Tia
English Schools heptathlon champion
Tia is an international heptathlete who came to Pippa for technical support, particularly with the hurdles, one of her weaker events. After just two months of working together, Tia went on to win the English Schools Heptathlon Championships with a huge hurdles PB and, for the first time, broke 5,000 points in the heptathlon. Her new overall points PB now ranks her #1 in the UK for U17 heptathlon and secured her spot in the England team. Pippa's technical knowledge and guidance have been invaluable to Tia's development, and she looks forward to supporting Tia every step of the way towards her goals for the future.
“I first reached out to Pippa, wanting to achieve a better outcome in my multi-events, especially achieving more help in the sprint hurdles. I knew Pippa had experienced the heptathlon and could coach me from a multi-events perspective. Since seeing Pippa, I have developed a sharper, more fluent and explosive way of hurdling, allowing me to achieve better times with the hurdles and overall better speed in my athletics. Outside of track, Pippa has inspired me mentally to not give up and put in full effort even when it's hard. She has influenced me immensely and supported me to be the best version of myself. Coach Pippa is kind, motivating, and determined, which has made me view others in a positive light and made me enjoy life in and out of athletics.”
