Former Olympian Perri Shakes-Drayton shares top training tips for new runners
by Abi Jackson
Mar 18, 2024
4 minutes
When Perri Shakes-Drayton retired from athletics, she thought her training days were over.
“I thought that was it – I’m not interested in more running, that’s me done, don’t talk to me about no gym,” recalls the former Team GB Olympian, who competed in 400m sprints, relays and hurdles, and won three world medals during her career.
“Lies!” she adds, laughing.
Because although the adjustment “was a bit wonky at times”, Shakes-Drayton, who announced her retirement in February 2020, quickly realised that training is her “happy place” – even if it did now look a bit different.
The London-born 35-year-old – who has a three-year-old son, , with her husband, former high jumper Mike Edwards – continues:
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