Sally Pearson

Sally Pearson is an Olympic runner who does many different events but specializes in 100m and 100m hurdles.
Here is a link from when she won gold at the London 2012 Olympics Games.
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFqL-lAud0k
  
Personal bests

• 100 metres – 11.14 s (2007)
• 200 metres – 23.02 s (2012)
• 100 metres hurdles – 12.28

Sally was born in Queensland on the 19 of September in 1986.
Sally started athletics seriously after moving to Queensland from Sydney, where she had participated successfully in swimming and gymnastics. Her idols include Catherine Freeman, Melinda Gainsford-Taylor and actress Julia Roberts. Sally changed her surname from McLellan to Pearson following her marriage to Kieran Pearson in early 2010.

A typical week in the life of budding Olympic athlete Sally Pearson.

The 25-year-old world hurdles champion shares the routine that is helping her dominate her field in the lead-up to the 2012 Olympics.

Exercise

I train six days a week and have a pretty full-on schedule that includes at least five track sessions, two gym sessions and two in the pool. I'm a sprinter, so each session is between one-and-a-half and two hours of quality, rather than quantity, training. At the track, I do full-on sprint and hurdle sessions that sometimes make me vomit. On Monday, Wednesday and Friday I do two sessions a day. On Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday I do one session.

Food

When I'm in competition season, I really need to look after myself and make sure I’m eating the right amounts. I tend to eat too much, so it’s important I keep my portion sizes down. For breakfast I usually have a bowl of cereal, for lunch it's usually a salad sandwich and for dinner it’s meat and vegetables or meat and salad. I eat fruit for morning and afternoon tea.

Beauty

I don't really wear any make-up during the day; it just sweats off during training. If I'm going out, I’ll wear a little foundation and maybe a bit of mascara and blush, but I’m not really very particular about what I use. I don’t use a cleanser – I just wash my face with water – but I moisturise twice a day.

Relaxation 

I travel so much for competitions so I just love being at home and relaxing in front of the TV with my husband and my dog, Oscar. I'm away about four months of the year, so it's important to be at home with family and my dog. I also like to go out with my husband for dinner and a movie. It's clichéd, but I don’t get to do it very often. 

Sally Pearson is an Adidas ambassador.

See full interview at http://www.bodyandsoul.com.au/soul+happiness/celebrity+profiles/spotlight+on+sally+pearson,14891

Sally Pearson at the 2012 London Olympic Games