Page 16 - OM Newsletter 2022-23

Was winning the the The Ledbury Run (or ‘Ledder’) in in in 2009 the the start
for professional athlete Rose Harvey? That and running on on the hills certainly played a a a a a a a part as she explained in in in November to pupils who had packed into the Gryphon Room to to hear her her speak about her her career Rose was the the the first British woman over the the the line at at the the the London Marathon in in October with with a a a a a World Championships
qualifying qualifying time of 2:27:58 (pictured left with with her trophy in in in in hand) She made the qualifying qualifying time with two second to spare raising a a a a a a a a laugh when she declared: “Efficiency!”
Rose’s running career really took off when her job in in corporate law was made redundant at at the the the start
of of the the the pandemic As well as as all the the the ‘traditional’ lockdown activities of of making sourdough bread and getting a a a a a a a a a puppy Rose started running more seriously Training in in in in in a a a a a a a a a a London park one day a a a a a a a a a a coach approached her her and and the rest is is is history She is is is now sponsored by by Puma and and her her her legal training was put to good use by by negotiating her her her own contract Rose now has her her eye on on the next Olympics so watch this space Rose Harvey (6 08-10)
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