Harriet Brown

NUMBER: 6

DEL_7683

PROFILE

Nickname Hashy, Haz
DOB
Age 21
Born Geelong, NSW
Lives Gold Coast
Club Northcliffe
Coach Barry Newman, Gavin Hill, Colin Braund

 

CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS

 

  • 7th 2011/12 Kellogg’s Nutri-Grain IronWoman series
  • 3rd Surf Race, 1st Board relay 2011Australian championships
  • Former Victorian Ironwoman champion

 

MORE ABOUT HARRIET…..

 

NAME: Harriet Brown

 

NAME YOU GET CALLED DOWN THE BEACH: Hashy, Haz

 

AGE: 21

 

HOME TOWN: Geelong, Vic

 

CLUB: Northcliffe SLSC

 

FORMER CLUBS: Ocean Grove, Vic

 

COACH: Barry Newman, Gavin Hill and Colin Braund

 

WHERE DO YOU TRAIN: Northcliffe Beach, Bond swimming pool, Gold Coast canals

 

HOW MANY YEARS HAVE YOU BEEN IN SURF LIFE SAVING?: 12 years

 

BEST LEG: Swim

 

DO YOU HAVE FAMILY THAT COMPETE TOO (AND IF SO, WHO)?: My sister and dad compete for Ocean Grove SLSC in Victoria

 

FAVOURITE IRONMAN / IRONWOMAN: Mark and Casee Graham

 

FAVOURITE ATHLETE FROM ANY SPORT: Tate Smith (kayaking), watching him win Olympic Gold was one of the best things I have ever seen!

 

FAVOURITE HOME SURF SPOT: Ocean Grove, Vic

 

FAVOURITE FORMAT: The triple sprint format, I love the excitement it brings and I have so much fun racing those weekends

 

BOARD YOU PADDLE: Dolphin

 

SKI YOU PADDLE: Dolphin

 

TOP THREE COMPETITION RESULTS:

 

  • 7th 2011/12 Kellogg’s Nutri-Grain IronWoman series
  • 3rd Surf Race, 1st Board relay 2011Australian championships
  • Former Victorian Ironwoman champion

 

2012/13 SEASON GOALS: To improve on my placing from last year’s IronWoman series, which was 7th, to win medals at Aussies, to be consistant with my training and stay injury free, continue enjoying training and racing and improve on my skills.

 

CAREER GOALS: To reach the top in IronWoman racing

 

DO YOU HAVE ANY SPONSORS (AND IF SO, WHO): Dolphin Surf Craft, Aquadiva Swimwear, 2XU, Meek Paddles, Martin and Pleasence, Nuun

 

APART FROM IRONWOMAN RACING, HOW DO YOU EARN A CRUST? I work as an Exercise Physiologist for ‘Safe and Healthy’

 

DO YOU HAVE ANY FAMOUS FRIENDS: No

 

BIGGEST INFLUENCE ON YOUR LIFE: My family; mum, dad and sister Alexandra

 

NAME THREE PEOPLE YOU’D LIKE TO GO ON A SURF TRIP WITH (YOU DON’T HAVE TO KNOW THEM): Kelly Slater,  Mark Bint and Tara Willersdorf

 

WHAT TIME DO YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING: 4:48am

 

IF YOU HAVE A MORNING SNACK, WHAT IS YOUR PREFERENCE: In between patients at work I love to snack but it has to be quick easy food like fruit or nuts. If I have a bit more time, my all time favourite is raisin toast with banana and honey.

 

WHAT DO YOU EAT FOR LUNCH: I try to cook a big meal for dinner so I have left overs the next day. I always pack my lunch for work and I take a lot of time to do so

 

FAVOURITE FOOD: Dark chocolate

 

FAVOURITE DRINK: Banana smoothie with a shot of coffee

 

FAVOURITE BAND / PERFORMER: Angus and Julia Stone, Bon Iver

 

FAVOURITE 3 TV SHOWS: Gossip Girl and The Project

 

FAVOURITE MOVIE: The Notebook

 

FAVOURITE SPORTING TEAM: Geelong Cats AFL team

 

TELL EVERYBODY SOMETHING THEY DONT KNOW ABOUT YOU: I wanted to be a lollypop lady when I grew up