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A mum's hurdles |
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JESSICA HALLORAN
The Sunday Telegraph
June 6, 2010
AT times, hurdler Hayley Butler says her life feels surreal. At times she is gobsmacked that she is going to the Commonwealth Games 16 months on from having her first child.
"I can't believe it,'' she says. "I still pinch myself. I've been doing athletics since I was five years old. It was always just a
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Terrorism worry dampens a mum's Games euphoria |
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DANIEL LANE
The Sun-Herald
May 16, 2010
SYDNEY mother Hayley Butler must decide if the terrorist threat at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi in October will stop her from fulfilling a childhood dream, or whether to compete and do her bit to prevent terrorists from shaping the world in which her baby boy grows up.
Butler, who was selected to compete in the 100m hurdles with Olympian Sally Pearson (nee McLellan), expressed her "concerns" about a terrorist attack
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Butler finally did it - Hayley's comet set to strike at Commonwealth Games |
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NICK WALSHAW
The Daily Telegraph
April 24, 2010
FIVE weeks ago Hayley Butler was just another west Sydney mum. Immersed in bottles, budgets and scurrying around the house in trackies.
"Yeah, this is the only running I expected to do,'' the 100m hurdler laughs, chasing her son Cooper as he toddles along the athletics
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No barrier too high |
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Nick Walshaw, Rosemarie Lentini
The Daily Telegraph
April 24, 2010
The Daily Telegraph is looking for candidates for Mother of the Year 2010. Here are the stories of some inspirational mums already in the running
Hayley Butler
Hayley Butler rang Telstra the other day to talk through a payment plan. Give herself
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Motherhood helps brave Butler clear Games hurdle |
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DANIEL LANE
The Sun-Herald
April 18, 2010
SYDNEY'S Hayley Butler credits motherhood for providing her with the fortitude needed to hurdle bureaucracy and make the Commonwealth Games shadow squad.
After a two-year break from competition - which included giving birth to her son Cooper, now 14 months, and recovering from a
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Hayley clears barrier |
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The Daily Telegraph
April 12, 2010
ATHLETICS: Sydney hurdler Hayley Butler, who was tripped up by red tape when officials refused to accept her Commonwealth Games qualifying time, is smiling
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Sunk by red tape - Check-in error grounds flying mums Games dream |
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Mike Hurst
The Daily Telegraph
March 24, 2010
AS IF there weren't enough barriers placed in front of amateur athletes, Sydney mum Hayley Butler qualified for the Commonwealth Games in the 100m hurdles last weekend only to have her time and title rubbed
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