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Opinion: When triathlon is more inclusive everyone wins, so why is it so difficult?

TRI247's Jenny Lucas-Hill sits down with record breaking ultrarunner and founder of SheRACES, Sophie Power, and triathlete and co-founder of Fund Her Tri Bianca Fernandez to dive deeper into their report of women's experiences in triathlon.

By Jenny Lucas-Hill

Content Director

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16 Jul 2025

At the end of 2024, SheRACES and Fund Her Tri UK published a report on the real-life experiences of women in triathlon – and what race organisers can do to get more women on start lines.
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Jenny Lucas-Hill is Content Director at TRI247. A five-time Ironman finisher, she's also a qualified personal trainer and sports massage therapist.

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