Inspirational Islanders: Millie Williams – Triathlete
Wightlink is a big part of life on the Isle of Wight. We regularly give back to the communities that we operate in, to leave a legacy for future generations. In our Inspirational Islanders blog series, we interview inspiring people from on the Isle of Wight to find out about their lives and what they love about the Island. From photographers to netball players, each one shares their favourite places to give you insider knowledge on where to find the best coffee, walks, sunsets, wildlife and much more.
Triathlete Millie began her sporting career in junior races, progressing quickly to more competitive open road races and is now English National Champion and will represent GB in the Triathlon Age Group World Championships. When not focussing hard on training, she has just started a four-year apprenticeship with the NHS as a Physiotherapist.
“I have lived on the Island all my life, making the most of the sporting opportunities whilst growing up, from swimming to dancing and running, including track and cross country. It’s a lovely safe place to grow up and live.
With fantastic countryside, beaches in all directions and amazing bike rides, it’s really difficult to choose my favourite place on the Island, but it has got to be Colwell Bay! I love heading there to catch the sunset.
There’s a real variety of places with different terrain to run and train, but a walk to The Needles is my favourite. On a clear day, the views are spectacular.
The Isle of Wight has some fantastic beaches. When I’ve got some downtime I like to spend some time at Dunroamin Beach at Lake. It’s great to try out the activities at Wight Water and grab a bite to eat at Tradewinds Café.
Having Wightlink as my sponsor is a fantastic financial help, with all my racing opportunities being on the mainland and abroad, as you can imagine the expense is huge and knowing I have the support from Wightlink offering me a discount on travel is amazing.”
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