Katie Hewison

  • Great Britain
  • Born: 1985
Starts
28
Podiums
9
Wins
4
Biography

My involvements in sport began from a young age when I joined Chorley Marlins Swimming club at the age of 9 but gave this up once I reached high school as I found I had a talent for running-in particular running up and down hills!
My biggest achievement in athletics was winning the first ever Commonwealth event in 2009 at the Up and Downhill Mountain Running Championships.

My career within Triathlon and Duathlon began in 2009 when I was accepted onto British Triathlons fast track programme ‘Trigold,’ funded by Barrie Wells.

Triathlon is something I have always said I would love to have a go at, but having given up swimming at 14 and never ridden a road bike I was reluctant to take the plunge. Therefore trigold gave me the perfect opportunity to fast track into elite triathlon, as the programme enabled me to train full time at Loughborough High Performance Centre with all round elite support and to be coached by top British Triathlon coach, Rick Velatti.

I soon progressed my 400m swim time from 6 minutes to a 4.56 minutes within 6 months and I picked up cycling very quickly and was able to compete in elite triathlons all over the world within my first year of racing.

But at the backend of 2010 I was knocked off my bike. Following the accident I suffered never-ending niggling injuries for the best part of 18 months. This was a dark and frustrating time to the point where I almost gave up.
However, I took a bit of time out and after getting married in July 2011 and relocating to Surrey with my husband Sam, I made my comeback, winning the World Duathlon Championships in September 2011, with the help of cycling coach Adrian Timmis and running coach Mick Woods.

This has restored my faith and confidence and I am now looking forward to progressing forward with the famous ‘D Squad’ and coach Darren Smith

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2014 Weyer ETU Powerman Duathlon Junior and Standard Distance European Championships
24 Aug, 2014 - Elite Women - 02:09:12
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2014 Weyer ETU Powerman Duathlon Junior and Standard Distance European Championships
22 Aug, 2014 - Mixed Relay - 00:11:05
DNF
2014 Banyoles ETU Triathlon European Cup
27 Jul, 2014 - Elite Women - DNF
DNF
2014 ITU World Triathlon London
31 May, 2014 - Elite Women - DNF
45
2014 ITU World Triathlon Yokohama
17 May, 2014 - Elite Women - 02:07:57
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DNF
2014 ITU World Triathlon London
2014-05-31 - Elite Women - DNF
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2014 ITU World Triathlon Yokohama
2014-05-17 - Elite Women - 02:07:57
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2014 ITU World Triathlon Cape Town
2014-04-26 - Elite Women - 01:48:51
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2013 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final London
2013-09-11 - Elite Women - 02:05:39
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2013 ITU World Triathlon Stockholm
2013-08-24 - Elite Women - 01:57:58
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Athlete Fact Sheet
Given Name Katie
Family Name Hewison
Representing GBR
Year of Birth 1985
Place of Birth Chorely, Lancashire
Residence Surrey, Great Britain
Sponsors MavicWells Sports FoundationGiant Bicycles GuildfordGuildford Sport TherapyFizik Saddles
Hobbies Coaching
Website https://www.katiehewison.co.uk/
Twitter @katie_hewison
World Triathlon Athlete ID 39688
Katie's next event
17 - 20 Oct, 2024
2024 World Triathlon Championship Finals Torremolinos-Andalucia
Torremolinos, Spain • Start List
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