As a former 10,000m specialist, it\u2019s no surprise that Potter\u2019s power comes in the final discipline.<\/p>\n
But thanks in no small part to those Yorkshire brothers and their homeland hills, her now well-honed bike skills have helped build a formidable podium-placing package; recently taking back-to-back bronze and silver at the Montreal<\/strong><\/a> and Hamburg<\/strong><\/a> World Triathlon Championship Series races.<\/p>\n Team GB just got even harder to beat\u2026<\/p>\n Beth Potter:<\/b> <\/b>It was pretty special [in Montreal]. I feel like it\u2019s been building, it\u2019s been coming, so just being able to execute the perfect race was something I just hadn\u2019t quite done yet.<\/p>\n I felt like I was really competitive and that was a big step in the right direction for me.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n BP:<\/b> I\u2019m much better at positioning now, but I think just being a bit more confident coming in and out of T1 and T2. Being a bit more bolshy and being towards the front. Being confident basically!<\/p>\n But I grow in confidence the more races I do, and the better I do. I feel like it kind of snowballs with me. That\u2019s why I\u2019ve gone in with this full-on schedule.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n BP:<\/b> Everyone keeps going, oh, what are your goals for the Commonwealths, but I don\u2019t think past the next race. It\u2019s just one race at a time for me at the moment and not getting too far ahead of myself.<\/p>\n It\u2019s similar as to when I was on the track. I don\u2019t want to constantly think of a time to hit because whenever I did I never got it. It was in the races where I just raced that I did my best.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n BP:<\/b> I always really love competing for Scotland and obviously I don\u2019t get the opportunity to do it often. But this one is quite special. And I feel like this time I\u2019m ready.<\/p>\n I feel like last time when I competed in Gold Coast<\/strong><\/a>, I\u2019d only ever done like five triathlons, so it was always going to be hard. But I\u2019ve got lots more under my belt this time.<\/p>\n I\u2019m going to go there and be competitive so that\u2019s exciting. I\u2019m not sure if it\u2019ll top Glasgow [Commonwealths 2014, where she placed 5th in the 10,000m], though!<\/p>\n BP:<\/b> Oh yeah, it\u2019s really, really good. I was maybe fifth or six in that rank last year. And now I feel like I\u2019m two or three.<\/p>\n I feel like once you\u2019re at the top of the British girls, you are<\/i> the best in the world because we are<\/i> the best in the sport. It\u2019s an exciting\u00a0time and I\u2019ve got still room for improvement.<\/p>\n I just like getting better all the time so it\u2019s quite nice to always feel like you\u2019re improving.<\/p>\n BP:<\/b> We had a little bit of chat in between the races in Montreal. I wouldn\u2019t say team tactics, but we all wanted each other to do well. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n I think I get a lot of that side of things from the guys I train with. I was doing a bike session with Alistair [Brownlee] recently and he took me by surprise by starting to attack mid rep.<\/p>\n That\u2019s what\u2019s going to happen to me in races so I\u2019m a lot more aware of it. So yeah, I take a lot from the guys that I train with. They\u2019re constantly helping me improve, and they\u2019re all such strong cyclists.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n BP:<\/b> I think it\u2019s only really been in the last two or three years that I\u2019ve actually been able to consistently train, especially like this last winter, just being able to stack sessions on sessions, like good ones. And even on the bad days, still hitting good times.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n But yeah, training with them [the Brownlees] is amazing. And I feel like they\u2019ve had my back since day one. I was inspired by them after London 2012, so they\u2019re the reason I moved to Leeds.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n BP: <\/b>I\u2019ve actually taken a real step back from running this year. Most of my training has been on the bike. I\u2019ve put a lot of emphasis on that and a lot of work.<\/p>\n And to be honest, I feel quite relaxed on the start line now cause I know that I couldn\u2019t have done anymore. Like I\u2019ve thrown everything at it, absolutely everything.<\/p>\n So that\u2019s quite a nice position to be in. So I do 14 hours on the bike, eight hours in the pool and then two hours of running and two gym sessions a week.<\/p>\n BP: <\/b>I don\u2019t know. The sessions we cut out this winter were the longer sessions, like two mile and mile reps, stuff like that. I miss that side of it.