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Grateful to the squad: @Deepstatesh @levantolabs @ketone @givnerlaw @post_polar_ @wawandco @symbolsecurity @drinksova @octantapp @relayzero @lastdotnet @nook_platform @doorvana @lo_tech @cmdk_email @secretsoupco @jamesrichardfry Good Marketing @babesnetxyz

we take 8.30pm bedtimes very seriously in this household

I’m genuinely overwhelmed by the response but incredibly grateful, I didn’t expect such a positive reaction but it’s made me even more motivated for this lock in. In December I’m racing 70.3 miles in La Quinta, California, and my training is hitting 14 hours a week. I grew up a swimmer, where 24 hours a week was standard, so I can joke that this is light work compared to my youth. I got my first international podium at 16 with my mum as my coach, and she is still sending me sets now. I still spend more time in the pool than in any other discipline, which is a little bit of a problem considering the bike is over half the race. If I want a shot at qualifying for Kona in the next year, I need to lock in on the bike. I think I did my first triathlon at 12. Ours was one of those overly athletic households: my brother was racing the Brownlees at 17, and our family vacation were pretty centred around sport, like racing a tri on Christmas Day at Club La Santa Lanzarote, a literal training resort for triathletes, while we were there on a family holiday. I was 15. My mum made the Commonwealth Games in youth, coached the island swim team, and is still setting masters records today. Swimming is my great love and it translates naturally to endurance. For most people the hard part is mental, hours alone with your own thoughts, but that is second nature to a swimmer. I’ve never found any enjoyment in sprints. I love going long. My weekends now are driving around California finding spots and races to stack miles. “Scrappy” is a word that has followed me through my whole founder journey and it genuinely applies to every part of my life. I’ll figure it out, I always do. Right now, between client contracts, building something new in stealth and training, I’m scrappy maxxing. With the 4.30am alarms and the constant carb loading, I’m the healthiest and happiest I’ve been in a long time. Thank you to everyone who backed this, and to the brands who took a spot on the kit and the frame: @Deepstatesh @levantolabs @ketone @givnerlaw @post_polar @wawandco @symbolsecurity @drinksova Joe Hovanec @octantapp @relayzero @lastdotnet @nook_platform @doorvana @lo_tech CMDK @secretsoupco @jamesrichardfry Good Marketing @babesnetxyz Time to lock in team