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Florrie Machin on Injury, Aquabike & Representing Team GB
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In this episode of UKTriChat, Scott Hill is joined by Florrie Machen, sports massage therapist, aquabike athlete, and Team GB representative.
Florrie shares her extraordinary journey from a life changing horse riding accident that left her with an external fixation frame for two years, to rebuilding her body, her confidence, and her sporting identity. Unable to run, she discovered aquabike, and within a year was competing at the European Championships, representing Great Britain.
We talk about:
- Life as a sports massage therapist and the importance of maintenance, not just treatment
- How injury reshaped Florrie’s relationship with movement, recovery, and performance
- Discovering aquabike and qualifying for Team GB at the European Championships
- Imposter syndrome, inclusivity in triathlon, and why the sport needs more accessible pathways
- Balancing high level age group racing with work, wellbeing, and long-term health
- Gravel riding, community, and why you don’t need expensive gear to belong in endurance sport.
This is an honest, grounding conversation about adapting when sport doesn’t look the way you expected, and finding new ways to compete, belong, and thrive.
Whether you’re injured, new to triathlon, or questioning where you fit, this episode is a reminder that there’s more than one way to be an athlete.
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Transcript
00:00:01
Scott Hill
Welcome to another episode of UK Tri Chat with myself Scott Hill from TriWolf Coaching, Triathlon Coaching. I'm pleased to say that tonight we've got Florian Machen on the channel. I'm going talk about her profession and her sporting endeavours past and obviously the future for 2026 and beyond. I almost said 2025 then.
00:00:21
Scott Hill
So Flora Machen is a sports massage therapist, day to day, currently on a podcast from her work environment now, as you can see in the background. So we're going touch little bit on that and we're also going to talk about Flo's sporting endeavours, which are currently in Acrobike, representing Great Britain, in 2025 and 2026. welcome, Flo. Hello.
00:00:45
Scott Hill
so bal and flow
00:00:47
Florrie
Thank you. Pleasure to be on here.
00:00:49
Scott Hill
Yeah, still, um I guess just finished work for the day.
00:00:53
Florrie
Yeah, just literally finished. Started at about 12, so I did my swim this morning. and And then just back to back till 8.
00:00:58
Scott Hill
was going to say a long day. You know, I was up at half past five. You had a lie in, did a training session, then went to work as normal.
00:01:07
Florrie
Living the dream. Perk's been self-employed, Scott.
00:01:10
Scott Hill
perhaps Okay, so obviously Flo, you're sports massage therapist. So like myself, you know I'm a level below you in in sports massage himself, but I've got a little bit of background in it.
00:01:23
Scott Hill
I know how important it is for us as humans. So maybe think give us an insight into what you believe about sports massage, what you've done in the past and where go in the future. Because know you've been lot of work on this recently, especially in 2025 and into this year.
00:01:38
Scott Hill
So it'd be great to hear about your thoughts and and what you do as a job dayto- day to day.
00:01:38
Florrie
Yeah.
00:01:44
Florrie
So I've been a sports massage therapist for about five, nearly six years now, six years in March. um Self-employed the whole time. i used to run a clinic from home, which sort of got me started because I didn't have the overhead. So the pressure to earn wasn't fully there.
00:02:02
Florrie
had a part time job while I was trying to get it set which just enabled me to like work the mornings, have some income and then work the evenings. I'd be able to get like three or four clients in the evenings.
00:02:14
Florrie
And then I also used to rent a room on a Saturday at a gym, which actually was really beneficial to help me grow a client base. um And then in October 25, I finally took the plunge to sort of set up my own clinic within a gym at Ultra Flex Lincoln.
00:02:31
Florrie
um Because I already had like quite a lot of clients there and a good network from the previous gym that I worked at. um So I now have two rooms and this one's mine.
00:02:42
Florrie
And then I have one next door, which other therapists also lease the space off me. So there's just such a demand for it that it's like pleasure to work alongside other therapists and network, bounce ideas off, maybe discuss awkward clients. um But I mainly say, probably say 60% of my client base is maintenance.
00:03:05
Florrie
So people who mainly train in the gym, I'd say maybe 50% is bodybuilding.
00:03:11
Scott Hill
Thank you.
00:03:12
Florrie
And then the others are like general day to day desk workers, hairdressers, mums, triathletes, runners, you know, people who are trying to achieve certain PBs or, you know, training five or six days a week where the demand on the body is quite high.
00:03:29
Florrie
So they normally, depending on where they're at, they'll come see me like once a month just to keep on top of like strains, sprains, or you know, any niggles that they might have, rather than letting them develop and accumulate into bigger problems that then hinder the training.
00:03:46
Florrie
And most of them find it like really beneficial for reducing fatigue, which means that, you know, when your legs are loaded and you get on the bike and you think, oh God, like, don't know if I'm to do this. They sort of come here for a little refresh. And then within two days, they're like, yeah, I've got new lease of life. And, you know, they can still push and train hard without,
00:04:06
Florrie
putting the strain on their bodies.
00:04:07
Scott Hill
Yeah, it's quite interesting that you mentioned maintenance, you know, and we we look and think about everything that we do for everything we own. And and and a prime example here would be we talk about our you know private vehicles that we own, cars, motorbikes, wherever else.
00:04:21
Scott Hill
And we have them off to be serviced and MOT'd. um But humans generally, They like to give a lot of advice out and say, you know, mental health, look after yourself, don't stress yourself out of work and sport and everything else.
00:04:35
Scott Hill
But we never actually look after ourselves. So we are we're we're a bit of a strange beast where we give advice, but don't actually follow lot of the advice ourselves and look after ourselves.
00:04:41
Florrie
Mm-hmm.
00:04:43
Scott Hill
And i think it's quite key that We need to take time to look after ourselves and especially not just in the demands of sport, but in the demands of day to day life. And you touched on it there, you know, people are sat at desk all day. You know, they're looking at complete computer screens as we are today. And, you know, they're on phones or whatever devices they're doing and actually puts a lot of stress on the body. So i think, yeah, it's quite important that that we we spread that message and make sure people are looking after themselves.
00:05:08
Florrie
Yeah, exactly. And I always remind clients that like motion is lotion. So I appreciate that not everyone enjoys the gym or enjoys cycling or enjoys running, but like anything that you can do. So say if you have a half an hour walk a day or you take regular breaks from the laptop, like your body always does thank you for it. But I think we are almost forced into like this sedentary lifestyle that becomes normal to us. And then we're like, oh, my joints hurt or got really bad lower back pain. But it's just because we're not using the joints properly.
00:05:38
Florrie
as they're designed to be. And our body, you know, we are fight or flight animals. So we are designed to still keep working, but you just have that pain signal, which some people react on and some people just ignore.
