I'd been running for a couple of years and decided that I was never going to run further than 10k so wanted to mix things up a bit and decided to try triathlon. I couldn't actually swim but gave myself 9 months to learn.

By the time I actually got in a pool I had about 8 weeks! That first event in spring 2017 was 200m / 12k / 3k - I couldn't swim the whole length of the pool without stopping but I completed it and loved it.

I went on my first triathlon training camp in autumn that year and returned home with a greater love for triathlon, lots of new tri buddies and a coach. Since then, I have completed many sprints, a couple of standards and my big one was Cotswold Classic in July 2022.

I'm building towards full distance, but not sure yet when that is going to be... maybe 2024.