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Ruth Bullen reveals her journey from hockey and life in Australia to becoming a Great Britain age-group triathlon world champion.

From the school hockey pitch to the world stage, Ruth Bullen’s journey has taken her across the globe.

Ruth played hockey from her school days until triathlon took over and she hung up her stick. She later made a life in Australia, where she was part of the Flying Doctors team, and she represented Australia as an age-grouper. Then came a big change: she came home to the UK, switched allegiance, and went on to become an age-group triathlon world champion for Great Britain.

In this episode, Ruth talks about moving from team sport to triathlon, what life in the outback taught her about resilience, and what it felt like to pull on a different national kit and win on the world stage. Whether you’re a seasoned racer, a former team-sport player thinking about a new challenge, or just curious about what makes a champion, there’s something here for you.

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Great to Welcome Conor Orchard to the pod, although, still young he has been doing Triathlon since he was 8. Great to hear his Journey so far.

Balancing a university degree with triathlon training is no small feat, but 20-year-old Conor takes it in stride. Competing since the age of eight, Conor currently trains with the University of Nottingham’s development squad and has already experienced the absolute highs and brutal lows of international age-group racing.

In this episode, Conor walks us through his incredible age-group victory at the European Championships in Istanbul, and the devastating moment a bike puncture ruined his title defense in Tarragona after a dominant lead-out in the swim. Rather than letting a mechanical DNF define his season, Conor shares how he channeled that frustration into progress—successfully tackling his first 70.3 distance with a 4th place finish at Swansea, and setting his sights on World Championship qualification at Barry.

What you'll hear in this episode:

• The Student-Athlete Grind: How Conor manages a rigorous university schedule alongside high-volume development squad training.
• The Anatomy of a Champion: The training and mindset required to win European Gold.
• Mental Resilience: Processing the heartbreak of a mechanical failure while defending a major title.
• Going Long: The physical and tactical adjustments needed to step up to the grueling 70.3 distance.
• The Road to Barry: What it takes to secure a spot at the World Championships. Conor says

"I’m 20 years old, training with the development squad at the University of Nottingham alongside my degree. I have been competing regionally and nationally since the age of 8. Last year, I won my age group at the European Championships in Istanbul and went to Tarragona this year hoping to defend my title. I actually led out of the water but punctured on the bike immediately so I couldn’t finish. 

Since then, I have qualified for next year’s European Championships and I am also targeting qualification for the World Championships at Barry. This year I have also started racing some 70.3 distance including at Swansea where I finished 4th in my age group. "

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This week on the Agegroup Podcast, I’m joined by Stuart Hackman, who has spent the last decade pushing himself in endurance sport and building an impressive age-group racing career.

Stuart has just completed his 50th competitive multi-sport race at Ironman Austria — a pretty incredible milestone in itself.

Over the years, he’s taken on more than 120 events, including two London Marathons, three RideLondon events and the Serpentine Swim, which helped him complete his London Classic.

But it’s his journey representing GB at age-group level that makes this story particularly interesting.

By the end of this year, Stuart will have competed in five GB events, from the Duathlon World Championships in Alavés in 2021 through to the upcoming Long Distance World Championships in Zofingen.

And there could be another big one on the horizon…

Stuart has also qualified for the T100 World Championship in Qatar, which could potentially take his GB appearances to six.

In this episode, we talk about the journey behind those races — the training, the commitment, the highs and lows, qualifying for GB, and what keeps you coming back for more after ten years in the sport.

Whether you're already racing as an age-grouper, thinking about taking that next step, or simply interested in what it takes to keep challenging yourself year after year, this is a great story of consistency, ambition and the pursuit of the next finish line.

🎧 Listen to the full episode now.

And if you’re an age-grouper with a story of your own, get in touch — we’d love to hear it.

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Daniel Ward, widely known across the multi-sport community as "TriathlonDan," is a prominent UK-based amateur triathlete, cyclist, and content creator. He documents his athletic pursuits on the TriathlonDan YouTube Channel, where he has built a dedicated following by sharing raw, down-to-earth training vlogs, race debriefs, and gear insights.

