After representing Australia at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 in the 5,000m (28st overall) I am looking to make my second Olympic team this year in Paris. Last year I represented Australia at the World Cross Country Championships (29th place), World Athletics Championships (Marathon, 43rd place), and the World Road Running Championships (Half-Marathon, 14th place). In 2022 I represented Australia at the Commonwealth Games and placed 8th in both the 5,000m and 10,000m.

The commitment required to qualify for Paris means I will undertake several training camps in preparation for the season and travel both domestically and overseas for an extended amount of time to secure a spot on the start line at Paris 2024. I have already run a qualifying time for the marathon in December (2:23.27) at the Valencia Marathon where I broke the 38-year old SA State Record and ran the 5th fastest time by an Australian Women ever. However, I am ranked 4th in the qualifying period and now I am planning to target the 5,000m qualifying time.

While I am fortunate to have sponsors (ASICS, PREPD Hydration & Pillar Performance), the expenses for these camps and travel come at my own cost and the time away from home also impacts my ability to work and earn an income outside of running. Athletics is a fantastic sport and loved by the nation especially when it comes to the Olympics, however it is not a well supported sport in terms of funding from the federation and national or state bodies. Your support means the world and I will think of you when I put on the Green & Gold!

My current Personal Best's are:

• Marathon 2:23.27 (SA Record, 5th Aus All-Time)
• Half-Marathon 69:27 (SA Record, 10th Aus All-Time)
• 15km Road 48:22 (Australian Record)
• 10,000m 31:40.10 (8th Aus All-Time)
• 5,000m 15:04.10 (SA Record, 6th Aus All-Time)
• 3,000m 8:51.82 (SA Record)

I have represented Australia on multiple occasions:

• 2023 World Half-Marathon Championships, 14th
• 2023 World Athletics Championships, Marathon 43rd
• 2023 World Cross Country Championships, 29th
• 2022 Commonwealth Games, 5,000m and 10,000m, both 8th
• 2021 Tokyo Olympics 5,000m, 28th
• 2019 World University Games, 10,000m 6th
• 2017 World University Games, 10,000m 7th