https://hollygraham.journoportfolio.comRSS Feed for Holly GrahamenThu, 25 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://substack.com/@hollygrahham/note/p-203572513?r=85zwpa&utm_source=notes-share-action&utm_medium=webWhen people hear the term Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S), they might imagine elite athletes training at the highest level, pushing their bodies to extremes in pursuit of success. For a long time, I shared that assumption. I believed RED-S was something that happened to professional athletes, not to recreational runners like me. Looking back now, after more than three years of recurring bone stress injuries and time away from the sport I love, I realise just how wrong I was.Finding M...Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://substack.com/@hollygrahham/note/p-203572513?r=85zwpa&utm_source=notes-share-action&utm_medium=webhttps://substack.com/@hollygrahham/note/p-202945326?utm_source=notes-share-action&r=85zwpaIn a matter of weeks, Lucy will compete at the Commonwealth Games in the heptathlon, one of athletics’ most demanding events. Yet earlier that same day she was not training on the track. She was working in an office block, building towards a qualification in architecture, a profession she cares about just as deeply as her sport.That dual existence sits at the heart of her story.Because while many elite athletes reach major championships by making their sport the center of their universe, Lucy ha...Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://substack.com/@hollygrahham/note/p-202945326?utm_source=notes-share-action&r=85zwpahttps://substack.com/@hollygrahham/note/p-198407346?r=85zwpa&utm_source=notes-share-action&utm_medium=webThere are three things an athlete cannot outrun: death, taxes, and injury.For some, injury is a temporary interruption, a few missed races, a cautious return, a season rewritten but still salvageable. For others, it becomes something far more destabilising. A body that no longer behaves the way it once did and potentially a career paused long enough for identity itself to begin slipping out of focus.For Charlie Carvell, that moment arrived just as everything in his life appeared to be accelerati...Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://substack.com/@hollygrahham/note/p-198407346?r=85zwpa&utm_source=notes-share-action&utm_medium=webhttps://hollygrahham.substack.com/p/leeds-beckett-named-loudest-team?r=85zwpaThis past weekend saw a tremendous turn out for our Leeds Beckett athletics team, who were named one of the loudest supporters of the day by commentator Alex Seftel. Not only this, but the team managed to bring home a bronze medal in the women’s 1500 metres and a silver medal in the women’s 400-meter hurdles, and a nail-biting fourth in both the 4x4 on the men’s and women’s sides.Starting off final day, we saw Josh Blevins and Abdi Darood take on the rest of the country’s top universities over 1...Thu, 07 May 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://hollygrahham.substack.com/p/leeds-beckett-named-loudest-team?r=85zwpahttps://www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/blogs/beckett-sport/2026/04/leeds-beckett-korfball/For students who don’t necessarily see themselves in the more traditional university sports, don’t want the physical contact of rugby, or simply want to try something new, korfball offers an excitingly different experience. It’s strategic, mixed, inclusive, and built around teamwork rather than pure individual success. “You need to be able to catch and pass a ball… you need to be quite quick and able to change direction,” explained both Sam and Elena. While these are skills that are required fo...Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/blogs/beckett-sport/2026/04/leeds-beckett-korfball/https://www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/blogs/beckett-sport/2025/11/rebecca-youngs-karate-journey/The pinnacle of her journey so far came at the English Championships. "I remember being stood on the mat, and I remember the flags haven’t even gone yet. And I remember thinking, I know I've won, I know I've won, and I know I've got the title," she recalls. After years of training, financial struggles, and moments of self-doubt, winning the English title represented something deeper than a trophy. "Afterwards, I just remember being just so proud of myself and knowing that I didn't give up," she...Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/blogs/beckett-sport/2025/11/rebecca-youngs-karate-journey/https://www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/blogs/beckett-sport/2025/11/leeds-talent-hub-athletes-shine-liverpool/Chrome users will need to use browser extensions. Animation Policy from Google will help you set your own preferences. There is currently no way to disable animations within Microsoft Edge. Users of Edge (Chromium) browser can install the Chrome extensions above and use them. To stop animations on a single page you can just press the 'Esc' key. This will stop the animation on that page. If you wish to restart the animations you need to refresh the page. To permanently disable the playing of ani...Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/blogs/beckett-sport/2025/11/leeds-talent-hub-athletes-shine-liverpool/https://www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/blogs/beckett-sport/2026/01/balancing-books-and-bars-sports-scholars-with-european-aspirations/Academics are a major piece of the day-to-day puzzle. The team studies subjects ranging from economics and finance to sport science; one gymnast said they’re studying science of sport performance, which “is similar to the interest that I have in sport.” The athletes recognised that, as sports scholars, they had unlimited support: “Gary’s (Beaumont) pretty helpful with communicating, helping to communicate with our lecturers and seminar leaders in case we need a bit more time.” On the training s...Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/blogs/beckett-sport/2026/01/balancing-books-and-bars-sports-scholars-with-european-aspirations/https://www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/blogs/beckett-sport/2026/02/historic-weekend-for-leeds-beckett-university/Chrome users will need to use browser extensions. Animation Policy from Google will help you set your own preferences. There is currently no way to disable animations within Microsoft Edge. Users of Edge (Chromium) browser can install the Chrome extensions above and use them. To stop animations on a single page you can just press the 'Esc' key. This will stop the animation on that page. If you wish to restart the animations you need to refresh the page. To permanently disable the playing of ani...Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/blogs/beckett-sport/2026/02/historic-weekend-for-leeds-beckett-university/