Archive for Athlete Profiles
Tommy Tippetts: Q & A
So TT congratulations!! You’re back after 82 days 8hrs and 40 mins at sea, how is the body, mind and ‘castaway’ beard? I am feeling surprisingly good physically, considering I have been rowing everyday for almost 3 months. I have used this last month or so back on land to recover and I’d say I’m [...]
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Simon Bourne: Training for Decaman and Beyond
Simon Bourne, the ultra-distance triathlete currently working towards competing in Decaman this November (that’s 10 Iron Man races in a row!), is cranking up his training to the next level.
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Matt Sheeks – Endurance Sports Junkie – Seattle, Washington
Endurance sports junkie Matt Sheeks grew up in the bicycle racing world, riding the road and track in high school. He transitioned to distance running in college, and ran under Coach Rob Conner at the University of Portland. The Portland Pilots were 9th in the 2005 Division 1 National-Cross Country Championships when Matt was on [...]
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Tor Young: Wakeboarding
At 19 years old Tor Young is one of the most exciting prospects in the wakeboarding world, and with the 2012 season starting next month, Tor has been training hard during the winter – so expect big things!
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George Gamble – Junior British Touring Car Driver
George Gamble is a Junior British Touring Car Driver and undoubtedly one of the UK’s most exciting young motor racing prospects.
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Simon Bourne: Decaman
Simon Bourne is an ultra distance triathlete and triathlon coach who combines his passion for endurance challenges with a job as a full time policeman. He has competed in some of the world’s toughest challenges including the Ultraman Challenge in Hawaii, where contestants swim six miles, bike 260 miles and run 2 marathons, all taking [...]
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Tommy Tippetts: Endurance Solo Rower
Tommy Tippetts is not your ordinary endurance athlete. He is planning to row across the Atlantic, on his own, as part of the grueling 2011 Woodvale Challenge that commences on the 4th of December 2011.
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Iain Dawson: World Paratriathlon Champion
Iain Dawson is the current World, European and National Paratriathlete Champion. He takes time out from his busy schedule to give us an insight into his world of training and what his ambitions are for the forthcoming 2011 season.
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Melanie Ryding: GB Triathlete
As well as being a teacher Melanie is also a European and International Age Group Triathlete. In 2006 deciding she needed to lose some weight she began to train for her first triathlon which she completed in 2007 and went on to win a place on the GB team for the 2009 World Triathlon Championships [...]
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Andi Jones: GBR Marathon Runner
“Andi is a highly distinguished and extremely successful runner who has represented GBR at Road Running, Cross Country and Mountain Running.”
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