Our Poppy Bowie will run in the marathon for Team GB at the Deaflympics in Tokyo in late November 2025!
Poppy relocated to Brisbane, Australia, earlier this year and we have been keeping an eye on her training and progress as she builds towards Tokyo.
The first bit of good news is that Poppy reached her funding goal in late September with the help of some of her new Australian friends and colleagues. This was fantastic news and means she can hopefully have a fantastic experience in Japan without financial worries. Many thanks on behalf of Poppy to everyone who has contributed towards her funding, it is greatly appreciated.
As the temperatures rise in eastern Australia at this time of year, so has the intensity of Poppy’s training. She continues to build upon her regular interval training, mirroring the Bellahouston Road Runners programme, together with long base and mixed pace runs.
Poppy has been networking with the Brisbane running community, including with Caine Batten, who is an Australian Deaflympian! Poppy and Caine recently competed in the Brisbane Road Runners Club (BRRC) 20k Road Race. Poppy was 3rd overall, and first lady, while Caine won the race!
So with only 5 weeks or so before the big race on 25th November, Poppy has finalised her travel plans. She travels to Japan on 14th November for the Deaflympics opening ceremony and will return to Brisbane on 27th November, following the closing ceremony.
We are very proud of Poppy and will be watching Poppy’s progress as the race draws closer!