Before finding his passion for multi-sport, Dan underwent an incredible health transformation. He successfully dropped his body weight from 127 kg down to roughly 85–90 kg, credits triathlon with saving him from obesity, and actively pushes the message that you do not need to look like a "chiselled fitness guru" to conquer difficult endurance challenges.

Calling himself an "amateur exerciser," he balances a full-time career and relationships while training heavily in cycling and middle-to-long distance triathlon. He is a massive cycling enthusiast who also participates in local crit racing and road time trials.

For the 2025 and 2026 seasons, Dan shifted parts of his calendar toward domestic racing, local bike crits (such as racing at Darley Moor), and balancing content creation

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Welcome back to the podcast, its been a minute

Before standing atop the European triathlon podium, Ross McGregor was tearing up beaches in the high-adrenaline world of sand racing. Triathlon wasn’t anywhere on his radar—until a tragic loss prompted him to enter his very first event for charity.

That single race transformed his life. Ross traded horse-power and throttle for pedal power and human endurance, hanging up his sand-racing boots and never looking back at a motorbike again.

In this powerful episode, the 35–39 Great Britain Age-Group European Champion shares how he redirected his competitive grit from the sand tracks to the triathlon circuit. He opens up about turning personal tragedy into elite purpose, breaking down the exact mindset, training consistency, and race-day tactics that carried him all the way to European Gold.

In this episode, we cover:

• The Shift from Sand to Asphalt: Transitioning from high-octane sand racing to endurance sport following a life-altering tragedy.
• The Origin Spark: How one charity triathlon set off a journey to the top of European age-group racing.
• The Champion's Mindset: Transferring raw competitive drive into swim, bike, and run mastery.
• Podium Execution: Actionable advice on training volume, pacing strategy, and mental toughness for age-groupers.

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Welcome back to another episode of AMP.

This episode features Kev Appleton, GB Agegrouper and fellow YouTuber.

Kev says "My Triathlon Journey started in 2017 when i was persuaded to enter the Blenheim Palace Sprint Triathlon in 2018. A year of training to get from over weight and unfit to to some kind of fitness I completed taht first Sprint race and was well and truly bitten by the bug.

Later in 2018 I had my second triathlon but stepped up to Standard Distance at Woburn Abbey. 

Over the next few years I competed in several sprint Triathlons and returned to Blenheim again in 2020 and 2021

I was soon stepping up again to 70.3 with Outlaw X, Outlaw Nottingham Half and Outlaw 70.3 Holkham, Ironman 70.3 Duisburg all completed. In 2023 we entered a Relay Team into Outlaw X with my employer Chairman and colleague we finished an amazing 3rd Place with a combined age of 167 years! 

Finally running out of excuses I'd entered the Outlaw Full in 2023. This was my first "Iron" Distance, wasn't to be my last though as I now "had" to do an "Ironman" race so Barcelona was the target for 2024. Earlier in 2024 as part of my training I completed Wales Long Course Weekend in Tenby.

2025 I committed to a year of Sprint Distance racing with the intention of qualifying for the age group Team in Banyoles 2026. Making the Aquathlon Team is a great honour for me and has increased the determination to qualify for Sprint and Standard distance Teams for World and European Championships in 2027"

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Welcome back to the podcast, on this episode we chat to Alice Lucas, 

Alice says

"My sporting background has been a little stop start.  As one of two girls, my mum encouraged (pushed!) us both into ballet and dancing, which I loved socially but was a disaster at.  Meanwhile, Dad was a sub 3hr marathon runner and competitive triathlete, who I idolised!  I started running at 18 - primarily to lose weight - and did my first triathlon in my early 20s on my early teenage mountain bike, but came 3rd in my AG and loved it.  

Fast forward a decade or so, and I joined a running (with a hint of triathlon) club in London and had a couple of years of very amateur racing, with a strong running focus.  2020 was to be my year - unexpected ballot place in the London Marathon after 15 years of trying, several triathlons in the calendar, a 300km ride in Sweden and my first 70.3.  Alas - 2020 was no one’s year! 

