Rowing

Over the last 9 years my rowing journey has been full of ups and downs and I have learnt so much from it. Balancing life as a full time Olympic rower with family, friends and relationships can be challenging at times and the balance is something I am still trying to get right. Using my blog, I want to bring you inside my everyday life and share with you the challenges, and hopefully great times, that the next four years will bring on my track to Tokyo 2020.


Fitness  / Rowing
Silver in Sarasota
Posted On October 11, 2017

I didn’t want to be 6th in the world, I wanted to be the best. Would I be the best this year? I am sitting down to write this blog on the plane home from Orlando. I have just spent […]

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Fitness  / Rowing
Varese to Sarasota via Caversham
September 18, 2017

Yes, the camp was hard and I had a lot of fatigue in my legs by the end but I relished in the hard training and long miles because I …


Rowing
The Highs and Lows of Henley Royal Regatta
July 20, 2017

Sculling nearly half the course on my own when I couldn’t even see my competitor was a really lonely place to be. Pimms, champagne, outrageous blazers, glamourous dresses and a good …


Rowing
Becoming European Champion
June 1, 2017

My Mum did tell me off for not singing the anthem but I am sure she was singing for the both of us! The last time I was a champion of …


Fitness  / Rowing
Another four years?
March 24, 2017

I was about to enter struggle street but I was actually really looking forward to it. After the London games there was no doubt in my mind that I would continue …


Rowing
Reflection
March 13, 2017

“The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results.”   Asked by our Strength and Conditioning coach Nicole why I wanted to start writing …


Fitness  / Rowing  / Travel
Beware rowers on bikes!
February 18, 2017

In a lot of ways, the hardest training camp we do every year is the cycling camp to Majorca. This year, two weeks in February were spent on the island. …