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Miriam "Mouse" Siddel

@mousesiddel

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Australian Para Climbing Team 🇦🇺 | Para rower
MS + POTS · Speaker · Librarian
Sport doesn't care that I have a disability.

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Hi, I'm Mouse 👋 If you're new here, this is the short version.
Australian team Para climber (sport class RP3), learning Para rowing as my Paralympic pathway, living with MS and POTS. Found Para climbing a year after my MS diagnosis. Based in Melbourne; off the wall I'm a library technician, student and speaker in the making.
I post comp days, real training, what it's like learning a new sport as an adult, and how Para sport actually works.
Invisible illness, visible effort.
Two sports. One story. Follow along 👋
📸 Photos (slides 1 and 6): @cuppa_t_
#ParaClimbing #ParaRowing #ParaAthlete #MultipleSclerosis #POTS by @mousesiddel

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Small Wins Wednesday 🏅 2nd at the NSW State Championships, one week after coming back from two months off with a POTS diagnosis.

It's been a hard couple of months. This one means a lot.

Para climber with MS, based in Melbourne. Thanks to my coach @char_gar94 , @sportclimbingnsw and @sydneyindoorclimbinggym for a great comp.

Recognising small wins really matters, because on the hard days they can be what keeps you going.

What was your small win this week? Tell me below!

#SmallWinsWednesday #ParaClimbing #SportClimbing #MultipleSclerosis #POTS taken in Sydney Indoor Climbing Gym St Peters by @mousesiddel

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13 days ago

Made the Team! 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺 Thanks @sophi_b_climbing for your invaluable help & guidance.

#paraclimber #paraclimbing #sportclimb #rockclimb #australianteam #sportclimbingaustralia #sportclimbingvictoria by @mousesiddel

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a year ago

Week 3 of 10: learning a Paralympic sport from scratch 🚣

This week's focus: the catch, the moment the blade goes into the water at the start of every stroke. Some of today was drills, which look strange from the shore, but that's how you build it.

Last week's Reel found a lot of new people, so hi! 👋 I'm Mouse: Australian team Para climber, now learning Para rowing from scratch with @rowing_victoria as my Paralympic pathway. Para athlete with MS and POTS, based in Melbourne.

Trying a new sport as an adult takes nerve. Mouse by name, not by nature.

What are you working on right now? 👇

Send this to someone starting something new.

#ParaRowing #LearnToRow #Rowing #ParaAthlete #ParaClimbing taken in Albert Park Lake by @mousesiddel

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Deload week 🧗‍♀️ Easy climb (with an unexpected exit)

This week my training drops to about 60% of normal volume: easier climbs, no max efforts, more recovery. The next training block starts Wednesday.

Thanks for a good shesh @minty_macc

Australian team Para climber with MS and POTS, based in Melbourne. Rest is part of the plan!

Do you build rest weeks into your training? 👇

Send this to a training buddy who never takes a rest week!

@ausparaclimbingteam anyone know if Jason has an Instagram 😂 😂 😂

#ParaClimbing #ParaAthlete #ClimbingTraining #Deload #ClimbingMelbourne Do you schedule in rest weeks to your training? taken in Boulder Lab by @mousesiddel

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This week's send: my first week back in training. 🧗🚣

Two months off with POTS, then straight back into it. It's been hard. I'm tired and sore, and I'm really glad to be training again.

This week I also started the 10-week Para rowing program with @rowing_victoria, and trained with the national team on Friday.

Thank you to my coaches @char_gar94 and @coach.alexmac, and to Katie Kaminsky (@physioclimber), @sportclimbingaustralia's health lead, for all the support getting back here.

As high as I could get this week. Next week: higher.

What got you through your last hard week? 👇

#ParaClimbing #ParaRowing #ParaAthlete #POTS #ClimbingTraining taken in Elevate Climbing Villawood by @mousesiddel

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9 days ago

What a week of Para athlete training actually looks like right now 👇

It's off-season for me, so this block is heavy and about building strength and endurance:
🏋️ 3–4 heavy lifting sessions
🧗 2–3 climbing sessions
🚣 1 on-water row + 2 erg sessions
🏊 2 swims for cardio conditioning (the early one starts at 5:45am)
➕ Mobility, contrast therapy and cold water recovery

All alongside full-time study and two days a week working in a library.

What you don't see: with POTS, I'm checking my heart rate constantly and staying on top of hydration in every session and every comp. With MS, fatigue is the thing I manage most, especially when the training load goes up.

Falling is part of it. So is failing. You keep showing up anyway.

What do you keep failing at, and keep doing anyway? Tell me below 👇

#ParaClimbing #ParaRowing #ParaAthlete #MultipleSclerosis #POTS taken in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia by @mousesiddel

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12 days ago

Trying new things can be daunting, especially in the sports space when you are a para athlete. Having to explain your disability and how it effects you over and over can be very frustrating. But, sometimes you find people that are willing to jump right into it with you. Thanks to @rowing_victoria for the excellent para rowing program you have going and the fantastic staff that are involved. I'm very much looking forward to doing some more rowing! #rowing #paralympics #parasport #pararowing #rowingaustralia taken in Albert Park, Melbourne by @mousesiddel

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14 days ago

Competed at the inaugural @sportclimbingaustralia Para National Cup this weekend. It was an awesome day with fantastic vibes. Was so great to see the Australian Para-climbing community growing! 💗

Thanks so much to all the volunteers for being there and making everything run so well. Thanks to @elli.pukallus for being a great competitor and congratulations on taking out the gold (maybe I'll get you next time 😂). Thanks to the @ausparaclimbingteam for being such great team mates and creating such a supportive atmosphere on the day.

Really looking forward to what the next Para comp is going to bring!

@soill Love your shoes! They stuck for me today!

Thanks so much for the action shot @climbcasey
Image Credit to @climbcasey

#paraclimbing #paralympics #sportclimbing #sportclimbingaustralia #parasport by @mousesiddel

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4 months ago

National Para-Climbing Team training camp! Working on our weak spots! #sportclimbingaustralia #sportclimbing #paraclimbing #paralympics #nationalteam taken in Urban Climb by @mousesiddel

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Comp day vibes. Good start to the day for the first ever Para National Cup competition. #sportclimbingaustralia #paraclimbing #parasport #paralympics taken in The Hangar by @mousesiddel

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