Broken to GBR Athlete

The setback isn’t the end of the story!

The last few months have been a whirlwind of hospital trips, work, facetimes, journey’s to and from Essex, re-arranged plans and a fair amount of stress! Trying to keep ones head above the water has nearly been impossible and it has felt like every step made forward has been followed by a step backwards. It has tested our Faith and had reminded me that IN ALL THINGS I need to keep bringing my worries to the foot of the cross and trust God for BREAKTHROUGH!

For the first time since November I think I am finally beginning to breathe and I am starting to feel like me, which is good as race season is just around the corner and I need to start to focus forward. There are also again changes at foot within the business and Sarah’s work, all of which are positive, but also bring anxiety as I am not one that likes change!

As I was thinking about jumping on and posting something, I read about an Olympic athlete that overcame so many hurdles and setbacks to achieve Gold in one race and Silver in two others. I was blown away by what was written about her story and how she viewed the setbacks that she faced!

She discovered. –

The setback is not the end of the story.

The setback is the story!

Your injury might be your step up.

Your worst moment might be the thing that makes your best moment possible.

Stop waiting for the perfect conditions to succeed!

Stop caring what people have done or think about your decisions.

DO THE WORK!

TAKE THE HIT!

GET BACK UP!

THINK BIG!

When I fell off my bike in 2022, I was broken not just physically but mentally I took it hard. I was unable to train, dress myself, work for a period and wash myself. In those first few weeks I was in a daze, eating for the drugs and drinking for the pain! I was thrown into confusion and feared what might have been!

I remember the moment that I first got back on my bike and I was scared witless; I also remember my first race where I saw several crashes which threw me through a loop. Despite that I was determined that my experience would push me forward not backwards and I fought hard to get stronger, fitter and quicker on the bike.

In 2023 the bike leg went from being my weak leg in a triathlon to the strongest one and I qualified for the world championships in 2024 as well as competing in the worlds to a high standard in 2023!

Today I was reminded of how that setback felt and how the last few weeks I have felt out of control, in a spiral and certainly not mentally or physically where I want to be. I have a choice to let this setback hold me back or choose to dig deep and find the determination I had before and use it to FIGHT to get back to where I need to be and turn this setback into MY COMEBACK!

I am aware that to do this I need to dig deep, to make some changes, to get uncomfortable and to set myself some goals. I want to encourage you to do the same, I am still believing that 2026 will be the BEST one yet and I want to look back on the past few months as a learning ground that will help me be the BEST ME!

LET’S ALL GET UP AND GO FOR IT!

WE GOT THIS!