Since retiring from rowing in 2021, life for Olympic hero Mahé Drysdale has been cruising along nicely. Gruelling early morning training is a thing of the past and he’s enjoying working a nine-to-five job as a financial analyst at Forsyth Barr, a role that requires no international travel.
All three of his children are thriving, and he and his wife, fellow Olympic rower Juliette, are finally getting full nights of sleep now their youngest is a little older. It feels like luxury, the former athlete says.
So in true Mahé fashion, it’s time to shake things up – and what spells madness quite like a mayoral campaign?
With a cheeky grin on his face, the 45-year-old tells “Exactly! We thought, ‘Let’s tip our lives upside down, put it into complete chaos and see