00:05:50
Florrie
Lotion
00:05:51
Scott Hill
It's like your slogan, motion lotion is lotion.
00:05:53
Florrie
is lotion.
00:05:55
Scott Hill
hey
00:05:55
Florrie
It's good, isn't it?
00:05:56
Scott Hill
it But you're you're right, you know, and and it's where someone may have what they believe to be an issue with their car, for example, but it could be linked to another part of their body. So everything in our body overlaps, you when we talk about what we know about sort of fascia and muscles and ligaments and tendons and everything else.
00:06:05
Florrie
Yeah.
00:06:13
Scott Hill
and And anyone out there that's had an injury, generally if it's a muscle injury, they repair pretty quick. But if it's ligaments, tendons, then they take a lot longer. and And having a massage and stuff does increase that blood flow and oxygenated blood.
00:06:25
Scott Hill
And it helps recovery, not just for for injuries, but for for sport as well. so Yeah. so what So what would you say the benefits of massage are then other than feeling good? And we know there's a difference between the types of massage that you would give and the the types of massage someone might go and see a beauty therapist for.
00:06:45
Florrie
yeah exactly um So it just helps like improve blood flow, reduce fatigue. And we also work simultaneously with the lymphatic system. So when that gets built up, so mainly for like desk workers and people who aren't that mobile, the lymphatic system works by muscle contract contraction. So when they're static all day, they just end up with a lot more fluid retention, which fluid is very good for the body, providing it's moving. So when it's not, you then end up with build of toxins, lactic acid and everything else so um we can improve range of movement through sports massage like whether that's like you know easing a muscle or desensitizing the nervous system and where we increase the range of movement people then end up with you know less pain symptoms which is like the main outcome um but normally when you find pain and you test the biomechanics like you will find that there's a compensatory movement pattern which just needs correcting. So instead of just working on that specific muscle that's tight, you then send them away. And know people hate it. Some people hate it.
00:07:55
Florrie
And they say, oh, I've got to do these exercises. But if you see someone that's knowledgeable, they'll give you three or four exercises, which you can do, you know, three or four times a week and you'll get the benefits from it for like longevity from the treatment.
00:08:09
Scott Hill
Yeah, I guess that ties into performance benefits as well.
00:08:12
Florrie
Yeah, exactly.
00:08:14
Scott Hill
Cool. So I guess obviously Lincoln based, you've already touched on that there. um As a lot of your clients, do you think are you've got routine clients now? And I know you've already mentioned at the very beginning that you are very busy and you've built this base up over the past you know five, six, seven years almost.
00:08:31
Scott Hill
um Are you seeing a lot of new clients, so you see more people come and and welcome it And I know you've set up now with where you are now, the location you are in, you've the room next to you and the one you're in. um Being in that environment day to day now, is it a bit more aware within the environment you're in? People noticing you're there, they're actually booking in for massages and stuff that they, if the facility wasn't there before, they might not have done that.
00:08:54
Florrie
Yeah, exactly. I think like being in the gym does provide me with a lot of exposure. but I think also with the NHS being so under strain at the minute, people are like now more willing to pay for health care that could mean that, you know, they can go run around the kids or, you know, they can do the shopping and close the boot without shoulder pain um because people now realise the pain and the effects that it has on their lifestyle and things that stop them from just doing like daily things. So some people might come in for an athletic outcome, but other people just want to be able to, you know, pick up the child about lower back pain or.
00:09:31
Florrie
So, yeah, it's provided me with the exposure and I'd say maybe. 70 percent are and regular clients, but then the other 30 percent, like some people just come for injury.
00:09:44
Florrie
And then once they're fixed, they leave because financially not in a position to come once a month, which is absolutely fine. But others will like be referrals from current clients. I don't advertise at all.
00:09:56
Scott Hill
That's really good. That's positive you.
00:09:57
Florrie
Yeah.
00:09:58
Scott Hill
And obviously everyone around you has got a lot of faith and lot trust in what you do. And i know um you know we've known each other for a couple of years now and I know over that period time you're always looking at personal CPD and developing yourself um you know and and and And I know you've done a lot of work over that with where you are now. Do you think that's important and something you'll continue to do personally? i guess I guess everyone out there is different and that's quite important as well. So I guess with with growing knowledge in yourself, it's a good thing to do, right?
00:10:27
Florrie
Definitely. I think you do learn a lot through experience and sometimes about trial and error. I'd like to think I get things right every time, but I don't. And I think once you build that relationship with clients and you maintain that communication, they can come in and say you know, that this is really beneficial, but I was sore here or, you know, this is still niggly. And then you can just adapt and change treatment. But there's new studies like research and coming out all the time. So I think it's so important as a therapist.
00:10:54
Florrie
I have some due diligence in continuing to train. So like last year I joined Monica over in Prague because I just found her on social media, the world of social media.
00:11:05
Florrie
um And like, I just really liked her style and her knowledge and stuff that she was doing with her clients. um So I've been mentoring with her for, this is the second year now. And, you know, like being able to put that into practice because I don't really, I learn stuff, but like when I've done CPD as groups,
00:11:25
Florrie
I've not found that I can ask the right questions so that it actually computes in my brain. Whereas like, you know, you pay a little bit more for one to one, but you genuinely have the like undivided attention. You can bring questions and case studies and then just like fully delve into it.
00:11:39
Scott Hill
Yeah. Do you think that sort of stuff, that side of CP, and and I can probably link this to to coaching courses and stuff I've done, and even stuff through my primary job as work and things is communication is quite an important thing. And I guess with that, if you're able to liaise with clients and and talk to them about more than probably the treatment you get in that they tend to relax and feel more at ease and that, does that have more of a benefit for having the treatment as well with them being comfortable and relaxed with you?
00:12:04
Florrie
Yeah definitely um you know like I always try and not make it such a clinical space so that people can come in and you know relax so it's like some some therapists don't provide towels on the bed and I just think it's like cold you lay down you're like instantly tense so just like little details like that and also just asking people about their life you know they'll share as much as they want to share and sometimes like just been able to come in here and either speak about something that's pushed you off that day or you know you can come in and just have an hour where you don't have to talk to anyone and you can just sort of like fill out because everybody's lives are so busy and I think it's very rare that we actually do get chance to slow down um so sometimes this is the space where they do that and you know if they are chilled their nervous system responds back to treatment and then they end up with positive results so it's a win-win
00:12:54
Scott Hill
anyone ever been that relaxed and they've actually fell asleep?
00:12:57
Florrie
Yeah, I've had a couple of snorers and they're like, did I snore? And I'm like, no.
00:13:04
Florrie
But it's a compliment.
00:13:07
Scott Hill
trying to think wherever I am. I've definitely fell asleep in a dentist chair and that's pretty for most people. I'm
00:13:14
Florrie
must have been a hard run the day before.
