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‘I am 32 and can’t sit still. So why do we expect girls in school to be able to do the same?’
In the second part of this exclusive interview with the Star, CHARLIE WEBSTER speaks to Kadeem Simmonds about the triathlon and marathon she plans to run in, how to get more girls in sport as well as seeing England win the Women’s World Cup in Canada

The next year will be busy for Charlie Webster. Not only is she competing in the Houston Marathon next Sunday, she will be doing the London Marathon in April, a half-Ironman triathlon in June and the full Ironman in July.

“For the half Ironman I’m going to do it in Staffordshire, just because of time. Then I have the UK Ironman in Bolton this summer. It is something that I’ve looked at doing for the last couple of years,” she explains.

“I will be running the London Marathon for Centrepoint, a young person’s homeless charity, then I have a few triathlons which will be just training for the half-ironman and the Ironman events. I think that’s enough.”

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