Human Interest |
Further Personal Information |
Residence |
England |
Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Aldershot Farnham & District: England |
Further Personal Information |
Higher education |
History - St Mary's College: London, ENG |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Playing Nintendo Wii. (NikeWomen, 11 Mar 2010) |
Injuries |
She suffered a stress fracture in November 2009. (morethanthegames.co.uk, 09 Feb 2010) |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Winning a race in Gateshead where she sprinted the last 150 metres to shoot from fifth place to first. (NikeWomen, 11 Mar 2010) |
Other sports |
She has achieved a grade five in Ballet. (UKA, 01 Sep 2010) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
Her school teachers at Farnborough Hill encouraged her to take part in the District Schools Cross Country race, where she was approached by coach Mick Woods. |
General Interest |
Most influential person in career |
Her family and friends. (UKA, 01 Sep 2010) |
Ambitions |
To race the 5000m at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, England. (runnersworld.co.uk, 24 Apr 2009) |
Sport Specific Information |
Name of coach |
Mick Woods |
Training Regime |
She trains every day. Mornings consist of runs and gym work, and she usually goes for at least one long run a week. |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She started running at the age of 11. |
Coach from which country? |
England |
General Interest |
Other information |
ON CAMP WITH KELLY She is part of the 'On Camp With Kelly' mentoring program run by Olympian Dame Kelly Holmes. (charlottepurdue.com, 01 Sep 2010) |