Agegroup Multisport Podcast (Triathlon,Duathlon,Aquabike,Aquathlon)
133 episodes - English - Latest episode: 11 days ago -Triathlon as a sport has a unique part to it, where it allows everyday people to compete in a range of sports, Triathlon, swim bike and run, Duathlon, run, bike,run, Aquathlon, swim, run and Aquabike, swim and bike, for their country against others in their agegroup.
The Agegroup Multisport Podcast is a platform where Agegroup Multisport Athletes from around the world, share their Journey from Multisport beginner to Agegroup Athlete.
In telling their stories the athletes are providing valuable information and insights about their experiences, we can all learn from these, which will in turn help our own multisport adventure.
Listen to their training regimes, favourite kit, how they decide which races to aim for. Its free information from athletes who know, how to research, prepare, train, race and perform to reach their goals.
Ive learnt a lot from having these Agegroupers on the podcast, its helping me and it can help you too.
I don't do this for monetary gains, there are no commercial or financial sponsorships of any kind its just a way of giving back to my multisport community.
You can listen to us on all the major podcast platforms, and on our youtube channel and catch us on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.
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Episodes
Eoin Bailey Irish Agegrouper
July 03, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour - 49.7 MBSend us a Text Message. We are Back after a short break, on this episode we hear from Eoin Bailey who raises for Ireland in his agegroup. Mainly doing sprint Duathlon, Eoin shares what it means to pull on the Irish Colours and how their qualification process is done. From a background of many sports including horse riding , Irish football and rugby, it was injury and a chat with a friend that changed his path. Please enjoy Eoins journey.
Episode 100 Kate Conway
June 05, 2024 06:00 - 1 hour - 42.5 MBSend us a Text Message. I am delighted to have reached 100 episodes of the podcast, it has been a labour of love running for 4 years, starting out in lockdown. Awesome guests, fabulous stories from around the world withe the common achievement of racing in their age category in a multisport discipline. I am also delighted to have my better half, my wife of 33 years, Kate Conway, otherwise known as Mrs C, on this 100th edition. We chat as usual about her journey into multiport and how sh...
Jo Lewis Agegrouper & Founder of Tri50.co.uk
May 22, 2024 06:00 - 1 hour - 42.5 MBSend us a Text Message. It was great to hear Jo Lewis share her story into multisport. She says " I am fast approaching my Seventies decade and loving the continuing challenge of staying Fit and on top of my sporting game, as well as travelling to many International events to support my athletes and meet up with my friends of many years to compete with a Smile and humour! My sporting background goes back many, many years - I loved all the team games at school - swimming, tennis, netball, ...
Callum Smith Episode 98
May 08, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour - 50.2 MBSend us a Text Message. On our latest episode, we are keeping it in the family. Last episode we had the pleasure of speaking to Malcolm Smith, Agegroup and Paratriathlete. This episode we speak to his son Callum smith. Callum is the youngest Agegrouper we have had on the pod. He is still at college and preparing to go to University. After growing up running and playing table tennis at a decent level, he followed in his dads footsteps and decided to give triathlon a go. With the lack of ...
Agegroup Triathlete Mal Smith - Raising the profile of Paratriathlon
April 24, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 58.7 MBSend us a Text Message. Another great story shared by an inspiring everyday athlete. Mal Smith got in touch after speaking to a former guest, John Armstrong, recommended he got in touch to share his story. Mal states"Im a triathlete at Cleethorpes Tri Club and along with my 18 year old son Callum, we’ve qualified this year to race the standard distance in Torremolinos. I’m also a PTS5 ParaTriathlete and it was the knock on effect of training for the British Super Series (finishing se...
