11/05/2026
I remember my first Coaches Games feeling sick before almost every workout.
Because deep down, I didn’t think I belonged in a room full of athletes like that.
I saw myself as the fun coach.
The hype queen.
The one who brought energy to the room.
But not necessarily the one who belonged in the arena.
So every year, I’d walk in hoping I could keep up.
This was the first year it felt different.
I walked in feeling less like someone hoping to keep up and more like someone who had prepared for the moment.
And I think that’s what happens when you quietly keep showing up for yourself for long enough.
You stop seeing hard things as threats.
And start seeing them as opportunities to meet the version of you you’ve been building the whole time.
To come fourth overall in QLD feels really emotional for me.
Because four years ago, I wouldn’t have even believed I was capable of being in that conversation.
But this didn’t happen overnight.
This took four years.
Four years of being the beginner.
Four years of feeling behind.
Four years of trying, failing, learning and showing up anyway.
I think so many people are scared of not immediately being good at something that they never give themselves enough time to become great at it.
If you’re currently the beginner, the least experienced, or the one feeling like everyone else is ahead… Stay anyway.
You belong in the room too.
Nobody becomes exceptional without first being inexperienced at something.
To my pal , you’ve never doubted me.
Never made me feel stupid for being the beginner or still figuring things out.
You just kept reminding me that if I kept showing up, I’d get there.
Thank you for pushing me on the days I couldn’t push myself. ❣️
