I did my first triathlon in 2005, a sprint distance in Sandringham, and I had to do backstroke pretty much the whole 500m as I was petrified of the ocean. I didn't give up though, and I'm still racing all these years later.

I've done 10 Ironmans, I think about 35 half-Ironmans, maybe 10 or 12 Olympic distance races...most of them with my husband Lucas, who was the one who got me started in the sport way back then!

So much has changed in the sport since then, but we still love it - it's just a part of our life, and hopefully our son Jonah will get involved when he is old enough. He's almost five, and actually thinks triathlon is called Beckworth! I'm getting older, but have no plans to give up yet - I love being able to do something that not many people can do, and to prove to people that anyone can do this sport, no matter what your age or ability.

I didn't grow up doing any sport at all, so I'm pretty proud that I'm still going and hopefully still have some good years of racing left in me!