Blake was born on 5 July 1995 in Moree, New South Wales.[5][6] She is from Logan, Queensland.[7][8] She was born with cerebral palsy, is blind in her right eye and has only 10% minimised vision in her left.[5][8] She has fractured her legs eleven times.[9] She has broken both arms falling off a horse.[9] Blake is an Indigenous woman from the Dunghutti Aboriginal people.[6]
Blake is an ambassador for the Raise the Bar Academy, a program run by Athletics Australia and Melbourne University, for indigenous secondary school students. She said "I've always wanted to inspire and show my heritage off. I'd like to be a mentor to indigenous kids and also kids with disability in sports. I want to represent Australia, but also my community and my culture. If I can show young indigenous kids you can do something, that nothing can stop you, then that's extra special for me."[10]
Athletics
Isaac at the 2012 London ParalympicsIsaac at the 2012 London Paralympics
Isaac first joined an athletics club in 2011,[6][7][9][10] and specialises in sprints.[11] She has been classified as a T13 before being reclassified to T38.[8][9] She is a former member of Jimboomba Athletics Club.[8]
Isaac competed in the 2012 Sydney Track Classic, 2012 Brisbane Track Classic and the 2012 Adelaide Track Classic.[12] At the 2012 Summer Paralympics, she finished seventh in the 100 m T38, seventh in the 200 m T38 and fourth in the 4 × 100 m Relay T35-38event.[5][8][13]
At the 2016 Rio Paralympics, her aim was to receive a podium finish although unfortunately missed out placing 4th overall in the 400 m T38 event with a time of 1:04.47[14]