AMP Next Gen Diary Entry Week 15 Race Day
April 22, 2024 16:00 - 19 minutes - 13.6 MBSend us a Text Message. Well this is the last episode in the series, find out how Harrys race went at the weekend. Thanks to all the athletes who took part, really good insight into what it takes to try and qualify. Follow the athletes on Instagram @jerrymoss812 triharry2022 Daniela.dumitrescu.129 Thanks for listening Hope you find the value in this. You Can Follow us on Instagram @amp_1967 X : agegroupmultisportpodcast Facebook : AMPGB find all our episodes on our website Web...
AMP Next Gen Week 14
April 15, 2024 16:00 - 14 minutes - 9.67 MBSend us a Text Message. Week 14 We are in race week, Harry is on a taper week and has his race next Sunday. He is trying to qualify for the Sprint Duathlon at the agegroup world championships in Pontevedra in 2025. Follow him on social media and send him your support, he is on instagram @triharry2022 thanks for listening Follow the athletes on Instagram @jerrymoss812 triharry2022 Daniela.dumitrescu.129 Thanks for listening Hope you find the value in this. You Can Follow us on I...
GB Age Group Triathlete Anne Dockery
April 10, 2024 07:00 - 57 minutes - 39.5 MBSend us a Text Message. On this episode we have the pleasure to chat to Anne Dockery. Truly inspirational story that Anne shares after listening to several of our other podcasts and being inspired herself to get in touch and share her journey. Anne Says "I started running when I was 55 as I had been a heavy smoker and I was diagnosed with bronchiectasis. Had just married an American who suggested I run to strengthen my lungs. So I did and that was the start of an amazing adventure. I ran...
AMP Next Gen Audio Diary Week 13
April 08, 2024 18:00 - 15 minutes - 10.4 MBSend us a Text Message. Week 13 of AMP Next Gen Harry shares a productive week. Have a look over on our YouTube channel to see some of the videos of Harrys training. Hope you enjoy his audio diary. Follow the athletes on Instagram jerrymoss812 triharry2022 Daniela.dumitrescu.129 Thanks for listening Hope you find the value in this. You Can Follow us on Instagram @amp_1967 X : agegroupmultisportpodcast Facebook : AMPGB find all our episodes on our website Website is : htt...
AMP Next Gen Week 12
April 01, 2024 15:00 - 35 minutes - 24.5 MBSend us a Text Message. Welcome along to week 12 of AMP Next Gen. We are down to our final Athlete Harrison King. Harry shares how his week has gone and reminds us that his race is coming up at the end of the month. Hope you enjoy his audio diary. Follow the athletes on Instagram @jerrymoss812 triharry2022 Daniela.dumitrescu.129 Thanks for listening Hope you find the value in this. You Can Follow us on Instagram @amp_1967 X : agegroupmultisportpodcast Facebook : AMPGB find a...
Episode 95 featuring Adam Phillips
March 27, 2024 08:00 - 51 minutes - 35.6 MBSend us a Text Message. Great chat with Adam, he gives us a great insight into how he has adapted, since being diagnosed with a Thyroid issue, and how it took him several years to get it under control. We chat about how injury has changed his course of competing and through the versatility of multisport is still able to compete and enjoy agegroup racing. I hope you enjoy this conversation. Thanks for listening Hope you find the value in this. You Can Follow us on Instagram @amp_1967 ...
AMP Next Gen Week 11
March 25, 2024 15:00 - 16 minutes - 11.4 MBSend us a Text Message. Welcome back to week 11 of our audio diaries. Well it was race week this week for Daniella, the day of reckoning had arrived and she was about to see what qualification and draft legal racing . Hear how she got on up at East Fortune. That means after this episode it leaves Harry going solo as of next week. enjoy. Follow the athletes on Instagram @jerrymoss812 triharry2022 Daniela.dumitrescu.129 Thanks for listening Hope you find the value in this. You Can...
AMP Next Gen Week 10
March 18, 2024 16:00 - 12 minutes - 8.75 MBSend us a Text Message. Welcome along to week 10 of AMP Next Gen. Harry and Dani give us another insight how their training and racing has been. Harry had an indoor athletics meet at the end of the week, plus find out what new bike he has got. Dani now gearing up for race week as she prepares herself for the qualification race on the 24th of March up in Scotland at the East Fortune Sprint Duathlon, which is a qualification race for the European Championships. Follow the athletes on In...