<\/p>\n I obviously miss a lot of my friends, and the camaraderie that you would get on track. I really liked that social side of it.<\/p>\n I don\u2019t know if I miss the major comps cause I just felt like I could never be competitive. But I love running, it\u2019s still one of my favourite things to do.<\/p>\n But I really like riding my bike now as well! That makes the long hours of winter a lot better.<\/p>\n BP:<\/b> I feel like racing\u2019s changed a bit since she was racing. Maybe we\u2019d swim similarly, but I think the bike\u2019s completely different now.<\/p>\n I didn\u2019t really watch that much triathlon in that era, to be honest, but I think in a head-to-head track race, I could still have her. Not sure about a run off the bike, maybe she\u2019d have me.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n BP:<\/b> It\u2019s just about being sensible. That\u2019s easier said than done, but I\u2019m really honest with myself. If something\u2019s sore, then I don\u2019t train through it.<\/p>\n I\u2019ve had enough injuries to know the difference between something that\u2019s just a training niggle or something that\u2019s a bit more serious.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n And never take your last race for granted; you\u2019re only as good as your last race. I went to Hamburg with a target on my back, so I think just staying humble is key.<\/p>\n Also, if you\u2019ve had a good race or a bad one just have a day to either be sad or happy about it and then get straight back into it. I feel like sometimes I don\u2019t celebrate the good ones enough.<\/p>\n You can spend so long on the crap ones, like after Yokohama [she finished 11th], I was really down about that. But there was nothing I could do about it. I\u2019d had a bad stomach, so it was just part and parcel of it all.<\/p>\n So yeah, it\u2019s just about not getting too high or too low.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n BETH\u2019S TOP TRI HIGHLIGHTS<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n 23 September 2017\u00a0<\/p>\n Wins her first triathlon race as an elite at the Funchal ETU Sprint Triathlon European Cup<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n 17 June 2018<\/p>\n First podium (silver) in an ITU World Cup race, in Antwerp<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n 31 May 2019<\/p>\n Becomes European triathlon champion<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n 6 May 2022<\/p>\n Wins the Arena Games Triathlon Series to become the first-ever esports triathlon world champion<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n 25 June 2022<\/p>\n Takes her first WTCS podium in Montreal with a bronze. Two weeks later she wins silver in Hamburg behind reigning Olympic and world champ Flora Duffy<\/p>\n <\/p><\/div> <\/section> Top image:\u00a0<\/strong>Petko Beier\/Triathlon.org<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n By Liz Barrett Published: Thursday, 28 July 2022 at 12:00 am Let\u2019s face it, Team GB didn\u2019t need another female short-course superstar. 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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>220: Congratulations for Montreal and Hamburg, a (respective) bronze and silver in consecutive races. How did it feel to mount your first World Series podium?\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n
220: What areas do you still need to work on do you think?<\/b><\/h3>\n
220: What are your expectations for the Commonwealths?<\/b><\/h3>\n
220: This is the first time you\u2019ll be competing for Scotland in just triathlon [Beth also did the 10,000m at the 2018 Commies]. Are you feeling more pressure?<\/b><\/h3>\n
220: What does it mean to you to be part of such an incredible British women\u2019s team? And how have they influenced your training and racing performance?\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n
220: Do you ask for advice from your fellow British girls?\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n
220: You\u2019ve been in Leeds for over five years now, clearly that training environment is working for you.\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>220: Your run is clearly your weapon, but how much training do you dedicate to the three sports each week? \u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n
220: Do you miss the world of athletics?<\/b><\/h3>\n
220: How do you think you\u2019d fare against [arguably one of the best runners in short-course triathlon history] Gwen Jorgensen if you were both racing today?\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>220: We\u2019ve mentioned how full-on elite racing is now. How do you ensure you stay at the top of your game and injury-free?\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n
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