I grew up in Auckland, New Zealand. Raised by a strong willed mum and kept honest by a quick-witted younger brother and sister. From a young age I was high energy, obsessed with creating things and the outdoors. I was immersed in anything going, team sports, summer camp, weekend art school, and broke a few bones learning things the hard way. 

I made regional teams in ball sports and took pride in having the highest score in the beep test or the fastest run time trial. Though punishment for missing a goal was usually situps or burpees so I also had the best abs... 

I progressed to distance running, made top10s at a national level and was introduced to triathlon as the runner to make up a teams event. Swimming wasn’t on my radar but it certainly got me interested in cycling. 

At age 16 I saved up and bought my first road bike.  I loved the freedom granted with it, plus it was faster than the bus to get to school. I joined the cycling club which provided a defining few years for me. We were unbeatable in the team time trial and I won numerous U19 titles on the road including National Champs.

A couple of years later, with the experience of a bike, run or multisport race of some sort every other weekend, and a little swim club training, I placed 2nd at the U19 Triathlon National Champs and made the New Zealand Youth Academy. 

University presented an exciting change and my ambitions became more academically focused for a few years completing a Bachelors of Architecture. However I was also assistant coaching in the cycling club so there was no chance of complete remission from training.

I was talked into racing my first Half Ironman Triathlon in Taupo 2012. I surprised myself and qualified for ITU ld World Champs in Spain. The cultural experience was certainly the primary purpose, but I did just enough hard work to also win my age group. 

I appreciated the new dynamic of long course racing. I liked the travel component, and that in training the correlation of what you put in, was what you got out. Alongside University and part-time work I progressed through the ranks, and won numerous domestic races before earning my Professional license and winning my first Professional race, Challenge Gold Coast.

Early 2016 kick started a more professional approach to my triathlon career. I was given the opportunity to join the Thanyapura Triathlon Team, move to Thailand for the year and race the Asian circuit. I had big gains in performance, winning 11 out of 13 races that season and built a platform to take the next step onto the World Stage. 

New and exciting European racing and training camp experiences came the following year when I made the BMC Etixx Triathlon Team. So did the greater appreciation of sports high highs and low lows, and a progressive understanding of the bigger picture that encompasses being an elite athlete.

Mid 2018 we chose the Sunshine Coast, Australia, to be our permanent training base, and mitigate the constant travel stresses. 5 years later and we can definitely call it home. I train under the HillsDistrict programming, with squad camps in Europe and the USA throughout our winter months and the championship race season.

I have earnt the Ironman Asia Pacific Championship title, had 18x middle distance Wins and have never finished outside the Top10 including Championship events. I have great respect for the nature of elite sport, its process, and how much our perspective is our power. I have big goals on the global stage, embracing the journey to be one of the best triathletes in the world and to give back to our community.