberts
December 3, 2013
Cycling

Money Can't Buy You Happiness, but...

Sophie Roberts
December 3, 2013
Cycling
Money Can't Buy You Happiness, but...

Last weekend I headed up to Sheffield to visit some of my best mates from uni.  There are only 10 miles between the city centre and the heart of the Peak District, meaning its a haven for anyone interested in getting active outdoors. 

Tagged: Beautiful Views, Beer, cycling, Cycling Club, Hills, La Squadra, Peak District, Sheffield, Training

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Sophie Roberts
November 17, 2013
Cycling, Lifestyle

Sunrise Cycle

Sophie Roberts
November 17, 2013
Cycling, Lifestyle
Sunrise Cycle

I know my body well enough to know that exercise gives me energy. When I'm not exercising, I'm not giving my body and mind what they need to feel great and there's only one cure!

Tagged: cycling, Exercise, Morning Training, Richmond Park, Training

14 Comments
Sophie Roberts
November 15, 2013
Lifestyle, Triathlon

Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things - Scott Neyedli, Ironman

Sophie Roberts
November 15, 2013
Lifestyle, Triathlon
Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things - Scott Neyedli, Ironman

It was the week after completing Ironman Wales that I received an email from my Mum saying "Scott Neyedli, winner of Ironman Wales is a full time engineer in Aberdeen."

Tagged: Double Ironman Champion, Extraordinary Things, Ironman, Ironman Wales, Ordinary People, Scott Neyedli, Triathlon

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Sophie Roberts
November 10, 2013
Adventure, Challenges, Lifestyle

Wild Wales

Sophie Roberts
November 10, 2013
Adventure, Challenges, Lifestyle
Wild Wales

A few weekends ago, I jumped into a hired minibus and drove to Snowdonia in Wales with Charley and a few people I met through Twitter.

Tagged: - Fun, adventure, Limitless Ambition, Wales, Weekend, Whiskey, Wild Swimming

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Sophie Roberts
November 3, 2013
Lifestyle

Falling Off The Wagon (and getting back on again)

Sophie Roberts
November 3, 2013
Lifestyle
Falling Off The Wagon (and getting back on again)

In September I completed my first Ironman in Wales. I was probably at the peak of my fitness. Afterwards, I vowed not to do what normally happens after I complete a big challenge, I fall off the wagon and lose all the hard work I’ve put in.

Tagged: diet, Dublin, Exercise, Falling off the wagon, Partying, Web Summit

16 Comments
Sophie Roberts
October 29, 2013
Entrepreneurship

Dublin Web Summit #Excited

Sophie Roberts
October 29, 2013
Entrepreneurship
Dublin Web Summit #Excited

I write this from a hotel room in Dublin, it's blue skies and sunshine outside and a world of opportunity is waiting to be unleashed. I'm here for the Web Summit - Europe's equivalent of South by Southwest (Tech and web conference held in Austin, Texas)

Tagged: Dublin, Entrepreneurship, Networking, Opportunity, Startup, Tech, Web Summit

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