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One-off out of retirement for Xterra UK!
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17th May 2023
Xterra Weston Park - an epic return! It was worth the 8-year wait to see Xterra back on UK shores. I never thought I'd race in an elite field again, let alone stand on a podium with Alistair Brownlee! (Albeit a few steps lower down)
Retirement from triathlon
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27th Nov 2022
It’s been over a year now since retiring from elite triathlon. I was lucky enough to retire sort-of on my own terms - not forced by injury or being dropped from a team.
Final Elite Season - part 2 (2021)
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5th Nov 2022
It was October 2020 - mid covid pandemic, we had to decide as a family whether I would carry on racing for 1 more year after everything I worked for in 2020 got cancelled!
Final Elite Season - part 1 (2020)
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4th Nov 2022
It’s a year to the day since I retired from elite racing, I should really get on with finishing this blog!
Athlete in lockdown
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11th Jun 2020
Thanks to the global coronavirus pandemic, 2020 hasn't turned out the way any of us planned it - here is my perspective of an athlete living in lockdown and hoping to return to racing!
The return to triathlon after 2 years!
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15th Sep 2019
A lot has happened in life since my last triathlon - Xterra Denmark 2017- and it's 2 years to the day that I will be toeing the line again for the inaugural Xterra Luxembourg!
Training with a baby in tow
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30th Jul 2019
It's been a while since I last posted - a few life events have taken priority! Selling our house, relocating to Dorset, buying a new house, knocking walls down - along with other DIY, unpacking our life and looking for new jobs here meant social media has fallen way down the to-do list!
New Year. New mum. New normal!
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2nd Jan 2019
Having a baby must be one of the most life-changing things we can ever do! Besides the overwhelming responsibility...
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