00:13:17
Scott Hill
pretty sure pretty sure i might have fell asleep having a sports massage as well. But that's a positive thing. it means you're relaxed. And if your body's relaxed, then it's going to aid you as the the therapist to do what you're doing as well.
00:13:29
Florrie
Yeah, definitely. And I think like sometimes if sports massage, like there will be areas of tension, but there is a massive misconception that like no pain, no gain, which I actually hate because, you know, if the muscles tense and you're struggling to breathe, then your nervous system is not relaxed.
00:13:43
Florrie
You don't then end up with the desired outcome that you want to perform.
00:13:46
Scott Hill
right
00:13:48
Florrie
um So some pressure is good. I'm not saying, you know, some my clients will say that they've had like discomfort or, you know, they're still able to chat, still able to breathe and you know, we just like discuss it as we're going through it.
00:14:01
Scott Hill
I've always heard stories that it's the big like rugby players that are the roughy-tough blokes that are the ones that worse when they get sports massage.
00:14:08
Florrie
Yeah. Big friendly giants, really.
00:14:12
Scott Hill
Yeah, it's funny, isn't it?
00:14:13
Florrie
this
00:14:14
Scott Hill
But yeah, I've got quite a lot stories about that. I've still got within within within the people that I've learned with, that I keep in touch with, I hear stories and some of them work around London area.
00:14:24
Scott Hill
So it's it's it's quite interesting to see because obviously they have the famous rugby players that they work and stuff like that.
00:14:31
Florrie
Yeah. Mm-hmm.
00:14:32
Scott Hill
which is quite interesting. So I guess you enjoy your job. Clearly you've been doing while now, so you must love it. And if you continue to do CPD and stuff like that, it's quite a positive thing. And I guess, what do you see in the future? Where do you think you'll get to? you got plans? Obviously you're in a unit at the minute, you've got two clinics going on concurrently.
00:14:54
Scott Hill
What is the dream? Where do you think you want to see it go or or what have you got a vision for?
00:15:00
Florrie
I would like to have my own clinic where we can offer like other alternatives, but I also potentially want to create a brand that I can then set up clinics in other areas with like the same level of treatment that I offer.
00:15:16
Florrie
It's popular, it works.
00:15:17
Scott Hill
I
00:15:19
Florrie
And I think people who are fresh out from training sometimes don't have the guidance or support because I've seen it like renting out the room to other the therapists. where they're just fresh out and they don't actually, they lack like the social skills um and the soft skills.
00:15:36
Florrie
So I think if, you know, I can guide them through that and people are wanting to learn, then potentially delve into that. Mm-hmm.
00:15:43
Scott Hill
i think that's the key point, isn't it? People willing to learn. You know, it's, again, you know I taught through personal experience. you know um I'm in the Royal Air Force, have been for 24 years, and and I've learned over my time through doing promotion courses, things here and there, that communication is really important.
00:16:02
Scott Hill
how I have a way of doing something someone else might have a different way.
00:16:02
Florrie
yeah
00:16:05
Scott Hill
And that's been a learning style for me and a learning curve as well, not just in coaching, but but in general day-to-day working environments and management and and managing people and helping them. I think think that's a really nice idea and I think you'd be really good at that, to be honest.
00:16:20
Florrie
yeah and it's just accepting that like every therapist has their own way of doing stuff and as long as the client gets the results they're happy of the treatment like there is really no right or wrong way but it it is about like nurturing the relationship and you know like actually showing genuine care because I think a lot of services now do lack that you know like with with like coaching and try wolf we have a little community chat so everybody sort of knows who everybody is and obviously in January we try and go away on a training camp and I just think it helps build rapport um and just keeps people motivated you know when they feel valued they then want to stay
00:16:58
Scott Hill
Yeah, brett it breaks our barriers and inclusivity. And I think that's really important, not just in not just in triathlon as such, you know but I think just in in general, in the working environment and in any sport, inclusivity is really important.
00:17:13
Scott Hill
And we look at thing it is, you know the figure of professional athletes against age group athletes in whatever sport it may be, whether that's the high rock stuff that goes on just now or triathlon or
00:17:13
Florrie
Yeah.
00:17:26
Scott Hill
or cycling or whatever it is, the percentage of pro fields is relatively small.
00:17:28
Florrie
know
00:17:33
Scott Hill
It's everyone else. So I really value the masses and the majority of people. And I think that's really important for the likes of yourself as massage therapists and people you work with and and and potentially going to train in the future and stuff like that alongside whatever coach it is and whatever sport think is really, really key.
00:17:50
Scott Hill
And it's it's some it's nice to hear other people think about that as well.
00:17:54
Florrie
Yeah, definitely.
00:17:55
Scott Hill
So obviously that's your day-to-day job. You're based in Lincoln.
00:18:00
Florrie
Yeah.
00:18:01
Scott Hill
um So anyone looking for a sports massage therapist in Lincoln, we can get into it with Flo.
00:18:05
Florrie
Amigo.
00:18:07
Scott Hill
And she can help you out in there. But... um So you're also an athlete in your own right and you represent Great Britain in European Championships in Aquabike middle distance in 2025.
00:18:20
Scott Hill
And you're also doing that again in 2026. But this year, you're also becoming ambassador for live bikes. So giant living on bikes.
00:18:28
Florrie
Yes.
00:18:29
Scott Hill
That's quite exciting. But... I mean, you had a different sport before Acrobike. If you're willing, I'd like to like you to share that with other people as well and how you became involved in Acrobike itself.
00:18:44
Florrie
Yeah, so i used to, previous to been a sports business therapist, I used to work um in horse racing down in Newmarket. So left school tried my look at college failed one of my marks so i was only able to study like two a levels and I thought well I can't get into uni with two sorry with two a levels so I was just like oh what else can I do so i went to Rising College where I did um equine studies for two years where i was basically just riding and doing management and all of the CPD to do with that hmm
00:19:19
Scott Hill
Where is that college? Where is that college?
00:19:23
Florrie
i'm Just in Lincoln, like just north of Lincoln. Yeah, just past it like the showground.
00:19:26
Scott Hill
Okay.
00:19:28
Florrie
um So they're now being taken over by Bishop bishop Burton. and But they're expanding quite quickly. which is good so they do like all the agriculture and stuff as well so was there for two years and then off the back of that I was like don't know what to so I had a couple of jobs as well in like show jumping and polo alongside college because college was although full-time we only actually did three days they used to do four days work alongside of that and just thought I'm just gonna go do horses so I managed to get a placement at the British Racing School down in Newmarket which is quite competitive to get on
00:20:00
Scott Hill
Yeah.
