Episode 25 featuring TriTenacious Coach Dave Cripps and Agegrouper Andy Biggs

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On Episode 25 we have the 3rd and final part of our Strength and conditioning chat with Dave Cripps from TriTenacious.

Then we have Agegrouper Andy Biggs

Andy was Born and went to school in Sussex.  Liked sport but as a late developer and the smallest kid in school year, never excelled.  

Going ‘up north’ to University in Durham coincided with growth in height and strength, so enjoyed sport more. Got into rowing, and ran as training.  Andy was doing some sport 6 days a week.  Ran his  first half marathon (great North Run 1987 – 1:41)

Andy Graduated, stayed in Durham, got married and stopped being consistently athletic.  Ran a Great North Run every three years or so, getting slower each time.

After  Ten years of marriage and professional career passed, with two kids along the way  he decided to get consistently fit.  Started running Great North Run every year. Finally beat his time from 1987

In 2003 Ran first of 11 marathons (one a year).In 2004 Andy Joined Athletics club (Durham City Harriers) – realised it was very social and welcoming and wished he joined years earlier.

In 2009 Peak of speed/fitness.  10K 37:53 5K 18:13  Aged 42. He did his first Sprint Triathlon. Pool swim and used his  offroad, flat handled hybrid bike.  He loved it, but still reckoned Triathlon would be too expensive. Didn’t want to buy a wetsuit and flashy bike out of the family budget. 
In 2010-2013 he focused on Marathon training.  After a (slow) PB at 2013 London Marathon, Andy got fed up with trying to chase three hours and thought about doing something else.

So 2010, 2012, 2013 he Bought a road bike and did the Vatternrundan 300km cycle sportive in Sweden with a team from work (they had a factory in Sweden).

2014 (aged 47) set new PB for half marathon (1:24:26) – 16 minutes quicker than he ran as a 20-year-old in 1987!
In 2014 Andy decided to have a more serious go at Triathlon.  So he bought a wetsuit and had a summer of swim, cycle and running events for charity, culminating in a Standard Triathlon.  Got hooked….!

It was 2014 when For a bit of a laugh, Andy thought he would have a go at GB Age group qualification….
2015 ETU Sprint Duathlon in Alcobendas, Spain.  Weather that the team manager described as “the worst she’s ever seen for a championship event”.  But he Love it nevertheless.  
In 2016 Qualification trail – Got Hypothermia at the Oulton Park Spring Duathlon.. yet qualified for Penticton ITU 2017.
In 2017 – 2019  Andy completed a further 11 appearances in an Age Group Tri suit.  Went to every World and European Duathlon championship.  Finished nearer the back of the field than the front…..but justified my selection by beating at least one Brit each time.
In 2019 Andy Finally swam in GB Kit –he  did Aquabike in Pontevedra and Targu Mures, plus Aquathlon in Targu Mures (one of four ETU events in a week!)
In August 2019, Andy had an almost life changing crash off his bike in training, breaking three vertebrae.  He could easily have been dead (if no helmet) or paralysed.  Ended up with a Halo vest just like Tim Don has after his Kona Accident. Out of training action for 5 months.

You can Find Dave over at TriTenacious on instagram and YouTube
and find his website TriathlonTenacious.com

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