Some of the most powerful lessons in life aren’t spoken. They’re seen. At finish lines. During early morning training. In the quiet consistency of showing up. 

“I remember walking around with my mum’s medal after races. That was probably the first moment I realised that no one else’s mum did what she did.” 

Training and racing weren’t unusual parts of Lara’s childhood. They were normal. And that environment matters. Studies consistently show that children who grow up around physically active parents are far more likely to develop active lifestyles themselves. When movement is part of everyday life at home, it becomes part of identity. Not something you start later. Something you grow up with.