GB Agegroup Triathlete John Pilkington
March 13, 2024 08:00 - 49 minutes - 33.9 MBSend us a Text Message. On episode 94 we chat to GB Agegroup and Army Triathlete John Pilkington. John is 21 from Salford, greater Manchester and he has been in the army since he was 17, he is an Infantryman in the Duke of Lancs Battalion also known as the Lions of England He grew up playing football but gave it up when he was 16 in order to join the army. He loves a challenge and is always looking for a mental battle so endurance is right up his street. Hew races on three fronts, f...
AMP Next Gen Week 9
March 11, 2024 14:00 - 14 minutes - 10.2 MBSend us a Text Message. Week 9 Another solid week from our two remaining Athletes, find out what they have been up to and some exciting bike news from Harry. Two weeks to race day for Daniella, the time is flying by. Thanks for listening Hope you find the value in this. You Can Follow us on Instagram @amp_1967 X : agegroupmultisportpodcast Facebook : AMPGB find all our episodes on our website Website is : https://agegroupmultisportpodcast.buzzsprout.com/ email: agegroupmultispo...
Week 8 of AMP Next Gen
March 04, 2024 19:00 - 12 minutes - 8.31 MBSend us a Text Message. Week 8 of following our athletes as they try to qualify to represent GB agegroup at a multisport discipline, in this case duathlon. We are down to two athletes as Jerry has raced his qualifier and is now on holiday having a well earned rest. He may be back depending how his results go, fingers crossed. Daniella is now back in the Uk after a period of travelling Europe and she has 3 weeks left to her target race up in Scotland at the end of March. Harry had a g...
Agegroup Athlete Ren Brennan Episode 93
February 28, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour - 44.5 MBSend us a Text Message. On This episode we speak to Ren Brennan, who is a fitness instructor and personal trainer based in the South Lakes. Ten says "I spent many years teaching sports and ensuring people, particularly children, have fundamental movements (balance, agility and coordination) to be able to live and enjoy an active life. I moved to the Lake District 20 years ago to fulfil my passion of being able to live an active healthy lifestyle in the outdoors.Being active has shaped who...
AMP Next Gen Episode 7
February 26, 2024 18:00 - 9 minutes - 6.85 MBSend us a Text Message. Week 7 of following our athletes as they try to qualify to represent GB agegroup at a multisport discipline, in this case duathlon. We are down to two athletes as Jerry has raced his qualifier and is now on holiday having a well earned rest. He may be back depending how his results go, fingers crossed. Daniella is now back in the Uk after a period of travelling Europe and she has 4 weeks left to her target race up in Scotland at the end of March. Harry is busy t...
AMP Next Gen Episode 6
February 20, 2024 11:00 - 15 minutes - 10.5 MBSend us a Text Message. Another week gone, thanks to the guys for the audio. Another mixed week, illness, race week and wet rides. Jerry did his race and had some surprised support. Tough conditions but he coped well being his first race. It will be good to catch up face to face to hear how he feels retrospectively with the whole experience. Hope you enjoy Please follow them on Insta @jerrymoss812 Daniela.dumitrescu.129 and triharry2022 and give them your support. Hope you find the va...
AMPM Next Gen Diary Entry number 5
February 12, 2024 16:00 - 15 minutes - 10.8 MBSend us a Text Message. Week 5 episode 5 , all three athletes have had things to contend with from, Homelife events, to 40mph winds, jellyfish and illness. Hear the next instalment from Jerry, Daniella and Harry and find out how their week has gone as they get closer to their qualifying races. Jerry is coming into his final week his race is Sunday February the 18th at Ashridge for the standard duathlon qualifier. Please follow them on Insta @jerrymoss812 Daniela.dumitrescu.129 and trih...
