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World Duathlon Champion
| Name | Katie Hewison |
|---|---|
| Sex | Female |
| DOB | 26 Jul 1985 (age 26) |
| Hometown | Chorley / Loughborough |
Bio...
Katie Hewison (nee Ingram) was recruited to triathlon through the trigold talent identification scheme. She has been personally funded by Barrie Well to make the transition from elite runner to elite triathlete. She is now also supported as part of the UK Sport Lottery funded World Class Programme. She is based at the National Performance Centre in Loughborough and coached by Rick Valeti.
Katie was the 2009 Commonwealth mountain running champion, and is a former county level swimmer. Her transition to triathlon has seen her win silver at the ETU European Duathlon Championships and finish on the podium at ITU Triathlon European Cup races in Senec and Geneva.
Katie achieved a 6th place finish at the 2010 GE Edinburgh ITU Duathlon World Championships in September and combined with Cat Morrison and Sophie Coleman for overall team gold. She then won the senior title in Gijon in September 2011 in a close race with Germany's Jenny Schulz, who had taken the lead in a tight race, only to be overtaken in the last 50m by a fast-finishing Hewison.
“I have had a lot of new skills to learn, like how to ride properly and then race on a road bike, how to swim in open water and how to cope with the demands of a two hour event, which at times has been difficult. But overall I have adapted to the life of a triathlete far quicker than I ever anticipated.”
Katie is a former student at Loughborough University, having graduated with BA joint honors in English and Sports Science, so moving back to the area meant living somewhere familiar.
As well as being invited to join the trigold programme in 2009, Katie also won Deal or No Deal on TV. “I actually applied as a bit of a joke and didn’t really expect to get on, but I did and everything fell just right. I filmed the show two months before I had even heard about trigold.”
Personal Bests:
5km Run PB: 15.54
10km Run PB 33.49
5km Run PB: 15.54
10km Run PB 33.49
Major results:
Gold: Gijon ITU Duathlon World Championships, September 2011
Katie Hewison Latest ITU events...
- 24th Sep 20112011 Gijon ITU Duathlon World Championships1st
(02:02:45) - 24th Oct 20102010 Alanya ITU Triathlon Premium European Cup3rd
(01:56:23) - 16th Oct 20102010 Tongyeong ITU Triathlon World Cup15th
( 02:07:18) - 3rd Sep 20102010 Edinburgh ITU Duathlon World Championships6th
(02:07:10) - 3rd Jul 20102010 Athlone ETU Triathlon European Championships30th
(02:04:04) - 22nd May 20102010 Senec ITU Triathlon European Cup3rd
(01:58:22) - 30th Apr 20102010 Nancy ETU Duathlon European Championships2nd
(01:51:13) - 18th Apr 20102010 Monterrey ITU Triathlon World Cup12th
(01:59:59)
Katie Hewison Latest News...
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13th Nov
2011Helen Jenkins and Alistair Brownlee celebrate Olympic Athlete of the Year Award -
13th Nov
2011Chrissie Wellington MBE celebrates at British Triathlon Annual Awards -
13th Nov
2011Triathlon workforce celebrated at British Triathlon Annual Awards -
13th Nov
2011Triathlon clubs and events celebrated at British Triathlon Annual Awards -
13th Nov
2011British Triathlon celebrate age-group success at Annual Awards -
13th Nov
2011Jane Egan and Steven Judge celebrate paratriathlon success -
26th Sep
2011GE Great Britain Age Group Team wins 12 gold medals in Gijon -
26th Sep
2011Kate Hewison triumphs at 2011 ITU Duathlon World Championships -
22nd Sep
2011British athletes prepare for duathlon success