00:20:06
Florrie
um so we did like 10 week crash course which I can only imagine is like you know trying to get into the military um and it was brutal um so it was up at like half four in the morning we used to have to do like two hours fizz running like riding two or three lots every day and then all like the care of the horses like mucking out um but then after that I was able to get head girl on the course. So I then got like the pick of the apprenticeships off the back of that.
00:20:37
Florrie
My parents were like, Flourie, you don't want to go work for horses, like you wasted. But it's I've always wanted to do something that I'm passionate about and horses wasn't. So I then went on to work for Sir Michael Stout down in Newmarket, which was honestly like the best, like two years. So much fun.
00:20:55
Florrie
um
00:20:55
Scott Hill
the dream job at the time.
00:20:57
Florrie
Yeah, at the time, yeah. and But it very much was a lifestyle. Like you'd get Sundays off every other week and that was it. And you'd be on a horse at like half five in the morning. You'd ride three or four lots and then you'd be back for like four o'clock to do evening stables till about half six.
00:21:13
Florrie
So wasn't much scope to do anything else, even though we used to still find time to go out for little drink.
00:21:20
Scott Hill
Yeah.
00:21:20
Florrie
um And then I actually ended up breaking in the youngsters there. um so like throughout the winter we'd go and then train the two-year-olds ready to go on the track for summer spring summer season um and I was up I was riding out one day and then was like riding along this concrete runway and there's loads cars parked along the side and this the filly that was riding was quite flighty anyway and someone gets out and like slams a car door So this filly like literally rears up and falls on top of me. And then previously at rhizome, I've broken my leg before. So it lands on top of my leg.
00:21:59
Florrie
So I ended up with an open fracture above like all the metal work that I'd already previously had in the leg. So I then went, I said, oh, you know, they'll just take out. They'll put cast on. That'd be fine.
00:22:12
Florrie
and But they then said that I needed like an external fixator. So when the bone comes out of the skin, there's a high risk of infection. So they won't just wrap it up in a cast. So I had like this big cage on my leg for a year and then they monitored it and everything was going well. And then I went back and they were like, yeah, everything's healed. Like we can take it off after 12 months.
00:22:35
Florrie
And then I went back a month later and I was like, look, I am in agony. Like I'm really struggling. And then I went for another x-ray and they were like, oh, you've actually got a non-union. Like the bones actually never healed. Like we've misinterpreted the x-rays and the CT scan.
00:22:51
Florrie
So I was like, was 19 at the time. I was thinking like, oh, my God, like, what is the solution to this? They were like, we're going to put another frame on it's going to be on for another 12 months. And I was like, what?
00:23:03
Florrie
Like, you just been told that at the time, i was like, you know, all my friends are like going out. And like my sister was traveling at the time. She was in Fiji and like life's going on around And you just like literally caged like a caged animal.
00:23:18
Scott Hill
but I guess at that age when it's probably quite an important age in everyone's life, you know, they they are fresh out of high school, college, you know, they're finding their feet within in the big world, et cetera.
00:23:29
Florrie
Yeah,
00:23:30
Scott Hill
And you're watching your friends and your family go off and do all these great things. And now you've got a cage is what the only way i can describe it is the type of thing that you would see in the Forrest Gump films, you know, when you had it on one leg. That must be quite difficult mentally for you at the time.
00:23:45
Florrie
it was. And I think initially from the break, was like, right, I've just got to survive a year. So I moved back and my parents and stuff and they were like really supportive. Obviously not a lot of people are able to do that. So that was a big pressure off me.
00:23:59
Florrie
you know, I had to give up all my friends that I'd made in Newmarket for two years. And because I was there all the time, like I'd sort of lost touch with my friends at home. And then I was just stuck on the sofa. I was like, I can't do this.
00:24:09
Scott Hill
Yeah.
00:24:10
Florrie
that I'm so used to being busy, active all the time, like just nonstop. And now it's just like, yeah, now just have chill.
00:24:18
Scott Hill
i know
00:24:18
Florrie
So I'd like survived the first year. and then obviously it went back and they said, yeah, were going to have to do limb reconstruction. So we're going to have to remove like the dead bones. So That was another year. And i was like, right, i literally can't sit around and do nothing for a whole year. So I signed up with the Open Uni and did a foundation degree in business because it just meant I could do it all remotely, which just let occupied my mind and felt like I was doing something productive for when I get the frame off.
00:24:47
Scott Hill
It's very positive. for A lot of people, you know you know, I see it just with injuries, you know, everyone's world sort of caves in. But be a 19-year-old, 20-year-old thinking positive and, okay, well, I can't do that, but I can do this.
00:24:54
Florrie
Mm-hmm.
00:25:00
Florrie
Yeah.
00:25:01
Scott Hill
That's really positive, you know, and it shows your character and and your drive to to keep trying to pursue something. And I guess being at home for so long with it with that that type of cast on, and I'm assuming that is a self-adjustment as well.
00:25:17
Florrie
Yeah, every day.
00:25:18
Scott Hill
every day and i'm put I'm sure that's painful as well and it's ah in its own way
00:25:22
Florrie
yeah because you literally have to realign the bone. So the technology is actually really interesting. So you have like six struts. but like a diagonal across all the way across the frame.
00:25:34
Florrie
And they'll send you like strut one needs to be on 63 centimetres, strut two needs to be on 52. And then when they get out of range, I used to carry around like two 10 mil spanners. And between me and my dad, we used to just like change the struts when they're out of range.
00:25:48
Florrie
ah It's literally mental.
00:25:48
Scott Hill
Yeah.
00:25:49
Florrie
And, you know, like, although it was tough, like the frame did save my leg. So like if it happened before this had been introduced, I'd have either had a deformed leg and it had been seven centimetres shorter or I just wouldn't have had it. So it's like, there's it's all about perspective, I think, when you're throwing a curveball. You know, like, yeah, it's not ideal, but there is a worse situation that you could be in. You know, we're still alive and there's still stuff that we can achieve.
00:26:18
Scott Hill
Yeah, and I guess it's um not becoming consumed in your own thoughts. You know, everyone everyone around, and and this goes for, you know, all sorts of stuff. I'm a big advocate that, and we can touch on this in a minute as well, that sport is very good for our mental health.
00:26:32
Scott Hill
um
00:26:32
Florrie
Yeah. Mm-hmm.
00:26:32
Scott Hill
Whatever sport is, you know, and even even the horse riding, i think that's very good for your mental health because it is a sport. But to not have that at the time, it was what is yours. And I know you've come into other sports now.
00:26:43
Scott Hill
But I'm a massive advocate for for everyone out there that if they're not doing sport, do something. Even if that sport is going and doing these these dog runs, running with your dog or even taking a dog out for a walk or just going out for walks, whether that's hiking and you know trails, els all the way up to everything else that goes on in the world. I think it's really key for for humans to be doing stuff like that.
