Olympic Athlete. Speaker. Coach. Woman of Faith.
Am I thinking about retiring again? Well yes, but not anytime soon! This is more of a reminder to athletes out there to prepare for life after sport and some of the options to help them do that, especially for those on the UK Sport WCPP and British Athletes. Find out more…
From Manchester to New Delhi, India, last week Monday I returned to the UK, and with less than a couple of hours’ sleep, headed straight to Glasgow for the Indoor World Athletics Championships. The last couple of weeks have been an absolute whirlwind of experiences that has left me feeling incredibly grateful and inspired. The… Continue reading A Global Journey of Learning and Discovery in the World of Sports & Geopolitics
What is resilience? I always call it ‘the ability to bounce back from obstacles’. Then, during COVID, I realised resilience isn’t always about the bounce back. Sometimes it is about the climb or the crawl. The MLK quote – “If you can’t fly then run; if you can’t run, walk; if you can’t walk, crawl;… Continue reading How to develop ‘true resilience’ from the perspective of a world-class athlete
18 athletes, coaches and their high performance team consultants feature in this latest episode of the Define Your Success podcast that was released on Tuesday 10th January 2023. The aim is weekly releases each Tuesday, featuring in-depth conversations with Britain’s best athletes – Olympians, Paralympians and their High Performance Teams. I also have guests that… Continue reading How Britain’s Best Athletes Define Success
Athletics Achievements Senior Highlights 2021 Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Finalist 2020 British Indoor Champion 2019 British Champion 7th at IAAF World Athletics Championships, Doha 7th at European Athletics Championships, Glasgow 2018 Return from Retirement: England Champion 2016 Retirement 2015 British Indoor Champion 2012 British Indoor Silver Medalist 2009 – First senior GB international vest Junior… Continue reading About Abigail Irozuru
I’m going to let you in on a little secret… But before that, let me remind you of the first two parts in this series – In Part 1 of my 2022 season debrief, I remind myself and you guys of the victories I’ve achieved in this second wind of my athletics’ career, culminating in… Continue reading 2022 Part 3 (Finale): A little secret…
I’ve been in the room for a fair few memorable team captain speeches. But, perhaps for the pure simplicity of it, Jodie Williams’ 2021 European Indoor Champs speech is the stickiest. Two words: Back yourself. It sticks all the more because of what I know (who really knows what someone has or is going through?)… Continue reading 2022 Part 2: Three Questions to ask for a better shot next time!
This second wind of my athletics career was supposed to be smooth sailing, but 2022 has proven that expected truth to be a complete fallacy. In 2018 (my first comeback year post-achilles tendon rupture and mini retirement) I jumped 6.60m+ to qualify by distance for the European Championships in Berlin that year. Unfortunately, at the… Continue reading 2022 Part 1: Disappointment and Shame
I first competed at the Commonwealth Games (albeit the youth version) in 2008. Fourteen years later, I’ve been selected to represent Team England at my first (real) Commonwealth Games (the Commonwealth Youth Games doesn’t count at the Senior performance level). If I’m honest, this one has taken longer to achieve than my Olympic dream. In… Continue reading 14 Years Later… I’m Going to The Commonwealth Games!
On this day in 2008, twelve years ago, I received the frustrating news that I’d once again been missed off the ‘Talent’ program for UKAthletics Funding. It seems this was my second year failing to be selected for this program (as per my silly Facebook rant – I have a love-hate relationship with these FB… Continue reading On This Day…
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