The Incredible Story of Nikkola Mathews Overcoming Anorexia

“I was hungry enough to want better from myself when I was that sick. And now I am hungry enough to want better from myself within triathlon… So, I’ll just keep being hungry - metaphorically.”
Crippled by anorexia for 15 years and not knowing if she might die in her sleep, Nikkola Mathews has gone from living off half an apple a day, to the 2021 female age group champion of Nutri-Grain IRONMAN New Zealand. Nikki epitomizes the term #AnythingIsPossible and although she has fought to turn her life around, her battle is never won.
🎥 Kinetic Media, New Zealand. Produced by - Seven8

[@danielfarrell6300]

Ironman please please do more of these! The diversity and scope of challenges in athletes lives are incredible and capturing that can be so so valuable!

[@johnny_jumanji9676]

Running and watching you ,you inspire me !! Next year i will be in Costa Navarino ...

[@brittneydorr3067]

Can you please share more about your journey and how you were able to stay in recovery! Your story is inspiring and I would love to connect to get some guidance!!!

[@army_of_believers]

thanks thanks thanks & thanks for sharing this, it means a lot to me as i can relate this to me, it so amazing that by listening or watching others stories we can realise that our problems are just so low in compare to these so it's imp. to share stories and i am so thankful, i find hope again after watching this

[@davidsthoughts60]

Great testimonial! Makes me want to find a place to start running again (my narrow country roads aren’t conducive to foot traffic).

[@army_of_believers]

i just watched this and from this day forward Nikkola is one of my real life wonder woman 🤘🤙 i deal with celiac disease from 2018 but before that (in 2017) i already decided that i want to do an Ironman one day. It took me 2 years to recover from the damage and from 2020 i am back on track

[@ericacalbo6928]

Awesome video! Very inspiring

[@debashistalukdar5523]

very inspiring

[@DonnyGoertz]

So cool!

[@AlessiaPolemi]

Been there. I understand...

[@ridjum3172]

Здравствуйте. Хотела написать жалобу на организацию airon kids который проходил в Белеке ! Подскажите электронный адрес .

[@tomzimmerman8]

The incredible story of how one girl learned to pick up the fork.