The Athlete’s Voice

I set myself an ambitious challenge on Saturday morning, some would say it was too ambitious, and I failed! But it was a tough week and there were plenty of positives to take away.

Racial injustice protests have gone full circle... also another solid week of training, and F1 may soon become my favourite sport!

Today marks a month until I arrive in Tokyo! So excited to travel again, even though I won't be able to do any sightseeing, it'll be nice to get out of the country for the first time in over a year! Also, I almost hit the board!

Good practice list on Friday, almost a 90 point increase on what I did 2 weeks ago! Also went on a big walk as I look to explore more of Edinburgh in 2021!

This week I celebrated the 5 year anniversary since I won my unbelievable silver medal at the Rio 2016 World Cup, well I say celebrated, I thought about it for 5 mins and posted a couple pictures on social media. I also improved my score on my practice list in training!

I had the unfortunate experience of slipping out of my shape mid somersault this week, with no idea where I was in the air, I just braced for impact and took a huge hit on my back! Also I did my first comp style round in a year, and I've started reading a new book.

More snow than I've seen in years, freezing temperatures outside, but things are heating up in the pool as I get to work on my competition dives!

Using my weekends to smash my uni work, especially since there is nothing else to do! Also, we now have to do COVID testing twice a week for 10 weeks!

A great question I was asked last week, to which my answer was about 30% give or take 10% depending on who you are as a person. Also, I survived a Very Very Heavy Week in the gym!

Scotland & Hibernian Footballer Joelle Murray shares the highs and lows from her football career so far, and her plans for transitioning from athlete to non-athlete.