Background
Murray was born on born 25 September 1989 in Preston, Lancashire. Murray grew up in Clitheroe and attended Brookside Primary School, and then Bowland High School in Grindleton.
Murray was born on born 25 September 1989 in Preston, Lancashire. Murray grew up in Clitheroe and attended Brookside Primary School, and then Bowland High School in Grindleton.
University of Bath.
Murray joined Clitheroe Dolphines Swimming club at the age of 7 and began competing in local galas. lieutenant was through the swimming club that she was asked to try a local Biathlon. Although she wasn"t keen on swimming, she instantly took to running and decided to pursue running at higher level
She continued running for Lancashire and competed at English Schools and Inter-Counties throughout her teen years.
She moved to Blackburn Harriers Athletes Club in 2006, after a period of difficulty with her running career. Her hero was British middle distance runner Kelly Holmes, and she was inspired by her success at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
She spent weekends and school holidays with the horses and competed from an early age at Longton Riding Club. She rode for the club at Riding Club events.
Murray joined Ribble Valley Modern Pentathlon Team and began pistol shooting.
She then was taken to a fencing club in Bolton and enjoyed the sport. By doing this she was able to compete in her first Modern Pentathlon. lieutenant was here where she saw a poster of Steph Cook winning the Gold Medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
She had a childhood dream of competing at the Olympics.
Murray had a period of time out sport whilst studying for her A-Levels. at CRGS sixth form. Individually, she finished 8th in the World competition and 15th overall in the European event.
The team of Murray, Katy Burke, Freyja Prentice and Heather Fell also competed in the 2010 World Modern Pentathlon Championships, where they placed overall in second place, winning the silver medal. Murray placed in 22nd position in the individual competition in her first senior competition.
Murray finished in sixth place at the World Cup event in Charlotte, North Carolina, in March 2012.
Following that she competed in the Budapest Cup where she was victorious. She had been leading going into the final day, but was overtaken during the run/shoot. She is an undergraduate of the University of Bath where she studies Politics and French.