00:27:04
Scott Hill
um And I'm under no illusion that it helps you now and it helps other people that deal with stuff as well. so
00:27:13
Florrie
Yeah, definitely. And I even, can remember but we even had like a static bike in the hallway at home and I couldn't quite get my feet on the pedal because of like the width of the frame. So one of my friends actually like welded like an extension onto the pedal.
00:27:28
Florrie
So the, bear in mind, I wasn't into road cycling at this time, but it was just something to keep fit. And he actually welded like an extension onto this pedal so that I could still cycle. Yeah.
00:27:39
Scott Hill
Yeah. Patient.
00:27:42
Florrie
Yeah, exactly. Yeah.
00:27:43
Scott Hill
and Even today you've got, you know, your your right leg is a little bit shorter. and obviously that still impacts you day to day and and it will for the rest of your life but that's fine you've adapted you've overcome that and you're quite positive on it um and in hindsight they wouldn't put you where you are today I guess
00:28:03
Florrie
No, I wouldn't be doing the job that I'm doing today. I think like all of the rehab that I had with my frame on, because ah in my own mind, I wanted you to do as much as I could. So like, you know, maintain some glute strength, maintain some upper body strength while I had the frame on so that then when I got it off, I could literally just go and focus on like the lower limb rehab. And I did struggle to find like some form of therapist that would support me. Like some people were petrified of the frame because obviously it's not something that you treat every day.
00:28:34
Florrie
and but I did have an osteopath who's based in Boulderton, Victoria, who literally helped me like no end um and was super positive about it. and gave me treatment that i needed with the frame on and then afterwards, and which just accelerated and also just gave me something to do while I had the frame on to keep me focused.
00:28:54
Scott Hill
Yeah. And I think, you know, this is the reason why you do aqua bike is because you can still swim, you can still cycle.
00:29:01
Florrie
Mm-hmm.
00:29:01
Scott Hill
Obviously you can't run for obvious reasons.
00:29:04
Florrie
Mm-hmm.
00:29:05
Scott Hill
and and And I generally think it's really good that these sports companies and brands out there are doing events like this now. And and it could be the other way around that someone can't swim, but they can cycle in a run. So I think it's really important for events to look at that as well, because people out there might not be able to do one sport, they can do others. But if it's just solely, you know, we keep coming back to triathlon because it's obviously the thing that I do, but, and obviously it's UK tri-chat, but,
00:29:32
Scott Hill
I think we need to accommodate all human beings, promote the wellbeing, promote mental health, promote sport.
00:29:36
Florrie
Yeah.
00:29:41
Scott Hill
And if we can cater for everyone and make it as inclusive as possible and allow people to come and do activities that they can do because they could but have limitations, as you have as many people out there, I think it's really important.
00:29:52
Scott Hill
So how how did you find Aquabike?
00:29:57
Florrie
um Outlaw.
00:29:59
Scott Hill
Outlaw?
00:29:59
Florrie
uh nottingham which is literally down the road so actually had a few clients a couple of years ago well i still do but they were doing um think they did outlaw 70.3 so like their middle distance one half outlaw half is what they call it um and they were doing the race and they were prepping and you know they went out cycling as like a group with friends because it's all training together for it i thought oh it's actually like quite fun And at the time I was only in the gym. was in the gym like five days a week. And because i I love food. So I've just got to do something to keep my body, keep my body firm. And, you know, with my job as well, I have to stay strong and mobile. and But just like being inside on a summer's day in a gym, lifting weights up and down, i was just like, I cannot continue to do this solely for the next like 20, 30 years.
00:30:50
Florrie
So after we done the race, were like buzzing about it. And i was like, oh, I just can't do the run though. And then Outlawed and introduced the Aquabike for that year and for so the May coming up. And I was like, I'm just going to do it. Like couldn't front crawl, didn't own a road bike, but I was like, how hard can it be?
00:31:09
Florrie
um So then I entered, I think, in October. And then in January, I was like, okay, yeah. um I actually don't really understand the structure of like balancing two disciplines and then also getting the strength working. So that's when I then contacted you and I was like,
00:31:26
Florrie
I don't know if Scott will take me because i'm literally a complete newbie to this. But you did.
00:31:31
Scott Hill
Do you know that's this really common to hear that is a lot of people out there that are new to the sport, don't deem themselves as athletes and they are athletes and they also don't deem themselves being in a position or worthy of of reaching out to speaking to coach and stuff like that, because they don't feel like they should be coached or there's someone that a coach would take on, you know, and hopped onto that before about the inclusivity and stuff.
00:31:56
Scott Hill
It's not about that, you know, yes, I've been involved in the sport for a long time now and I still compete, but I start somewhere as well.
00:31:57
Florrie
Yeah.
00:32:04
Scott Hill
And what i love about the fact that, of coaching people or or watching people cross finish lines, whether they are a podium finisher or whether they're someone that is, you know, just scrapes over the line in the timeframe or those ones that don't quite make it.
00:32:18
Scott Hill
Um, it's so important that they do get the best out of it for them. And they do ever whatever spectrum they're on on that scale, they all work just as hard as each other to achieve what they do around day-to-day life.
00:32:23
Florrie
yeah
00:32:32
Scott Hill
So it is it is really important that coaches do take on people that new to sport. It's really important that those that feel like
00:32:41
Scott Hill
they're not good enough, do ask, what do reach out, speak to people that are involved in the sport because they are good enough at doing stuff like that.
00:32:50
Florrie
Yeah.
00:32:50
Scott Hill
And I guess if you're, um, the aqua bike side of it, you know, if someone doesn't want to go and do an aqua bike or a triathlon, you can also look at stuff like relays now as well.
00:33:00
Scott Hill
So I guess you could, because you don't run, you could still be the relay team and do the bike section or the swim sections.
00:33:03
Florrie
Yeah.
00:33:07
Scott Hill
There's still epi a category out there for people to do as well, which is really good to see.
00:33:07
Florrie
Mm.
00:33:12
Florrie
Yeah, definitely.
00:33:12
Scott Hill
Uh, so representing great Britain 2025 in the European championships in Spain.
00:33:20
Florrie
Yeah.
00:33:20
Scott Hill
Uh,
00:33:23
Scott Hill
How did you think you would ever get to that point? I guess not, but did you, how did you feel knowing or did you have a timeframe to go forward to qualify or was it something you didn't afford?
00:33:34
Scott Hill
I've actually done okay at this. I'm going to apply to represent great Britain in the European ships.
00:33:39
Florrie
Mm-hmm.
00:33:39
Scott Hill
How did that sort of come to fruition and land on on, on, on, on that sort of side of things for you?
00:33:46
Florrie
So I actually remember um calling you. So I'd obviously been at Outlaw in May and like managed to win my age group because I just went in with no pressure.
