Grace was an accomplished runner, but suffered with multiple injuries and decided to start cycling and swimming as cross-training. This started her triathlon career, in which she first competed in short course racing, but then got a professional licence and transitioned to middle distance racing. She completed her first professional race in the Ironman 70.3 Geelong in 2018 and finished 2nd in a dramatic finish, when she was leading the race, but collapsed just metres before the finish line and got overtaken. Later that year, Grace won her first professional race in Ironman 70.3 Japan. Grace has been steadily improving in the last couple of years and her results are a proof of it: she won Challenge Wanaka, Challenge Salou and Ironman 70.3 Geelong in 2023, as well as finished 5th in the Challenge Championship in Samorin and 11th in the PTO European Open. In 2024, Grace placed 4th on Ironman 70.3 Oceanside and Ironman 70.3 Mt. Tremblant, while also getting invited to the T100 race in San Francisco, where she finished 12th. A physiotherapist by profession, Grace enjoys spending time in Girona, is a future dog-mom of a corgi and her ultimate goal is to become an Ironman World Champion. Follow Grace in Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gracethek/ PTO Profile: https://stats.protriathletes.org/athlete/grace-thek Ironman Pro Series profile: https://proseries.ironman.com/triathletes/grace-thek