After spending 10 years in Hong Kong, she moved to the UK for boarding school (Millfield) for 5 years before transferring to Australia where she completed high school at Somerset College in Mudgeeraba, Queensland.
Starting in the Gold Coast Hinterland suburb of Mudgeeraba, the track follows selected fire trails and paths through Austinville, Springbrook, Numinbah Valley, Beechmont and Clagiraba to the finish line at the Nerang Velodrome.