00:33:57
Florrie
I was like, this isn't my first one. So as long as I complete it, it's still a PB. Like I've literally got no other competition.
00:34:02
Scott Hill
Yes.
00:34:03
Florrie
and I felt good training, and like considering the progress I'd made from January to May. So like in five months. um And I remember like somebody was speaking about it at Lincoln Tri Club.
00:34:15
Florrie
And they were like, oh, yeah, you know, Europeans is this, this, this. And then they were like, oh, you know, you have to win age group. And I was like, I've won my age group. And I remember just ringing and thinking, I don't know if this is wild, but was like, Scott, should I do Europeans? Like, shall I enter? Can I enter?
00:34:31
Florrie
and you were like, yeah, like you've completely got the potential. Like you should go for it And I was like, it's almost like imposter syndrome. You're like, i I've literally not even been doing it a year.
00:34:37
Scott Hill
Yeah.
00:34:39
Florrie
And you're like, surely not. Like I'm going to get absolutely wiped out. um but yeah I applied for it and then got place um and the field like the field there is good like there are some unreal athletes some of like you know really competitive backgrounds in sports are like pro cyclists or like Olympic swimmers but more that was my age group um uh but yeah it's a really good field and like the atmosphere in Pamplona was great obviously we who went out together had good fun albeit the weather was a little bit rainy one to
00:35:13
Florrie
like the five days before and then on the day we had 28 degrees sunshine.
00:35:18
Scott Hill
And we had to stand there in the middle of the day heat as well, which...
00:35:22
Florrie
Yeah, got the bus there at what, half seven, eight and then race didn't start till about one or two o'clock. So no shade, just standing there thinking that's going to be a good race.
00:35:31
Scott Hill
like mine, you need to cover it, so I have a swim cap on just to avoid getting burned.
00:35:35
Florrie
Sweating.
00:35:38
Scott Hill
and And I think you know the key takeaway from there is... people can achieve great things still. They can go and do stuff like that. you know And if there's a limitation in one in one discipline, one sport, whatever it be, then look for other opportunities and go and go and pursue them. and And just like you've done, you've enjoyed it. And it's led you on to a great thing there, which Pampola, European 2025, you were third in age group.
00:36:06
Florrie
Fourth, just missed the podium.
00:36:06
Scott Hill
I think fourth in age group, but that was a pre that was it But it was a pre-qualification for 2026.
00:36:13
Florrie
Yes, yes, because first first GB, so, yeah.
00:36:17
Scott Hill
first year you'll be in group I was getting confused because I think the top three can qualify your age group for the next year that's
00:36:25
Florrie
Yeah, and then if you're like the first athlete of your country, I think you can also pre-qual.
00:36:29
Scott Hill
it so Europeans 2026 now so eyes you on that one I know you're fortunate to be on the ambassador program with Giant or Liv Cycling when does any
00:36:35
Florrie
Yes.
00:36:37
Florrie
Yeah.
00:36:44
Florrie
cannot wait to give up a new bike I think it's like I think it's really positive that they are like supporting females for one obviously they have their own brand for females which is great so like all the ergonomics and everything are tailored for females to be more comfortable on the bike um but also just like you know giving novices or amateurs don't know whatever I'm called um like an opportunity to have that financial backing because it is hard and like age group is completely self-funded um but I think like if you are a little bit bold and just ask around at different companies like you actually can get a little bit of sponsorship or you know some backing to help you achieve these because a lot of companies have like community budgets or you know like live have the ambassador program and never did I think that would get it but
00:37:36
Florrie
when they said oh yeah yeah that's fine you can have bike oh that amazing valentine's day yeah i mean what more girl on valentine's day except for a new bike
00:37:41
Scott Hill
Are they giving you a date for new bike?
00:37:45
Scott Hill
That's a Saturday, isn't it? Yeah.
00:37:50
Scott Hill
New bike. Okay. And you've, they they're kicking you out. What are you getting with it? Just the bike, helmet, shoes.
00:37:58
Florrie
so i'm getting bike and then i get other bits and bobs at um like with a discount so i'm getting like a new short cranks have had a bike fit with them as well and then I'm just changing the handlebars and then helmet new shoes you'd be pleased to hear because mine I nearly died a death um so yeah it's just like such a nice opportunity to be able to have a little bit of financial sport because is an expensive sport um and you know I bought my bike off a client for 700 pounds and it's done me the world of good but I think you know I'm always going to cycle so to me it's
00:37:58
Scott Hill
Okay.
00:38:15
Scott Hill
I
00:38:34
Florrie
you know, an investment worthwhile either way.
00:38:36
Scott Hill
i look back over what I've had over the years bike wise and I i do like the bikes. i do I have changed, but I remember starting out um on a not a very expensive one. And it was probably one of the most comfortable bikes that I ever ridden as well.
00:38:50
Scott Hill
So you don't have to be spending thousands and thousands of pounds on this stuff to have good results and enjoy.
00:38:56
Florrie
Yeah.
00:38:57
Scott Hill
You can do it on a budget. Yes, sport as a whole, there is stuff is expensive. But no, I think it's really good that Liv do that brand for females. I think it's really good that they're supportive of females as well.
00:39:10
Scott Hill
I think the community of the of the sport as well is is trying to develop not just female athletes, but female coaches and stuff as well. And i think that's really important.
00:39:20
Florrie
Yeah.
00:39:20
Scott Hill
Doing that, things are changing, it's evolving, it's going to continue to do so. But i think it's really positive that you know these these big brands and these big companies that are within the sporting thing are looking to push and help females get into it.
00:39:35
Scott Hill
you know I was having this conversation with someone at work the other day about clothing for sports.
00:39:36
Florrie
yeah
00:39:42
Scott Hill
And you know we look at People are all shapes and sizes and everything else, you know whether they're male, female and everything else and and other things are coming to the factors with yeah people going up and down weight and stuff like that.
00:39:55
Scott Hill
And it puts people off in sports. you know We look at triathlon clothing, chi know suits, cycle clothing, it's all tight fitting lycra.
00:40:05
Scott Hill
And that's ah that's it can put a lot of people off, but there is other alternatives out there to make people feel more comfortable.
00:40:05
Florrie
yeah
00:40:11
Scott Hill
and that's important that people do feel comfortable the sport they're doing. Yeah.
00:40:15
Florrie
yeah definitely and it's just you know I think like triathlon sometimes is perceived as been like quite elitist and like inaccessible but realistically you can just have You can just buy to hundred to a 200 quid bike.
00:40:30
Florrie
You know, I bought my wetsuit off Facebook marketplace and I think I might have paid like 40 quid for it. I've had it for two years.
00:40:37
Scott Hill
yeah
00:40:37
Florrie
So, I mean, you don't, you actually can, if you're a little bit savvy, still get into the sport and not spend an absolute fortune.
