“Heading into the Gold Coast, I knew I’d improved on the swim and bike section, so I definitely wanted to come back with a medal but didn’t think it would be gold, that’s for sure!”
She remarked: “I hope I’ll be able to continue to do both triathlons and marathons. I really enjoy both, so wouldn’t like to have to choose. “As far as my training goes, it will be focused towards triathlon and if I can continue doing marathons then that will be great. I’d love to do both at Tokyo but that will be a case of seeing what the schedule is like as we get closer to the Games. “The swimming and bike are still the areas where I can improve the most. Obviously, with the race chair, that’s what I’ve done for the last ten years. So that goes onto the back burner for now while I focus on building up strength for the bike. “In the race chair you don’t necessarily have to be very strong, you’ve got to have the right technique to be able to sustain that for a long period of time. Whereas on the bike it’s all about strength. It’s very different to what I’m used to, so the next few months and especially leading up to Tokyo is all about getting stronger. “In fact, everything between now and 2020 will ultimately be aimed at Tokyo. It’s two years away and that seems like lots of time, but it isn’t really and it only feels like five minutes ago that we were in Rio. That’s the main aim and we’ll see how the next two years go!” w Agilitymagazine | 23
