How I Started: I started Skateboarding when I was 8 years old. A lot of my friends were Skating, and I thought it looked like a lot of fun because we had also been playing the Tony Hawk video games on the Playstation 1, and I wanted to try something that I could progress in …
How I started: I’ve been running and competing since I was in Primary school. I represented the school up to county level through primary and high school, I felt like a talented cross-country runner! I also loved Football, and still do to this day! The mental resilience and the mindset needed to continue on these …
How I started: I started athletics at the age of eight years old. I was competing at the school’s sports day, and I was very successful, so another parent spoke to my dad and recommended that I go to the local athletics club. I really enjoyed it as I love the independent side of it …
How I started: I used to be a school portrait photographer, and after ten years of doing that I decided to sell my business for just £1, I wanted to go travelling but didn’t have any money so I thought if there was a world record that has a travel angle to it, then I …
How I Started I got into Skateboarding because my dad was a skater and was skating straight after work every day, but because he was out so often I wanted to join in, and so I did! We used to skate at Boneyard and Rampworx. My dad then took me to a bigger skatepark in …
How I Started I was in school and was invited to a Try Something New Day, so I travelled down to Bedale in North Yorkshire. Nicola Minichiello, the current world champion was conducting the Bobsleigh taster session, I really enjoyed the day and was interested in the sport. At the end of the session, Nicola …
How I Started When I was ten I snapped a ligament in my leg while I was skiing, this put me out of the sport for a year and this break drove me to try new things as I had been skiing my whole life competing in competitions and enjoying the hobby. After that break …
How I Started I started BMX when I was six years old. After this I went from club and regional races, to national competitions and all the way up to international races within 3 years! One day on the way to the hospital with my Dad who was recovering from a broken neck from a …
How I Started I was always a fan of extreme sports, before picking up a scooter for the first time, I enjoyed downhill mountain biking as my dad was an avid mountain biking fan. I started riding a scooter at the age of nine. It was when I watched a video on YouTube of someone …
