“I’ve been an athlete longer than I’ve been an academic. I went through coaches, I competed at the Ironman World Championships, I raced bikes professionally. And I struggled, and saw my teammates struggle, with coaches putting us on the same training programs as men. That’s been the driving force. I joke that my whole career has stemmed from questions I want answered for myself. Why are these things not working for women? Why are they just being handed down to us? I’ve realized this is very disruptive. It’s a big shift not to view everything through a male lens.
“I’m one of four researchers at the University of Waikato’s Adams Centre for High Performance in New Zealand, but I don’t feel like a true scientist. The other three conduct research, then…
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Outside (Digital) - 1 Issue, September 2017