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A European Masters Champion in the 400m hurdles, sports massage therapist, coach, father of two, and full-time working athlete.

Damaine opens up about discipline, identity, community, self-coaching, social media, and why he believes speed is everything, even in life outside the track.

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Balancing training with work, family, and everyday life?

I have conversations with people like YOU.

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Claire

"running is feeling good again!"

Tom

"This week has been a pretty solid example of how I have to flex and adapt my schedule when life gets in the way of training…"

Ffion

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Harrison

Amateur Footballer

I’ve played football for as long as I can remember. What began as a hobby became more serious when I joined an academy at 11.

Unfortunately, I didn’t make the most of that opportunity, which dawned on me during the COVID-19 lockdown. This was when I finally committed to stepping up my training.

Just as I was getting going, I was hit with two back-to-back lateral meniscus tears, keeping me off the pitch from 2020 to 2024. It was my first long-term injury, and it took a major mental toll, but it also taught me patience and perspective.

Now I am fully recovered and committed to progressing in the sport I love. I take recovery much more seriously now!

Through The Amateur Athlete Diaries, I will speak to other other likeminded athletes to share what they have learned on their own journeys.

Amateur Athlete Diaries Sharing stories from the gap