Early Life
Helene Diamantides was born in 1964 in North Yorkshire, but she spent most of her childhood outside of England. She lived in Ghana and later in Greece where as a teenager she competed internationally in the pentathlon and her running ability was encouraged and developed. At the age of sixteen, she completed her first marathon. In 1982 Diamantides moved to Durham (England) to study for a degree in education. It was through the University of Durham's running club that she first began fell running. Over the next five years she competed in various fell races, including the Karrimor International Mountain Marathon (KIMM).
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