00:40:45
Scott Hill
Yeah. And I think, you know, going back to what you said before, as you started off seeing your local clubs and you got in the mix with them and doing stuff with them, you can learn, adapt and people will support you. Uh, on the last podcast we did that, you know, I've turned up at races without, um, certain items, other people do it well. And you tend to find within the community that people will support each other, yeah know, and and even in some cases, people will lend people bikes to go and do this stuff.
00:41:11
Scott Hill
Um, it's really nice.
00:41:11
Florrie
Yeah, definitely.
00:41:15
Scott Hill
so europeans 2026 bañales so many countries go around in my head i was in meeting after meeting all day today and i've actually done i've had my day off for an exercise today and i feel more tired today coming home from work than i have all week and i've been training as well but
00:41:22
Florrie
Yeah,
00:41:39
Florrie
yeah mental capacity. Nil.
00:41:42
Scott Hill
Well, I actually came home. I'm trying to learn Portuguese as well. So I had a Portuguese lesson. and I was like, my head's fried. And I just feel so tired as well. But felt it was because I was a fan. Whereas said, if gone out for a run, I'll probably fine.
00:41:56
Florrie
Yeah.
00:41:58
Scott Hill
So Bagnola, Spain this year.
00:42:00
Florrie
Yes.
00:42:00
Scott Hill
hobby Have you looked at the course?
00:42:02
Florrie
No.
00:42:03
Scott Hill
Not looked at it?
00:42:04
Florrie
Have you?
00:42:05
Scott Hill
Little bits. Not delved.
00:42:07
Florrie
Little bit hilly.
00:42:09
Scott Hill
yeah I'm okay with that.
00:42:11
Florrie
Yeah.
00:42:11
Scott Hill
Obviously I am doing it again this year as well. so I'm doing middle distance Europeans and you'll be doing aqua bike middle distance Europeans.
00:42:21
Florrie
We've got a better start time this year as well.
00:42:23
Scott Hill
Yeah, that's that's good. sprits need more we don't We don't absorb the heat like the spanishan is Spanish.
00:42:28
Florrie
We're not quite as climatised as they are. LAUGHTER
00:42:31
Scott Hill
I'm not a climatized like they are, no.
00:42:35
Scott Hill
um So racing on the sort of that UK scene then, know we've mentioned Outlaw as well. Did you find it different racing, that Outlaw event to racing Europeans, like the atmosphere? What did you feel different?
00:42:50
Scott Hill
More nations of people, I guess. um How hygie do you, see do you think there was a difference between how it was how it was itself?
00:43:01
Florrie
I do in terms of like culture and stuff but I think the support is pretty well matched um obviously like on the bike course in Pamplona I was like people running alongside with bells and and like just literally with like speakers and i was like what is going on there they're literally in the middle of nowhere and they're just like pulled up and had like these big speakers on the side the road but like you also get that in Outlaw
00:43:10
Scott Hill
Yeah.
00:43:27
Florrie
um I think in terms of like racking and stuff um like obviously the policies are a little bit stricter with Europeans with like spec and um so maybe a little bit more formal on that half but other than that I think like the experiences and the race I've done in the UK did prepare me well for Europeans
00:43:50
Scott Hill
Yeah. And um yeah anything else on the cards for this this year?
00:43:55
Florrie
um I need to book two more events. So I would like to do long course. I'm also doing Dirty Reaver, which is a gravel race in April, which is...
00:44:08
Scott Hill
Yeah. i was gonna start So you like gravel? You like the gravel rides as well?
00:44:11
Florrie
Yeah, especially like the beginning and of the season or throughout winter. um it just like keeps you off the road. You know when it's like raining and like, ah you know, it's not that good clearance, like visibility.
00:44:22
Florrie
and You can just disappear on the riverbanks and then i quite go to um Show Up Pines as well, which is quite nice. You can go up to Plumber Park and get some good gravel tracks around there.
00:44:33
Florrie
And again, it's just another community that's super friendly. um Yeah, they're just always really welcoming. It's just a different type of cycling.
00:44:40
Scott Hill
Yeah.
00:44:41
Florrie
So i don't average the same speed, but, you know, it still builds on the fitness and just changes the terrain. And I think also graveling has improved my bike handling like no end.
00:44:51
Scott Hill
Yeah, so timing the saddle has a lot of value and doesn't necessarily mean that, you know, if you at middle distance when you're cycling 56 miles, it doesn't necessarily mean that you have to cover the distance, but timing in the saddle could be comparison.
00:45:00
Florrie
Yeah. Yeah.
00:45:07
Scott Hill
And when you put that to off-road trail onto on-road, yes, you might cycle at the same time, but you'll cover more distance. So I think that metric people need to understand is not necessarily always about, I need to do the distance.
00:45:20
Florrie
yeah
00:45:20
Scott Hill
spend the time in the saddle. um With gravel rides and how for training, how how do you find how have you found the courses or places you go? Do you Google it? Do you just ask people? Because all over if you look at all over the UK, we look we've got all different types of terrain. um And I guess some places are probably more limited than others. But if someone lives somewhere where they didn't or they don't think they've got access to areas they can grab, how would they find it?
00:45:50
Florrie
I mainly google it because I actually don't have a lot of knowledge on cycling events and that like they are pretty easy to come up but I've done a couple of rides with um Glorious Gravel and they do have quite a lot of rides through the UK um and then I'm also part of like the POC community so you know the brand POC they um actually like wouldn't say sponsored but they um allowed me to participate in Dirty Reaver last year, so they gave me, like, a free helmet and free entry.
00:46:21
Florrie
um Just literally through network, and I always say, like, it's not always what you know, it's who you know, and just building them relationships within that community and putting yourself out there, going for rides with, like, you know, new people, because everyone's actually so friendly and supportive.
00:46:27
Scott Hill
but
00:46:38
Scott Hill
Is um I guess Pocker running that event again this year?
00:46:42
Florrie
Yes, yeah. So they're like, they call it like the orange community.
00:46:44
Scott Hill
Are you going to watching?
00:46:48
Florrie
I'll be part of that again this year. And then, you know, like there's a massive chat with everybody on there. And they're always like, we're at X-Rays this weekend.
00:46:53
Scott Hill
Okay. Yeah.
00:46:56
Florrie
Like, does anyone want to come? Does anyone to be a part of this event? And yeah, it's just good.
00:46:59
Scott Hill
I guess if you're going to support of that from them last year and this year, what do you have to do for them? Do will you help other the riders on the course? Do you do you help people through it? New to the sport, guide them through? and i'm just you know just to think Is it like registration on the ride itself, through the ride all the way to the end? Or are you kind of like just on it still solo?
