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Zoo Day 🐘🐒🦛🦁🐯🦍🦘

Theodore’s been asking to see the jungles animals, more specifically the elephants and rhinos.

So we obviously had to bring him to visit the zoo @yemz_xcellencephysique • @anna_fitfluence • @the.rahmanfamily 🥰

@dublinzoo_official

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Someone said Yes to the Dress 💍🥰

@mkbridal_1 thank you so much for such a fun and magical experience! I’ve found my dream dress✨

So special to share with my immediate family, and having @leanneclarrke to surprise us by coming home from Australia for a few months ❤️

One more step closer to the big day @yemz_xcellencephysique 😍

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We baaaackkkk🏋🏽‍♀️

Boy have I enjoyed being back in the gym consistently this past couple of months!

Although I really enjoyed my time training for and racing in duathlons and triathlons from September, 2025 - June, 2026… I can say that I am a gym girl to my core

I know I said I’d vlog and bring you guys on the journey, which I do have the footage, it’s just not edited 🥲 but actually, training 3 sports, the gym, working a 9-5, trying to eat healthy, and having a toddler was harder to balance than I thought, so social media had to be dropped. For my sanity, lol

Who knows, maybe someday I’ll finish the YouTube series

Anyways, to end the triathlon girlie era (for now):

Will I change disciplines? Probs not
Will I race another duathlon? Probs not
Will I be training in endurance sports as heavily as I did going forward? Probs not

Will I do another triathlon? Maybe’s next year🤔

Will I continue any of the 3 endurance sports, swim, bike or run? Honestly, I enjoyed my short run and bike sessions. It was the long ones that were suffering for me☠️ I also really enjoyed swimming once my breathing improved, but I hate the process of going for a swim.. changing, getting wet (well obvs you have to, but still), chlorine everywhere even after showering, DRY AF skin… not the vibe.

End verdict:
🏃🏽‍♀️short runs are in - probs biweekly
🚴🏽‍♀️short bike rides are in - probs a monthly thing
🏊🏼‍♀️I’d like to say swimming’s in bc I genuinely enjoyed it, but realistically, probs an occasional/ if I’m feeling it thing

For now, I can confirm that this gym girl is back

@anna_fitfluence

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A Day to cherish forever ❤️ 💍

A promise to continue grow together, love unconditionally, laugh, adventure and choose each other forever

I found the one 🙏🏽❤️

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Check out full proposal episode on YouTube
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Filmed by @a.t.media

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Forever starts with you 🤍

I’ve imagined this moment for a long time, but what I love most isn’t the ring or the proposal. It’s the person standing beside me.

Yemi, choosing you has always felt easy.

I fell in love with your mind first, the way you see the world, the way you think deeply, and the way you notice things others miss. Then I fell in love with your heart: your kindness, your patience, your calm, your humour, and the way you love people so naturally.

You have loved every version of me. You’ve stood beside me through my hardest seasons, celebrated my happiest ones, and reminded me that I never have to be anything other than myself with you.

Watching you become a father has only made me love you more. The way you love Theodore, guide him, and show him what it means to be gentle, strong, and compassionate is something I admire every day.

You are my safe place, my best friend, and the person I want beside me through every season life brings. The messy ones, the beautiful ones, the unexpected ones, and all the ordinary moments in between.

I’m excited for the life we’re building. For more memories, more laughter, more adventures, and all the chapters still waiting for us.

This isn’t about a perfect future. It’s about choosing each other, exactly where we are, over and over again.

Yemi, I can’t wait to be your wife.

Forever grateful that it’s you.

- Anna🤍💍

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She said yes to Forever 💍 11.07.2026

There are moments you dream about and then there are moments that somehow turn out even more beautiful than you ever imagined. Today was one of those moments.

My Best Friend, My No.1 Supporter, The Woman of my Dreams ❤️ You have shown me what unconditional love truly means and every day I am grateful for the life we have built together.

Having you in my life has been the greatest privilege and seeing you become such an incredible mother has made me fall in love with you even more. You have given me memories that I will cherish forever and a future that I cannot wait to experience by your side.

No matter where life takes us, I promise to continue to choose you, support you and love you with everything I have. Here’s to a lifetime of laughter, adventures and creating amazing more memories together.

Love Yemi ❤️

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Thank you to @annalightpro 📸 for capturing the beautiful moment & @lushevents.ie for helping bring the set up to life 🙏🏽

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My second triathlon... but my FIRST open water triathlon🌊🏊🏼‍♀️🚴🏽‍♀️🏃🏽‍♀️

✨23.05.26✨

Lake edition. And wow... what an experience.

I’ll be honest...

I’d never actually swam in open water before race day.

Looking back... first mistake😂

I knew it before I even started.

About 20 minutes in the lake...

No bueno. 😅

Open water swimming is a completely different sport to swimming in a pool. The colder water, no walls to push off, swimming in a pack, trying to sight where you’re going... it definitely caught me off guard.

