Holly Mills: Meet the next in a long line of great British heptathletes

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. She said: “I feel like athletes have to be wired differently from the general public, because we turn up at the track every day, knowing that it’s going to be painful, and yet we do it. open image in gallery Great Britain heptathlete Holly Mills “I’ve been learning over the past few months, especially with being buried in work, to actually cut myself some slack sometimes, but I would definitely say juggling everything has impacted my mental health slightly. “I feel like they could sometimes take a bit more of an individualistic approach - I feel like they definitely generalise everyone a little bit too much.” Mills is coached by former Olympic sprinter Laura Turner-Alleyne, who is one of the first female coaches on a senior international GB track and field team. “For a female team coach to be selected to come with me was a big step up for British athletics, and we’re both just excited about what the future holds now.”