A superfit businesswoman whose career as a triathlete abruptly ended when she was mown down at the end of a race, leaving her severely injured and with PTSD, has told how a bizarre twist of fate saw her accident leading to love.
Diagnosed with the inflammatory bowel disease ulcerative colitis in 2010, Kat Parkin, 39, from Midsomer Norton, began swimming, running and cycling to attain peak fitness, so she was not reliant on endless pills to stay well, reports Somerset Live.
Competitive by nature, Kat was soon entering 70-mile triathlons all over the world. But on July 17, 2019, as she finished a cycling race in Horne, Surrey, she was hit by a vehicle – leaving her unconscious, with burns all over her body, a golf ball-sized hole in her left knee and battling post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) that left her too frightened of traffic to cycle or run on roads.
