{"id":2166,"date":"2018-07-25T10:03:16","date_gmt":"2018-07-25T10:03:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogemea.hokaoneone.com\/wordpress\/?p=2166"},"modified":"2018-08-08T16:07:24","modified_gmt":"2018-08-08T16:07:24","slug":"lucy-campbell-huck-x-hoka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogemea.hokaoneone.com\/wordpress\/lucy-campbell-huck-x-hoka\/","title":{"rendered":"How running helped Lucy Campbell surf like a pro"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"HOKA<\/p>\n

With an eye on the 2020 Olympics, surfer Lucy Campbell is hoping her athletic instincts will pay off on a quest for gold. Lucy’s story is the latest in our Huck x HOKA series, looking at mavericks who found a new perspective through running.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

When most people go surfing, they don\u2019t have a plan. They\u2019re out there to ride whatever waves come their way; they\u2019re happy go with the flow. Lucy Campbell, however, has a different approach. When she goes surfing, she likes to set challenges for herself.<\/p>\n

The 22-year-old pro surfer from Devon, who hopes to qualify for the Olympics in 2020, often tells herself: \u201cI\u2019m not getting out of the water until I\u2019ve done three turns on a wave, or until I\u2019ve done a proper carve where I\u2019ve remembered to put my hand here, or looked back at the whitewater, or whatever.\u201d<\/p>\n

Measuring progression<\/h3>\n

Such a habit is a legacy from Lucy\u2019s days as a competitive runner. She was one of the best young middle distance athletes in the UK until foot injuries forced her to quit. She still runs for fun, but one of the things she misses most about her athletics training was how easy it was to measure progression.<\/p>\n

\u201cI miss racing against the clock,\u201d she says. \u201cThat feeling of improvement, of pushing yourself, and knowing next time you\u2019re going to be better. With surfing it\u2019s tricky to know if you\u2019re improving.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Her biggest frustrations with the sport are the vagaries of quantifying good surfing \u2013 the way one judge might score a wave as a 10, while another might say it\u2019s an eight \u2013 as well as relying on the ever-shifting sea conditions. \u201cThere are so many different variables in surfing that are so far from your control,\u201d she says, \u201cWith athletics, it was just me, my trainers and the track. Just go for it. I liked that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Competitive spirit<\/h3>\n

Lucy has been running for as long as she can remember. As a child, she used to race her older brothers along the beach after school. \u201cI was always really competitive with them,\u201d she says. \u201cThey were quite a bit older, but I still tried as hard as I could to keep up with them. I don\u2019t think I ever really thought about the fact they were boys, I just thought I should be as fast as them.\u201d<\/p>\n

“I miss racing against the clock. That feeling of improvement, of pushing yourself, and knowing next time you\u2019re going to be better.” Lucy Campbell<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It\u2019s a mentality she\u2019s also brought to her surfing. She joined the local lifesaving club at a young age and when she was around 10, her dad took her out surfing. \u201cI had a swimming hat and goggles on,\u201d she says with a laugh. \u201cHe pushed me into waves and I loved it from the start.\u201d But she\u2019s never thought of herself as a female surfer \u2014 she just happens to be a woman who surfs.<\/p>\n

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\u201cGrowing up, there weren\u2019t many girls who surfed on the same beach as me. So naturally, I surfed with a lot of boys; my brothers, or the locals boys that surfed. I think that helped push me as well. I just saw them doing things and thought, \u2018I want to do that.\u2019 It never occurred to me that I couldn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n

Headstrong and determined<\/h3>\n

Lucy\u2019s self-belief has been key to both her running and surfing success. She once raced in the English Schools\u2019 Athletics Championships with a searing pain in her foot \u2013 one so strong that she almost passed out. But she kept running to the end, telling herself it was only a few minutes to get through. After the race, she found out she\u2019d been racing with a broken foot.<\/p>\n

\u201cThank goodness there was something really wrong and it wasn\u2019t just me!\u201d she says now, adding: \u201cBut even if they\u2019d said I couldn\u2019t race, I probably would have done anyway.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"HOKA<\/p>\n

Being headstrong has helped with her surfing many times too. Like the time in Bryon Bay when she got stuck in a narrow channel while a big set rolled in. As the waves smashed her into some rocks, she had to stay calm and keep paddling. Eventually, she made her way to safety.<\/p>\n

“I tried as hard as I could to keep up with them. I don\u2019t think I ever really thought about the fact they were boys, I just thought I should be as fast as them.\u201d Lucy Campbell<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

That dogged determination is an essential trait when you\u2019re trying to be a professional surfer and you hail from Devon, rather than Hawaii, California or Australia. Instead of perfecting your moves in consistent warm-water waves under sunny skies, you\u2019re faced with a frigid-cold wind-blown mess and trying to manoeuvre in a thick wetsuit and hood rather than a bikini or board shorts.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s definitely a lot harder here as we haven\u2019t got the same wave quality as a lot of other countries,\u201d she says. \u201cIf the waves are good, I\u2019ll be in for five or six hours a day. But even if they\u2019re not good, I\u2019ll still get in and give it a go.\u201d<\/p>\n

Huck is a youth culture channel. It celebrates and explores independent culture \u2014 people and movements that paddle against the flow.\u00a0Find out more about\u00a0HUCK<\/a>.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Le<\/i><\/b>arn more about the\u00a0FLY MACH TRAINERS<\/a>\u00a0Lucy wears.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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