From a very young age Annie always loved to run and once she was introduced to the sport at an open meeting knew immediately that she wanted to be an athlete with a desire to progress to the highest achievable level. She joined her local athletic club and made good progress under her then coach Mark LODGE. Having tried and considered all the various track and field disciplines she concentrated on sprinting. Subsequently she was invited to join an exclusive group trained by GB coach Robert ELLCHUK at the Bath University Sports Village and specialized in middle distance with some notable successes both as an individual or in the relay squad. Annie is a fully qualified, Level Two, English Athletics Coach and enjoys training other athletes as often as possible. Having moved to Winnipeg, Canada to study at the University of Manitoba she continues her training with the university coach under the overall direction of her GB coach.