Audio Diary Week 4
February 05, 2024 13:00 - 16 minutes - 11.1 MBSend us a Text Message. Audio Diary Week 4, our three athletes, Daniella`Jerry and Harry share how their training has gone this week. A mixed bag, Harry has been ill, Daniella is still on holiday and Jerry is on the two week countdown to his race. A real snapshot into what the athletes are going through both from a training angle and a mental viewpoint. Hope you find the value in this. please subscribe to these guys on instagram and give them your support. You Can Follow us on Inst...
Episode 93 featuring the My Tri Ranking Team
February 02, 2024 18:00 - 30 minutes - 21.3 MBSend us a Text Message. Something a little different on this episode. We speak to Will Senior and David Pearson, co founders of the new platform, MY Tri Ranking. As we have had David on the show (see episode 8), Will tells us a little bit about his background and then we get straight into how he came up with the idea and after following Agegroup News which David also co runs, on Insta and Facebook, he realised that David was a bit of a data geek like himself, predicting race outcomes of a...
AMP Next Gen Diary Entry Number 3
January 29, 2024 19:00 - 16 minutes - 11.6 MBSend us a Text Message. We bring you another snapshot from the latest week of our three athletes, they all sound happy and have had solid weeks. Hear how their training has gone, their ups and downs. Jerry, Harry and Daniella continue to put in the work towards their qualification races. Please give them your support by liking this pod wherever you listen, following the guys on instagram and subscribing to the pod. Feels free to ask them any questions. You Can Follow us on Instagram @...
GB Multisport Agegrouper Matt Warne (Triathlon,Duathlon,Aquabike,Aquathlon)
January 23, 2024 10:00 - 47 minutes - 32.4 MBSend us a Text Message. Teacher and GB Duathlete Matt Warne Speaks to Rich about the sport he did as a child and his love of out doors. After sidelining several sports he did for a long time due to a serious injury, it was swimming that started his transition into multisport. Matt talks about how one of his close friends had represented all over the world but it wasn't until several years of doing triathlons he thought he would give qualification a go. so playing to his strengths and choo...
AMP Next Gen diary entry 2
January 22, 2024 14:00 - 14 minutes - 9.82 MBSend us a Text Message. Welcome back to AMP Next Gen we have another 3 entries from our Athletes sharing how their week of training has gone over the last week. Dani is over in Spain traveling around, she talks about the difficult;ty of cycling in a big city like Barcelona Jerry is braving the cold and windy storms of the Lincolnshire coast and getting his training done. Harry down there in Kent racing his first cross country and using it as part of his training week. hope you enjoy th...
Diary Entry Number 1 of AMP Next Gen
January 15, 2024 12:00 - 15 minutes - 10.8 MBSend us a Text Message. First audio diary podcast from Daniela, Harry and Jerry, sharing how their first week has gone, giving us a n insight into what they have been upto and what a week of training currently looks like. Find us on Instagram @amp_1967 X : agegroupmultisportpodcast Facebook : AMPGB find all our episodes on our website Website is : https://agegroupmultisportpodcast.buzzsprout.com/ email: [email protected] If you are an agegroup athlete and would like...
Triathlete Agegrouper Kieran James Episode 91
January 10, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour - 44.7 MBSend us a Text Message. Nice to Chat to new GB agegroup athlete Kieran James Kieran says "I wasnt very sporty as a young kid, but was generally very active. Around 14 I decided to play professional football despite not being able to get in my school or local football team. Worked hard at it, achieving most improved player in my first season. then most improved and players player the year after. I was accepted into a feeder academy for Plymouth Argyle at 16, but it was mainly due to aca...
