Endurance is never a solo act.
From the outside, it can look that way: one athlete standing at the start line, ready to take on the course. But I’ve learned, whether it’s running across a country, stepping into a triathlon, or lining up for a relay, the outcome is shaped less by individual grit than by the quality of the team you build and the people you keep around you.
That’s why the Noosa Triathlon relay with Team Rokeby in 2024 left such a mark on me last year. Teamwork wasn’t an invisible layer behind the race, it was the race. Each of us carried one leg, and every transition was a handover of trust. That accountability changed the way I showed up: training wasn’t just about my own standards anymore. It was about being respectful to my teammates by finding the time, prioritising the sessions that mattered, fuelling properly, and recovering well enough to deliver my best.
Why I’m Coming Back in 2025
Connection has always been at the centre of my approach to endurance. What made Noosa unique was that connection wasn’t just something I carried quietly in the background, it was visible, lived, and shared. Every leg of the relay was a handover of trust, and every athlete’s preparation flowed directly into the team.
That experience sharpened me and gave me so much sunshine joy as a rather pale Victorian emerging from winter. Being accountable to others doesn’t just change how you race, it changes how you live. It asks you to respect the training you do get in, to be deliberate about recovery, and to fuel with care so you can keep showing up.
That’s why I’m excited to return to Noosa Tri with Team Rokeby again. Because the race isn’t only about performance and fun on the day, it’s about honouring the systems and the people that carry us through the full, layered lives we’re living alongside the sport.
Endurance as a Mirror
People sometimes imagine endurance events as an escape from life. But that’s never been true for me. Endurance is life, just compressed. The psychological challenges you face in a short period mirror the ones we navigate every day: doubt, fatigue, conflict, surrender, trust.
You don’t run away from those experiences; you run straight into them. Events like Noosa Tri invite you to witness and reckon with those realities intentionally, to sit inside the discomfort, to stay steady in uncertainty, and to lean on the people around you when your own reserves run low. It’s not about escaping life, it’s about practising how to live it with more presence.
Fuel That Keeps You Consistent
Consistency is the thread that ties it all together. And when you’re accountable to others, consistency matters even more. That’s why fuelling well has been such a non-negotiable for me. As a woman, I’ve learned that if I don’t meet my nutrition and recovery needs, the cost isn’t just physical, it’s emotional and mental too. Under-fuelling leaves me flat, drained, and less able to hold space for others.
Rokeby has become part of my everyday rhythm because it works in the reality of my life. A Rokeby protein smoothie after the school run. High protein recovery after a training session. Ready to drink fuel I can grab in the small windows between commitments. It is simple and reliable, which makes it sustainable. That consistency helps me keep showing up, for myself, my son, my community, and my team.
3 Ways to Show Up for Your Team, and Yourself
1. Respect your training
You don’t need perfect sessions; you need consistent ones. Every small step builds trust with yourself and your team.
2. Fuel and recover like it matters
Because it does. For me, Rokeby has been the everyday anchor that makes recovery possible, even when life is full.
3. Lean into connection
Performance isn’t just physical. Draw strength from the people beside you and let their support remind you that you’re not in it alone.
Looking Ahead
Noosa is special because it makes teamwork visible. But the truth is, every one of us is carried by a team, family, friends, training partners, coaches, colleagues. The real work is being intentional about how we cultivate those connections and keep them strong.
So, if you’re stepping into Noosa Triathlon this year or working toward any goal in the middle of a full life, remember this: you don’t need certainty to show up, but you do need anchors. Respect your training. Fuel and recover like it matters. Lean into the people around you.
That’s what keeps you consistent. And that’s what makes the finish line feel bigger than the result.