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Tanika Raynee

@tanikaraynee

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First 5km race recap 🏃🏻‍♀️💀

HR avg: 174 🫠
Garmin pacing: absolutely fucking useless 😂
VO₂ max: dropped because apparently Garmin has chosen violence
Official time: not a 5km PB
Garmin time: 5km PB 👀
Therefore: I’m claiming it 😂

Almost threw up
Crossed the finish line and immediately lay down off to the side to die for a minute

But… I finished my first ever 5km race 🥹❤️

So I’m calling that a success

And yes, I will absolutely be counting this as my first 5km race PB, because it was my first race and I make the rules around here 😌😂

And yes, you may now call me a real hybrid athlete 😉 by @tanikaraynee

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23 days ago

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about why I’ve been putting myself out there more on Instagram

It’s not really about followers. Or likes. Or even the opportunities I hope it might bring one day

It’s because for as long as I can remember, I’ve felt like I don’t quite fit anywhere

I’ve always been the quiet one. The one who’s friendly but keeps people at arm’s length. The one who sits back and watches instead of taking up space

For a long time, I think I accepted that’s just who I was

But lately I’ve realised maybe I wasn’t quiet because I had nothing to say. Maybe I was just scared that if people saw all of me, they wouldn’t like what they found

So I’m trying something different

I’m letting people see the messy parts, the growth, the awkwardness, the excitement, the wins and the setbacks. I’m letting myself exist without waiting until I feel polished enough

Because I have this feeling there are people out there who have spent their lives feeling a little different too

And maybe seeing someone else step outside their comfort zone gives them permission to do the same

If that’s all that comes from this, then every uncomfortable moment has been worth it by @tanikaraynee

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3 months ago

Push day & an easy treadmill run 💪🏼🏃🏻‍♀️

Push day
• Barbell bench press 3 × 4–6
• Incline dumbbell bench 3 × 6–8
• Seated dumbbell shoulder press 3 × 6–8
• Cable lateral raises 3 × 10–12
• Seated chest fly 2 × 10–12
• Overhead cable tricep extensions 3 × 8–10
• Cable tricep pushdowns 2 × 10–12

30–35 min easy treadmill run

I don’t usually post my workouts, but considering this is a fitness page and all…

A little more training, a little less talking about training 😉

#PushDay #WomenWhoLift #StrengthTraining #RunningJourney #HybridTraining by @tanikaraynee

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2 hours ago

My biggest hater has 24/7 access to me unfortunately 😭💀

#GymHumour #BodyDysmorphia #FitnessHumour #FitnessJourney #GymGirl by @tanikaraynee

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19 hours ago

The most successful people aren’t necessarily the most motivated, they’ve just learned not to rely on motivation to get them where they want to be

They build routines. Create habits. Remove unnecessary obstacles. Make the things that move them forward easier to do and harder to avoid because motivation is unreliable. It comes and goes depending on your mood, your energy and what’s happening in your life

But habits? Habits keep you moving even when motivation is nowhere to be found. You don’t need to feel motivated every day. You need a system that helps you show up anyway

Stop waiting to feel like it. Start building a life that makes doing it easier 🔥

#FitnessMotivation #ConsistencyOverMotivation #MindsetMatters #SelfImprovement #GymMindset by @tanikaraynee

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2 days ago

Not every workout is going to be your favourite

Some days you’re motivated, some days you’re tired. Some days you’re just there because you made a commitment to yourself

And that’s the thing about fitness, it’s not just about loving the process every second, it’s about loving the person you’re becoming because you keep showing up 🖤

Consistency over motivation. Always 💪🏼

#FitnessMotivation #ConsistencyOverMotivation #GymMindset #WomenWhoLift #FitnessJourney by @tanikaraynee

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3 days ago

Leg day? Sore
Run day? Sore
Rest day? Somehow still sore 😭😂

#GymHumour #FitnessReality #HybridAthlete #GymLife #RelatableFitness by @tanikaraynee

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4 days ago

Imagine feeling threatened by someone just being comfortable and confident 💅🏼😂

Anyway, back to leg day 🍑

#WomenWhoLift #GymHumour #Confidence #GymGirl #MindYourBusiness by @tanikaraynee

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5 days ago

POV: You decide to risk the rain for a run and accidentally miss the rainbow right in front of you 🌈😂

5.5km completed. Not a single drop of rain. We take those wins 🏃‍♀️

#RunningReels #RunningJourney #FitnessLifestyle #WomenWhoRun #HybridAthlete by @tanikaraynee

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5 days ago

Sometimes we hold onto things because letting go feels like losing a part of ourselves, or because we’re scared of what comes next

People, opportunities, old versions of ourselves, the plans we thought our lives would follow…

But not every loss is something we’re meant to fight to get back

Sometimes things end, change or fall away because they no longer fit the person we’re becoming

And maybe the point isn’t to understand every ending straight away, but to trust that we can find our way forward without needing everything to stay the same

I’m learning that letting go doesn’t always mean something went wrong

Sometimes it just means there’s room for something new 🤍

#LossAndGrowth #LettingGo #PersonalGrowth #TrustTheProcess #BecomingHer by @tanikaraynee

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6 days ago

I’m figuring out who I am outside of who I’ve always been expected to be. Learning to take up space, speak my mind, trust my own decisions and stop looking for permission to be myself

I’m learning that I don’t have to make myself smaller to make other people comfortable. I don’t have to have everything figured out before I let myself be seen. And I don’t have to apologise for growing into someone who takes up a little more space than she used to

Maybe I’ll get things wrong. Maybe I’ll change my mind. Maybe the person I’m becoming won’t look anything like the person everyone has always known

And that’s okay

Because for so long, I’ve been so busy being who I thought I should be that I’m only now discovering who I actually am

What I like. What I believe in. What I stand for. What my voice sounds like when I stop filtering it through everyone else’s expectations

I’m not trying to become someone I’m not. I’m trying to get comfortable enough to be the person I’ve always been underneath all the conditioning, the people-pleasing and the need to get everything right

I can be kind without being quiet. I can be a good person without being a people-pleaser. I can care what people think without letting their opinions dictate how I live

And I can be a work in progress without waiting until I’m perfectly confident, completely healed or have everything figured out to start showing up as myself

This is me learning to take up space. To use my voice. To trust myself. To live a life that feels like MINE

Not louder because I need attention. Louder because I’m finally giving myself permission to be heard

And if that means people have to get used to a version of me they haven’t seen before?

Well… they can get used to it 😂😉

#LivingLoudly #SelfGrowth #FindingMyself #UnapologeticallyMe #OnMyOwnTerms 🔥 by @tanikaraynee

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7 days ago

I am strong, but still need reassurance sometimes.
Because strength doesn’t eliminate vulnerability. It just means you don’t let vulnerability define you.

I am independent, but wish to be understood.
Because being capable of standing on your own doesn’t mean you don’t want someone to stand beside you.

I am better than I was, but still want to be more.
Because growth doesn’t mean you’re dissatisfied with who you are. It means you’re excited about who you could become

I will never present myself as someone who’s completely healed, completely confident or has everything figured out. I can acknowledge how far I’ve come while still being a work in progress

Two things can be true at once

You can be proud of who you are and excited about who you’re becoming. You can be strong and still need support. You can love your independence and still crave connection

You don’t have to be a finished product to be proud of yourself 🤍

#SelfGrowth #SelfAcceptance #PersonalGrowth #MindsetShift #WorkInProgress by @tanikaraynee

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