I am widely qualified and experienced within the fitness industry and I also compete at a high level so I know at first-hand what it's like to set demanding goals and achieve them.
What really drives me, though, is going the extra mile to help others reach their goals — and then go on to set new ones.
From an early age, I've always enjoyed the health and social benefits of exercise and I played netball to a high standard through school, college and university. Then I discovered running — and also discovered I was good at it! As an elite runner I've achieved a personal best marathon time of 3hrs7minutes (Amsterdam, 2009) and half-marathon PB of 1hr23minutes (Reading 2015).
Now I focus on triathlon and duathlon and am proud to be a GB age group competitor, and even more proud to have won silver at the 2013 ITU World Standard Distance Duathlon Championships, bronze at the 2013 National Duathlon Championships and bronze at the 2015 ETU European Sprint Distance Duathlon Championships just 10 months after the birth of our first child and whilst 5 weeks pregnant with twins!
Since having twins in November 2015, I have kept active and introduced our girls to sport at an early age as they helped me achieve a Guiness World Record for the Fastest Half Marathon Pushing a Double Buggy in March 2017 in a time of 1hr47minutes in riduclously windy conditions at Dorney Lake, Eton!
Before launching Barnes Fitness in 2010, I worked as a corporate PA for five years and you can be assured that all those organisational skills aren't going to waste!
Ellie’s Sporting Achievements
2023:
- 4th lady in Wales Half Marathon (July 2023)
- 6th lady in 112 mile Wales Sportive (July 2023)
- First lady at Bracknell Samaritians 10km Run (June 2023)
- First lady at Hart Sprint Triathlon (May 2023)
- First lady at Woking Sprint Triathlon (April 2023)
2022:
- First lady at Woking Sprint Distance Triathlon (September 2022)
2021:
- Bracknell Forest Runners V35-39 Club Record at Yateley 10km, 38:28 (August 2021 )
- First V30 -39 Dorney Lake Standard Distance Triathlon (June 2021)
2019:
- Silver medal at Triathlon England Sprint Distance Triathlon Championships
- Second in age group (30-34) at Cotswolds 113 Middle Distance Triathlon
- Second lady at Forest Five
- Third lady at Reading Olympic Distance Triathlon
- Third lady at Woking Sprint Distance Triathlon
2018:
- Bronze medal at Triathlon England Middle Distance Triathlon Championships
- Bronze medal at Triathlon England Accenture Mixed Relay Challenge at Canary Wharf
- Third lady at Royal Berks 10km, May 2018
- Silver medal at Triathlon England Sprint Distance Triathlon Championships
- Third senior lady at Yateley 10km, August 2018
2017:
- First lady at Mapledurham 10 mile cross-country event
- Completed my first Half IronMan triathlon (1.9km swim/56 mile cycle/13.1 mile run) in 4hrs51minutes
- Guinness World Record Holder, Fastest Half Marathon Pushing a Double Buggy (1hr47mins)
- Silver medal at Triathlon England Sprint Distance Triathlon Championships
- Second lady at Binfield 10km
2015:
- Bronze medal at ETU European Sprint Distance Duathlon Championships, Alcobendas
2014:
- First lady at Reading Sprint Distance Triathlon, 10 weeks after birth of our first child
2013:
- Competed at ITU World Standard Distance Triathlon Championships, Hyde Park, London
- Silver medal at ITU World Standard Distance Duathlon Championships, Ottawa, Canada
- Bronze medal at National Duathlon Championships, Dambuster, Leicestershire
- Land’s End to John O’Groats cycle challenge (865 miles in eight days)
2012:
- Competed at ETU European Sprint Distance Triathlon Championships, Eilat, Israel
- Competed at ITU World Standard Distance Triathlon Championships, Auckland, New Zealand
- Summited Mount Kilimanjaro raising funds for Motor Neurone Disease Association
2011:
- Third 25-29 year old at Newbiggin Sprint Triathlon – qualification race for ETU Sprint Distance Triathlon Championships
- First lady at Swallowfield 10km
- First lady at Finch Coasters Woodland 5 (twice in 2011)
- Series winner at Guildford Aquathon
- First lady at Dorney Lake Sprint Triathlon
- First lady at Stoke Row 10km
- Series winner at Queen Mother Reservoir 10km 3 Race Series
- London Marathon, 3hrs11minutes
- Wokingham Half Marathon, 1hr27minutes
2010:
- First lady at Henley Half Marathon
2009:
- London Marathon, 3hrs19minutes
- Amsterdam Marathon, 3hrs7minutes – PB
- Lead-volunteer for “Everest 100” – Girlguiding UK’s adventure to celebrate their Centenary
- 3 Peaks Challenge
- PlayTex Marathon MoonWalk
2008:
- Shortlisted for “UK Sport’s Girls for Gold” Programme for rowing and cycling