” A New Season ahead ”

This is how you’d expect a Blog of a Pro athlete to start, however to be honest it is more like a continuation of what hard work training and racing I have put into the past 18 months.  Periodisation and planning of training is a whole lot longer than just 12 months, for the potential Olympians out there the 4yr cycle has already started and planned.  There is a lot that we learn from each sessions and each day, let alone each race and it takes time to develop to be a better athlete physically and mentally.

A lot of people out there question why I am racing as a Professional athlete, when my finishing times have not reflected their so called definition of “Professional Athlete” .  But my career and history of involvement in the sport for the past 27yrs has most certainly been result after result of accolades.  To which I am yet to achieve my potential in the sport of Triathlon, certainly in the long distance world.

Definition …………

Professional athletes play sports for a living. They have achieved top standing in their chosen field through years of training. Professional athletes are people with natural talent, stamina, and competitive drive. 

Most professional athletes have risen from the ranks of fine amateur athletes. Amateur athletes play for the joy of competing and winning and in some sports occasionally for awards such as Olympic medals. Unlike amateurs, however, professional athletes earn money for playing sports. They play for profit-making teams—professional football, baseball, basketball, and hockey teams to name several. In individual sports including golf, tennis, boxing and Triathlon, athletes play in tournaments in which prize money is awarded to the winner. Also earning their living with salary based/financial sponsors 

For 2017 I am very proud to announce a New Sponsor, my main key sponsor that is providing me with that opportunity to train full time and put absolutely everything into this season.  To be able to provide me with that full on support structure for the full season budget.  Not only being able to purchase training and racing equipment but mainly to provide financial sponsorship for travel, accommodation,  race entries, licences, facility membership, nutrition, physio, massage, coaching and also the ability not to have to go out and work straight after training or before.