But that’s exactly why we race ✨to learn✨

🚴🏽‍♀️ The bike felt great again. I settled into my rhythm and actually enjoyed it.

🏃🏽‍♀️And here’s the biggest win...

After getting a horrible stitch in my first triathlon from drinking too much on the bike, I actually took my own advice this time and didn’t overdo the fluids.

No stitch! 🙌

Sometimes progress isn’t about being faster...

Sometimes it’s simply learning from your last race.

One thing I absolutely loved was the atmosphere.

The competitors were so encouraging, the spectators created an amazing buzz, and the whole event felt like such a celebration of getting outside and challenging yourself.

There was even:
🧘‍♀️ A free yoga hub
🥐 An athlete finisher buffet
🍔 Plenty of food vendors
🏅 And, of course... a medal at the finish!

10/10 would recommend.

The biggest lesson?

Practice before race day if you can.

But don’t let not feeling ready stop you from signing up.

Sometimes the race isn’t where you prove yourself...

It’s where you discover what to work on next.

Here’s to triathlon number 2 🩷

- Anna | @anna_fitfluence @fitfluencecoaching

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Second race of the season 🏊🏼‍♀️🚴🏽‍♀️🏃🏽‍♀️

✨23.06.26✨

My first open water triathlon - in a lake

Full video debrief coming next ✅

- Anna | @anna_fitfluence

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My first pool triathlon... and it definitely didn’t go to plan🏊🏼‍♀️🚴🏽‍♀️🏃🏽‍♀️

But I did it.

✨26.04.26✨

Here’s how it all happened...

📍 September 2025: I started running.

📍 October 2025: I finally bought a bike and started cycling.

📍 January 2026: I signed up for my first triathlon... then completely forgot I’d entered it. 😂

📍 March 2026: I joined an 8-week “New to Triathlon” programme to prepare.

Three weeks into the programme, I got the race reminder...

Safe to say I wasn’t ready.

But instead of pulling out, I showed up anyway.

Week 4 of my programme became race week.

🏊 The swim? Honestly... awful. I panicked, my breathing went out the window, and it genuinely felt like I’d forgotten how to swim.

🚴 The bike? My second favourite part. I felt strong, settled, and actually enjoyed it.

🏃 The run? Usually my favourite. It started well, but I’d taken on too much fluid before heading out and ended up with the worst stitch. I spent most of it trying to breathe through the pain and keep moving.

Was it the race I imagined?

Not even close.

But it gave me something far more valuable than a finish time...

Experience.

I now know exactly what I need to work on:
✔️ Practice open-water and race-day swim nerves.
✔️ Nail my nutrition and hydration.
✔️ Get more transitions under my belt.
✔️ Trust the process.

Sometimes the biggest lesson isn’t having the perfect race.

It’s proving to yourself that you can show up before you feel ready.

Because here’s the thing...

✅Practice before race day whenever you can. It makes a huge difference.

But also don’t wait until you feel 100% ready to start.

Sometimes doing the thing before you think you’re ready is exactly what prepares you for the next one.

This wasn’t the finish line.

It was the starting line.

✅Follow for future race tips

- Anna | @anna_fitfluence @fitfluencecoaching 🩷

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2026 Fitness Goal Achieved ✅

✨26.04.26✨

My first triathlon: pool based

Full debrief coming next in video format🫶🏽

- Anna | @anna_fitfluence

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And just like that, she’s off🌏🇦🇺🐨🦘

One last Chinese takeaway in the Irish sunshine.

Mam trying to hold it together (she wasn’t), Dad quietly emotional, and Leanne soaking up one last evening with us🌞🕶️

A quick stop to see a friend on the way in Dubai, then Perth, where family will keep her well fed, well loved, and out of trouble. One year to start with, and the world at her feet✈️👣

We’re not the type to say it often, but we’re proud of you Leanne.

Go grab it.

Ireland will still be here: grey, rainy, and waiting, whenever you’re ready🍀

Safe travels. We love you.

❤️

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My first Triathlon 🏊🏼‍♀️🚴🏽‍♀️🏃🏽‍♀️

✨26.04.26✨

My 2026 fitness goal ✅

Just placing this here bc who knows when I’ll actually do a proper recap and catch up on the gym mom trains for triathlon series 😅

The first but not the last! 🤪 2026 season has just begun.

Fr though, I enjoyed this triathlon more than the 3 duathlons… full details to come on my YT channel 🫠

Anyway, proud of myself!

Goal was set 1 year/ 12 months postpartum.
Gave myself a goal to achieve it before being 2 years/ 24 months postpartum.
Goal was achieved 19months postpartum.
7 months and she did it.

Proud because I’m a gym girl.
Proud because I hated running, feared cycling on the road, and never swam more than 50m consecutively.
Proud because I hated cardio (still a love hate but we’re getting there).
Proud because younger me would never.
Old me thought I could never.
And current me did it anyway!

To all the women out there.
Especially moms.
You can.
No matter the timeline.
You can.

- Anna | @anna_fitfluence 🫶🏽

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