Motivating myself and others to go further, faster

Sport has always been the thread running through my life, but I only discovered endurance sports in late 2022.

Growing up, I tried a bit of everything. I did Irish dancing, horse riding and football, and during university I even added ice hockey to the mix. But it was through football that I discovered running, and that changed everything.

At first, I ran to become a better football player. But pretty quickly, I fell in love with running itself, and I realised I didn’t need to chase a ball anymore to have a reason to run.

Then, in late 2022, two friends and I had what seemed like a slightly crazy idea: why not run a marathon?

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A few months later, we lined up for the Zurich Marathon. It was horrible and amazing at the same time, and somehow, that was enough to make me want more.

Around the same time, my grandfather started telling me stories about his younger days, when he used to cycle. His stories stuck with me, and before long, I found myself cycling around on my brother’s bike.

Then came swimming. As part of university, I had to learn how to swim, and suddenly I had all three disciplines.

Somehow, that led me to triathlon.

In late 2023, I discovered Ironman and, not long after, signed up for an Ironman 70.3. It was my first triathlon ever.

I haven’t looked back since.

Although I spend a lot of time training and talking about triathlon, it is only one part of who I am.

As a child, I was a huge football fan and, for a while, I even dreamed of becoming a professional player. When I eventually realised that probably wasn’t going to happen, I knew I still wanted sport to be a big part of my life. If I couldn’t be on the pitch, I wanted to be as close to it as possible

That’s what led me to sport management. I completed my Bachelor’s degree in Management and Sport at the University of Neuchâtel from 2022 to 2025, and in September 2026 I started my Master’s in Spitzensport at the Swiss Federal Institute of Sport Magglingen.

Today, sport is therefore part of my life in many different ways. I train, I compete, I study it, and I work in it. Triathlon may be what you see most often, but there is a lot more happening behind the scenes.