AMP Next Gen
January 07, 2024 17:00 - 55 minutes - 38.5 MBSend us a Text Message. We have created a new series of AMP Next Gen, in this spin off podcast we follow three multisport athletes on their quest to try and qualify to represent GB in their agegroup. We are delighted to introduce @triharry2022, Harrison King, @jerrymoss812, Jerry Moss and @Daniela129.Dumitrescu. Daniela Dumitrescu Listen in and follow their weekly audio diaries and see how they are preparing to get ready for their qualification race. Find out how their training is goin...
Agegroup Athlete Mark Saggers Episode 90
December 27, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 48.3 MBSend us a Text Message. Great to Chat to Mark Saggers for the latest episode of our pod. Mark got in touch via e mail and wrote: My name is Mark Saggers and I am 59 years young. I move into the 60-64 Age Cat in 2024. I live in Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire, having settled here in 2017 after leaving the RAF following 34 years service. I now work for Leidos UK Defence division basically as an MOD logistics contractor - it’s busy! I started multisport in 2002 after becoming frustrated ...
Triathlete Agegrouper Andy Newham Episode 89
December 13, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 51.2 MBSend us a Text Message. Andy Newham is an age grouper in the 50-54 category in Duathlon. He competed at Horst in 2015, and then Alsdorf & Zofingen in 2022. he is going back to both next year. as we are now in winter training, Andy has started his 16th season of multi sport. Getting to his mid thirties and reflecting how his life had been, basically avoiding physical activity, smoking ,drinking and gami, he knew it wasn't sustainable and needed to change. He Quit smoking, took up bad...
Agegroup Triathlete Mick Skivington Episode 88
November 29, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 47.4 MBSend us a Text Message. How long have you been doing triathlon? In this episode we have the pleasure of chatting to Mick Skivington. Mick is 67 and did his first triathlon 36, yes 36 years ago. After seeking out a triathlete he had heard of and going to watch him compete, Mick started training to compete himself in his first triathlon, even though he didn't feel ready. His new found pal showed him how to swim and train to complete his first race. 36 years later with probably thousands ...
GB Triathlete Agegrouper Dean Culshaw
November 13, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 53.6 MBSend us a Text Message. On Episode 87 we welcome Dean Culshaw, a British Agegroup Triathlete who did his first triathlon back in 1983 over in the Middle East, where he was working at the time. Dean came from a sporting background, trying and doing anything that was available, but it was Rugby league that was his main focus. He played up until he was in his thirties. When life got in the way, Dean focused on running and with a plan and a goal completed the London Marathon. Dean did his n...
Episode 85 When Mrs C Met GTB (Triathlon, Duathlon, Aquathlon, Aquabike)
October 17, 2023 18:00 - 16 minutes - 11.7 MBSend us a Text Message. Due to unforeseen circumstances we had to respect this episodes guest wishes and not release the pod. It was a last hour requesting we had just about finished the editing. So instead of not putting anything out, this Wednesday I came up with the idea of a recent experience trying to get Mrs C a new bike from, not one, but two British Elite triathletes. So hope you enjoy our journey, if not a little short, normal service will resume in two weeks time when we have a...
Episode 86 featuring U.S.A Agegroup Triathlete Crystal Holick
October 04, 2023 08:00 - 59 minutes - 40.8 MBSend us a Text Message. Welcome along to another episode of the Agegroup Multisport Podcast. on this episode we cross once again to the USA and speak to Crystal Holick. Crystal, grew up dancing as a kid, her favourite was tap. Although not a sport, it was to prove effective in laying down a good base for her fitness in later years. Crystal was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease, she was told it would be chronic. Refusing to simply accept it, she began making changes to her health and fit...
Episode 84 featuring Angie Joiner Handy
October 04, 2023 06:00 - 54 minutes - 37.3 MBSend us a Text Message. It was great to meet and listen to the story, so far, of Angie. from a background as a runner, who reached the elite level at cross country and long distance, laid the foundation for what has been a diverse sporting journey. Angie states "I come from a running background. Between 1996 and 2000 I ran internationally as a distance runner. Representing England in the Commonwealth Games 1998 in Kuala Lumpur. The World Half Marathon Championships in 1997 and the World Cr...
