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Katrina Matthews

née Rye

Professional Triathlete.

Army Physiotherapist.

BMC p/b 2XU Pro Team Athlete

Katrina Matthews is serving in the British Army as a Physiotherapist Officer whilst supported to pursue performance as an Elite Long Distance Triathlete.

Katrina Matthews: Britain’s latest IRONMAN Champion

Lockdown Training: April- June 2020

Forces TV Clip - Julian Evans

Results

/2020:

National 100mile Cycling TT: 1st; 3hrs55
Ironman 70.3 Tallinn: 1st - WC IM70.3 2021 Qual
PTO Outlaw X: 1st
Ironman Florida: 1st ; 8:40:50 (3rd Fastest Ever British Female) IM WC 2021 KONA Qual

2019:

IM Western Australia: 4th Pro: 8hrs 53 Debut
World IM 70.3 Champs: 16th Pro
ETU Middle Distance Champs: 1st Elite
IM 70.3 Lahti, Finland: 2nd Pro
IM 70.3 Staffordshire: 3rd Pro
IM 70.3 Weymouth: 3rd Pro
Challenge Gran Canaria: 1st Amateur

2018:

IM 70.3 Calgary, Canada: 1st
England National Middle Distance Champs: 1st

About Me

I took up triathlon in 2015, starting at the grassroots doing sprint and standard distances. Having raced at an amateur level at the World Age Group Champs (5th Overall) I decided to step up to Middle Distance the following season. My first Middle Distance was IM 70.3 Calgary which I took the overall win at. From here I won the 2018 National Champs. 2019 saw my breakthrough to the Professional ranks securing four middle-distance podiums and 16th at the World IM 70.3 Champs, with only 4 months of full time training behind me.

2020: Head down and trained throughout focussing on the Ironman distance, this culminated in a course record at Ironman Florida with a sub 3hr off the bike marathon. Now I am ranked as the 3rd fastest ever British female.

2021: Eyes on the prize - the Ironman World Championships, Hawaii. My debut.