I stumbled into triathlon in my late 30’s; I’d done a lot of swimming as a kid and played football until my body gave up on me.I started cycling first and then a mate dared me to enter the Tatton Tri back in 2011. I was slow and had no idea what I was doing, but was hooked. I did a 70.3 in 2016 and my first full Ironman in Wales the year after (if you’ve not done IM Wales, get it on your bucket list!!!). I’ve now done 4.75 IM’s (DNF in Bolton 😬 2021).

I’ve always enjoyed coaching and spent around 10 years running my son’s football team. I completed my BTF Group Coach course in 2026 and am loving getting involved in coaching our athletes.

The most important things for me in coaching is that every athlete gets what they need from a session, whether that’s progress towards competing in their ‘A-race’ or simply something that keeps them sane as they navigate day to day life.