Meredith Hagan

My words that define her:

Mother. Daughter. Sister.Wife. Friend. Kind. Smart. Funny. Beautiful. Athletic. Creative. Authentic. Determined. Positive. Honest. Integrity. Balanced. Emotional. Unselfish. Extraordinary. Surprising. Inspiring. A bright light. Love.

It has taken me a long time to do this. Part due to denial, part due to the inability to get my thoughts together. I am not a writer, so just going to put down my thoughts.

Meredith and I came up with the idea of running a boot camp together. We launched our first one on April 6, 2009. Phat Fit. So fun, laughing and loving what we started together. On one of her 2 hour-5-in-the-morning runs, she came up with the brilliant idea of making Phat Fit more than a boot camp and the idea of Phat Chicks was born. I loved it when she would go for runs. Her creativity came out even that much more.

Our intention was always to inspire people lead a ‘Phat’ lifestyle. We all know that Meredith lived her life this way.

This is our message:

Be strong.
Live with confidence in yourself and your decisions.
Follow your passions.
Maintain a healthy diet and regular exercise. Know what it feels like to be healthy and fit and the many ways it can improve your life and make it that much more amazing.
Be exactly who you are. Love who you are. Love and take care of your body.
Dream big and go for it.
Be brave. Step out of your comfort zone to attain the life you desire.
Be brave with love.
Take the risk. Even though there is a chance you’ll fail. Failure builds character and knowledge.
Live with integrity.
Think positive, stay positive. Remove the negative out of your life.
Be inspired every day, whether it is through working out, meditating…whatever helps you to stay inspired.
Help each other and be kind and compassionate.
Laugh at yourself.
Know that anything is possible.
Express yourself to those you love and care about. They are important to you-why not let them know and make them feel good?

Through the many awesome hours we spent together we became very close. I am a better person from all those hours, days, runs, tears, laughter, disagreements, burpees and sweat.

I will continue to miss her every day and will live inspired by her, with her watching over.

Phat Chicks will continue and our message will carry on. Her name and face will forever be an equal part of it. She will continue to inspire us to live a great life. If we can do anything to keep her spirit alive it would be to live by our message.

The song that plays in the video is one that reminds me of Mer when I hear it. When times are hard, she was there and wanted to help. She was a friend to everyone she met. I feel better knowing that she is still here to lean on when times are hard. Know that you have a friend in Meredith when you need her. Keep her spirit alive.

You will be missed by many Mer. Love you forever. Xo

HUGE THANK YOU to our friend and phat chicks partner, Shane from www.racedayrush.com/

(FYI- the short clip of me getting a cat out of a tree...in my bunker gear...was ALL HIM and he refused to take it out. Funny doooooode. xo)

PEACE OUT and BE PHAT.

For those who aren’t aware. Sorry to bring the sad news. Have a read; http://www.insidehalton.com/community/burlington/article/808855