Episode 83 USA Agegroup Triathlete Jeff Schreiber
September 13, 2023 07:00 - 52 minutes - 35.9 MBSend us a Text Message. Great to speak to Jeff and hear how things are done in the USA as well as his awesome story. Jeff says:"My own background in sport goes back to early childhood. My father and his brother were American football players of note, earning university scholarships and playing briefly professionally in the NFL. I grew up playing many of the ball sports, like soccer (I know, ‘football’ to you) and baseball, and as I grew taller, basketball, and then as I filled out a bit ...
Episode 82 Featuring GB AG Triathlete Adrian Wilkins
August 28, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 53.2 MBSend us a Text Message. Adrian Wilkins has been representing GB agegroup for over a decade. with a background of playing rugby and cricket from a kid well into his forties he has always been a sporty guy. Although Adrian states his story is not particularly exciting performance terms, which we don't agree with, he certainly didn't lack in life events, especially over the last few years. He wanted to raise the awareness of hip replacements and the effects it has on life and especially sport...
Episode 81 Featuring Agegroup Triathlete Thomas McManners
August 16, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 54.7 MBSend us a Text Message. Welcome back to AMP and its great to have on a younger member of our multisport community. Putting a slightly younger perspective on nutrition and training, as well as the usual, background story and journey into multisport. Thomas was born in Finland and is Half Finnish on his Mothers side. He lived there up until he was around 14 when he moved to the UK. He says he joined the Cross country skiing club in Finland between the ages of 10-11 yrs old, "not very quick"...
Episode 80 featuring Andy Tucker
August 02, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 64.3 MBSend us a Text Message. It was great to hear from Andy Tucker who dropped us an email and said he would like to come on the pod and when we found out he was a Guinness world record holder, we couldn't wait to hear what record he had broken. Andy didn't have any sporting background as a kid, but like many kids, spent most of his time playing football and riding his bike. As a young father he realised that he needed to get fitter to be around for his son and so a seed was planted. Andy say...
Episode 79 Featuring Agegrouper Douglas Wood
July 18, 2023 15:00 - 1 hour - 46.1 MBSend us a Text Message. Meet Douglas Wood, a Scotsman who has written a book about his renaissance into triathlon, with a background of orienteering, where he again represented and managed a GB team, as well as back ground of running and the odd dabble in and out of triathlon. Like so many people Douglas, was running, swimming and biking already before he took up triathlon, so it seemed to be the natural next step to put them all together. He began to focus fully on triathlon when he fina...
Episode 78 featuring Agegrouper Darren Bird
July 05, 2023 08:00 - 53 minutes - 36.8 MBSend us a Text Message. We are delighted to bring you our chat with Agegroup Athlete Darren Bird Darren Says: I’m now 42 years of age, 43 in August. I’m a serving firefighter in the London fire brigade and have been for 21+ years. I joined at the age of 21. I’m actually a 3rd generation Firefighter following in the footsteps of my father and grandfather which you would think is why I’m in the industry as it’s a family thing but it’s actually a very different reason which I will go on to exp...
Episode 77 featuring Agegroup Athlete John Armstrong
June 21, 2023 07:00 - 50 minutes - 34.8 MBSend us a Text Message. On Episode 77 we chat to John Armstrong, Johns quite local to me, about ten miles away, so we took the opportunity to sit down face to face and have a chat about how he became an Agegrouper for GB and race for the first time earlier this year. John says he didn't really have much of a sporting background and it wasn't until he was forty, that he had a go at triathlon. over the years he has trained and threw his hat in to the ring at the qualification races and was s...
Episode 76 Featuring Agegrouper Matty Earles
June 07, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 44.5 MBSend us a Text Message. On this episode we speak to age grouper Matty Earles Matty Says "Childhood, never competed in anything really BUT always has mountains of excess energy and forever active, being an 80s kid. Was wild on skateboarding but that’s about it. Fast forward until about 25 years old and picked up ‘fun running’ and went into amateur boxing just as stress reliever, ended up being involved as coach, chairman and all sorts for around 15 years. Got into cycling around 10-12 y...
