Rambai muchinyora ndima iyi - Shakes-Drayton akakunda makwikwi emamita mazana mana emakwikwi eOlympic Games 2008 muGreat Britain, asi nyanzvi yezvemitambo Tasha Danvers ndiye akasarudzwa kuti amiririre Great Britain panzvimbo pezvo, achienderera mberi nekuhwina menduru yebronze. Pasinei nokusarudzwa, Shakes-Drayton aifungidzirwa kuva mukana wemenduru yeOlympics inotevera muna 2012. Pa2009 British Championships muBirmingham, akapedza wechipiri mumamita mazana mana kumashure kwemakwikwi epasi rose Christine Ohuruogu, achiisa rekodhi nyowani yemunhu. Kumwe kubudirira kwakauya padanho revadiki pa2009 European Athletics U23 Championships
, uko Set akahwina menduru yegoridhe yemamita mazana mana nemasekondi makumi mashanu nemashanu nemasere, imwe nhoroondo yemunhu. Zvaakanga awana nzvimbo muchikwata cheGreat Britain, akaisa pfungwa dzake paWorld Championships in Athletics ya2009, achiti: "Ndinoda kuti vanhu vataure nezvangu. Kunoreva kuti ndinofanira kuva ndichiita zvimwe zvinhu zvakarurama. Iye zvino ndinofanira kuita zvinoenderana nezvinenge zvichidiwa nokuti zvinenge zvichidiwa hazvina zvazvinobatsira kana usingazviiti".