Athlete Jana Pittman has spent her life clearing obstacles that arise out of nowhere.
Chasing down Olympics gold on the 400-metre hurdles track since she was a teenager, she’s overcome injury after injury, hounded by the media along the way.
All for that spot on the top podium to evade her.
That kind of determination isn’t uncommon among professional athletes in the heat of competition. But where does that energy go when the race is over?
For Jana, it went into pursuing her childhood dream of becoming a doctor and a mother (to six!). And now even a star on TV’s SAS Australia and an army reservist.
There’s no taking the easy road when you’re Jana Pittman.
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