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Rebecca Wardell

Heptathlon

Lives: Christchurch, NZ

Born in Oamaru, I became involved in Athletics while at school. I've managed to fit study in with athletics training, graduating with a BA Hons in German and Political Science from Canterbury University. Currently studying for a Masters in Transport Engineering at Canterbury University while working in an Engineering Consultancy Firm in Christchurch.

Approach to training and nutrition:
Without good nutrition you can’t train properly. It’s like not putting the right petrol in your car; the engine doesn’t work properly. I eat a balanced diet that allows me to train to my optimum level and recover for the next session.

2006 7th Heptathlon, Commonwealth Games, Melbourne, Australia

2005 9th Heptathlon, World University Games, Turkey

New Zealand Champion, 100m hurdles

New Zealand Champion, Heptathlon

3^rd Heptathlon, Australian Championships

2004 New Zealand Champion, 400m hurdles

Australian Champion, 400m hurdles

2003 World Championships Pairs NZ team member

27^thworld ranking 2003 - 400m hurdles

2002 Oceania Team Relay Representative, World Cup, Madrid

2001 400m Semi-finalist, World University Games, Beijing

2000 NZ Representative, South African Grand Prix

Other New Zealand Record holder 400m hurdles, 4x100m relay, 4x400m relay

Athletics New Zealand Hurdler of the Year 2003 and 2004

Athletics Canterbury ‘Multi-Event athlete of the Year’ 1998 and 2005

Biggest achievement so far:
Qualifying for and competing at the Melbourne Commonwealth Games has been my biggest achievement so far. I set four personal bests in different heptathlon disciplines as well as a personal best score overall and finished seventh. I won the javelin competition in the heptathlon. It was an incredible experience competing at the MCG in front of 80,000 people!

Rebecca is currently training for the 2007/2008 summer athletics season. She aims to meet the qualifying standard of 6000 points for the Beijing Olympics before the end of March 2008 and be named in the New Zealand team for the Olympics.

Fav Product: Sculpt Protein Powder

Reason: Sculpt Apricot Chocolate Crunch Bar - delicious snack and fantastic balance of carbohydrate and protein for sustained energy during training and great recovery after training. I think I'm addicted to them!

Ripped Factors - Fantastic product to use as a post-training snack. It is especially good when you want to be as lean as possible going into important competitions.

Replace Hydration - Great tasting and the best on the market in terms of ‘energy’ drinks as it has a low sugar content and it is really effective, especially in really hot conditions.