all the multiple facets of her life that
makes her the successful and happy
person she is.
In chatting to her three main
contributing factors were apparent;
energy, tenacity and family.
kids she bought a dog and decided
to start running regularly along the
nearby beach for some exercise. What
mattered was that the running had
to be done at chat speed, as naturally
Desi likes to have a chat and run at
the same time!
From there it was perhaps inevitable
that one thing would lead to another
– triathlons and a Half Ironman
As the youngest of three children born
to Sri Lankan and Swiss parents she was competition where her time gave her
HIGH ON ENERGY
brought up in an environment where
participating in sport was the norm.
She swam, played squash, windsurfed
and dived. Her natural grace and skill
in diving earned her a place in the Sri
Lankan dive team and an opportunity to
go to the Asian Games.
While she never considered herself a
natural runner, after she had her own
a place to represent Australia in the
World Triathlon held in Perth in
2009.
She still swims (having participated
in the Rottnest Channel swim half
a dozen time either in a team of
four or duo), kayaks, and holidays
are naturally adventure orientated –
climbing mountains, exploring South
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