Episode 75 Featuring Agegroup Athlete Craig Lane
May 24, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 45.2 MBSend us a Text Message. On this Episode we speak to Age-group athlete, coach, triathlon club founder and event organiser Craig Lane. Craig tells us about his lack of interest in sport as a kid growing up, he wasn't interested in the rugby mad school he went to so he disengaged from anything sporty. After qualifying to become a painter and decorator and building his own buisness, Craigs lifestyle had a detriment to his health. Craig lost five stone after giving up takeaways to become a a ...
Episode 74 Featuring GB Agegrouper Robert Myler
May 10, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 47.4 MBSend us a Text Message. On this episode we have the pleasure of speaking to, Robert Myler, GB agegroup athlete.triathlon club founder, coach and Local Technical official for Triathlon Scotland Roberts Tells us "From the age of 10 been playing football in Holland Played for a few years then moved on to Korfball which I done at a decent level. Back in Scotland took up Taekwondo for a number of years. Lost touch with sport for a while due to a back injury then ballooned in weight and ende...
Episode 73 Featuring Julie Gadsden
April 26, 2023 08:00 - 55 minutes - 38.2 MBSend us a Text Message. On this Episode we chat to Agegroup athlete Julie Gadsden who is a member of the GB Agegroup Team and competes in the 70-74 agegroup. Julie tells us "I had no interest in sport at all throughout school and all the way up to the age of 40 – though I did a lot of sailing and also eventually took up mountaineering. I decided to try to start running around the age of 40 when I was commuting to work in London, just to save my sanity. I managed about 50 metres before co...
Episode 72 Featuring Agegroup Athlete Adam Whittaker
April 12, 2023 08:00 - 51 minutes - 35.7 MBSend us a Text Message. Adam has a background in a multitude of sports, football, rugby, hockey, but the main one was cycling. Coming from a family with a deep history in the sport, Adams grandad was an Olympic standard cyclist, he fell in love with it and was compelled to enjoy the time trialling aspect of the sport. having joined his local club over as a youngster, his hard work and ability led him to break records in the Team British Best All rounder Time trial event, which combines 50m...
Episode 71 Featuring Ben Sommerville
March 29, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 41.9 MBSend us a Text Message. On episode 71, we feature Agegroup athlete Ben Sommerville. Bens story is one of a swimmer, turned triathlete, turned triathlon coach and it began for him in 2012 he was introduced to the sport of triathlon by his then swimming coach. He recommended that Ben watched the upcoming Olympic Games triathlon and the already world famous Brownlee Brothers to see if that was perhaps something he might be interested in doing. As he watched the London Olympic triathlon He kn...
Episode 70 Jane Blunt
March 15, 2023 09:00 - 52 minutes - 36.1 MBSend us a Text Message. On Episode 70 we chat to Agegroup Athlete Jane Blunt after she got in touch wanting to share her story of how she got into multisport after years of playing tennis. Jane had a background playing tennis at a very good level and then went on to coach abroad for several years, when injury and family life took over. After trying to get back into tennis socially and having a further injury, she decided to give sport a rest. When Jane decided that she wanted to get movi...
Episode 69 Featuring Ben Wilf Goodfellow
March 01, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 42.2 MBSend us a Text Message. We are delighted to have Ben Wilf Goodfellow on our podcast. Wilf is From - Cumbria he now Lives and works in Wrexham Specialities - Hilly course, The hillier the course the better Wilf performs! Growing up Wilfs parents tried their best to get him to enjoy sports. He swam multiple times a week for a local club (Carnforth Otters) but never showed much talent. By age 16 he fell away from sports. Wilf began training for a triathlon in his 3rd & final year of uni...