00:47:21
Florrie
No, so we like we will sort of like break up as a pack um and just sort of ride at our own speeds. You'll probably find three or four other riders that are riding at similar speeds, but we basically just go on the course and because it is like literally in the middle of nowhere, like you don't really have much phone signal and there's no recovery cars to come and collect you and we just take like the essential tools that we can So that like if we do find someone on the side, like we can help them like fix the wheel or fix the chain, um just so that they can maybe like crawl back to the next checkpoint. or
00:47:57
Florrie
you know And sometimes some people are just like, oh, I can't do it. like I think I'm going to turn off at the 65. And you're like, no, no, come on. You can go. You can go. You can do it. It's really nice.
00:48:08
Scott Hill
So is there different distances or is it a set distance?
00:48:10
Florrie
Different distances. so there's 65, there's 130, and then there's the
00:48:15
Scott Hill
Okay, that's quite a
00:48:16
Florrie
Yeah, I meant not doing the 200k because I like my life.
00:48:19
Scott Hill
Yeah, that's not that far.
00:48:22
Florrie
It is on gravel.
00:48:24
Scott Hill
I can safely say that I haven't done any gravel riding. I do actually have a gravel bike, but I only usually used it in the winter a few years ago when I was doing some work commuting, but I've never actually had it out on gravel.
00:48:36
Florrie
Yeah, it's good fun.
00:48:39
Scott Hill
But yeah, but I'm
00:48:39
Florrie
Safer than mountain biking as well, Scott.
00:48:42
Scott Hill
Well, i don't I won't go downhill mountain biking because that's asking for trouble. and i've seen I've seen that happen quite badly to some friends.
00:48:51
Florrie
yeah
00:48:51
Scott Hill
A little bit cross-country mountain biking, quite happy with. Downhill, yeah, not so much. But maybe I'll break out of gravel ride. I just need to find some good locations, I guess, to go and use it.
00:49:00
Florrie
yeah it is important one of my friends once said oh yeah can't fly we'll go for a gravel ride and in lincoln there's not really a lot of gravel like there's riverbanks and stuff but mainly just farmers fields and he was like yeah we'll go down here and i was like that's literally a plowed field and he's like yeah look there's a little path and we're going downhill and like
00:49:01
Scott Hill
And I'll have little go with that as well. So, yeah.
00:49:20
Florrie
My fork of my wheel on my bike was it just getting clogged full of mud to the point where I couldn't cycle. And I had to carry my bike across this field. I just thought, what am I doing with my life?
00:49:32
Florrie
thought it was fun.
00:49:33
Scott Hill
so So a couple of cycle events are then Europeans. European distance for you is 1.2 mile swim and 56 mile cycle.
00:49:45
Florrie
Mm-hmm.
00:49:47
Scott Hill
Which is still quite a long way.
00:49:50
Florrie
Yeah, it
00:49:51
Scott Hill
It is quite a long.
00:49:51
Florrie
But I like the distance, 56, it's nice.
00:49:54
Scott Hill
It is a good distance.
00:49:55
Florrie
Yeah.
00:49:56
Scott Hill
like I like a middle distance. It feels like you've still got a sense of achievement. You can still go relatively hard for the whole thing. But yeah, is it is a nice distance. I do like it.
00:50:07
Florrie
Yeah. And it's positive that, you know, even Europeans are recognising aqua bike other disciplines, which is good.
00:50:16
Scott Hill
we Are we going to see you go for the World Champs 2027?
00:50:21
Florrie
Maybe, it's long course, isn't it?
00:50:24
Scott Hill
It not like a full Ironman type distance. It is less nice it's like a T100 style.
00:50:29
Florrie
Yeah, okay, maybe if I can sort of work out enough that I can get enough time off the train. Who knows?
00:50:39
Scott Hill
Obviously, we've touched on coaching side of it. You know, you've elaborated that TriWolf coaches you, so triathlon coaching. It's not necessarily all triathlon, but, you know, we coach people in in swimming, in cycling, in running, and then obviously a combination of all three as well or whatever it may be.
00:50:50
Florrie
The best.
00:50:58
Scott Hill
um Community is really important, you know, and I don't want to say this from from what I do, I think for out there, for all all clubs, inclusivity is important.
00:51:09
Scott Hill
It's important for to introduce newbies into the sport and help them develop as well. So I think that's really key. And it's nice to see that that we have that rapport with with other athletes within TriWolf Triathlon Coaching.
00:51:23
Scott Hill
Generally, we all get on when we go away very well. I'll steal all your sweets.
00:51:26
Florrie
We do.
00:51:30
Scott Hill
her
00:51:31
Florrie
You do, yeah.
00:51:32
Scott Hill
the But um no, it's really good. And that's something that but that we've done over the last few years where we've gone out to Lanzarote as a small group of athletes. And we've, you know, yes, we are all with different abilities.
00:51:44
Scott Hill
But, you know, if we climb a hill at different speeds, that's fine. We wait and we still, you know, loop around, pick people up, go for coffee shops, stops, have some cake and just some general banter and just enjoy enjoy the whole thing as a whole. So that's it's really good and really important.
00:51:58
Scott Hill
um So I guess you've got a busy year ahead. Lots to think about.
00:52:03
Florrie
Yes. Very.
00:52:07
Florrie
What's up?
00:52:08
Scott Hill
Lots to think about for this year.
00:52:10
Florrie
Yes, definitely.
00:52:11
Scott Hill
Well, there are two events in there. And obviously alongside your work and everyone else. So if anyone is thinking about having a sports massage, then they can book into yourself as a sports massage therapist.
00:52:23
Scott Hill
Rebalance, we're going to say, how can they find you then?
00:52:23
Florrie
Rebalance therapy.
00:52:27
Florrie
um I'm on Facebook and Instagram. and My Instagram handle is re underscore balance therapy or facebook you just basically look for this little logo and you'll find it and then there's an online booking link or drop me message
00:52:43
Scott Hill
Yep, and you're quite open to not just athletes, but anyone that feels like they could do that a massage and that you know just from day-to-day work in life, whether they are someone that's sat behind a desk or a builder and everything between.
00:52:56
Florrie
yeah i'm happy to vote with anyone that wants to prioritize their wellbeing and just move a little bit better.
00:53:03
Scott Hill
Great. Well, thank you very much for speaking to us today.
00:53:04
Florrie
know
00:53:07
Florrie
Pleasure.
00:53:08
Scott Hill
We can hopefully look to get you on again, i think later on in the year, because it'll be really good to hear about your journey over the next few months into the Europeans. And then we can obviously share that story with everyone as well.
00:53:20
Scott Hill
But thank you again.
00:53:20
Florrie
Yeah, definitely. Thank you for inviting me on.
00:53:24
Scott Hill
And good luck for 2026.
00:53:28
Florrie
Thank you. Bye, Scott.