Sort of fell off the wagon, but moving to Bath in 2022 reignited my excitement for the sport and I joined the world’s best tri club (while I acknowledge I’m biased, I wholeheartedly believe this to be true!).  Working with an equally epic PT, I set the goal of AG racing.  I told anyone who would listen, and worked to overcome fear on the bike (work in progress), improve technique in the water (ditto) and speed up my run (there’s a theme here).

Eventually raced my first MD last June and landed a qualifying time which took me to Alsdorf for the European MD Duathlon Champs last month, which was a sensational experience!

I’m nothing if not ambitious - still have a LOT of work to do across all disciplines, a lot of kit to upgrade and many years of this sport ahead of me.  But objective one unlocked, proof that mindset and psychology are huge factors in any competitive sport (and business for that matter), and game on to see how far I can take this! "

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Welcome to the Agegroup Multisport Podcast Hazel Fuller

Hazel is form forces veteran, Gab Agegroup Triathletes and founder of Hotroxx coaching. With a passion for fitness and a desire to empower individuals of all abilities, she embarked on this journey to share her expertise and experiences with others. As a former member of the armed forces and someone who has overcome numerous personal challenges, Hazel understands first hand the mental resilience and physical determination required to overcome obstacles and achieve success.

​ Hotroxx, is more than just a fitness program – they are a supportive community dedicated to helping each member reach their full potential. Hazel brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to her coaching sessions, as well as a full commitment to providing high-quality swim instruction and water safety.

Hazels  qualifications include:

British Triathlon Coach

British Athletics Run Coach

Personal Trainer

Open Water Coach

STA Swim Teacher and STA Ambassador

RNLI Ambassador

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Welcome back to the latest episode, on this episode we feature, Toni Moore another athlete from the Grangemouth Triathlon squad.

Our Latest GB Age Group Athlete: Toni Moore 🇬🇧

From the pool to the podium, Toni's journey is a testament to resilience, dedication, and a love for sport that spans decades.

🏊‍♀️ Swimming for 20 years
🏃‍♀️ Running for 16 years
🌊🏃‍♀️ Aquathlon competitor for 14 years
🇬🇧 GB Age Group Aquathlete for 4 years (including 2026)

Her achievements speak for themselves:
🥉 2x European Championship Bronze Medallist
🏅 Countless Scottish Championship medals

But Toni's story is about much more than medals.

Over the years, she's faced injury setbacks, challenging club environments, and long periods of training alone. Through every obstacle, she kept showing up, adapting, and pushing forward. That perseverance has helped shape the athlete she is today.

Toni proves that success isn't always a straight line—it's built through determination, consistency, and the ability to keep going when things get tough.

We're incredibly proud to welcome Toni as our latest GB Age Group athlete and can't wait to see what comes next. 👏🇬🇧

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Welcome back to AMP its our great pleasure to welcome Dr Sophie West.

Sophie says "I spent most of my adult life up to 2020 being told not to run or do impact sports, alongside having multiple surgeries and hospital admissions due to having my whole pelvis reconstructed due to my hip joints not having developed properly, on of the breaks they made in my pelvic bones never healed, hence the advice not to run.
It’s actually left me with pretty stiff hips that have weakness and some nerve damage around the hips. I also work full time in the NHS as a doctor.
Anyway after two pregnancies just in time for the start of Covid that bone, after 9 years healed! So I started running in Covid.
We moved out of london in 2022 and at the end of 2023 I decided that 2024 would be the year I tried to do a triathlon. Started with a pool based swim one and…..won my age group, I had already left before the awards as it just didn’t even occur to me that I could have won!
Through British triathlon I got assessed and was given a paratriathlon classification of PTS5. My second ever race was the British paratriathlon championships where I won silver (behind the awesome Claire Cashmore), and went on to win gold in 2025. Alongside earning myself aQT for both Europeans and worlds age group aquathlon championships where I came 7th and 11th respectively- not bad for a para athlete in an able bodied field.
I have also now won the British paraduathlon championships in 2025 and 2026.
All para stuff is sprint or super sprint. My goals for this year are to try some longer distances - I am doing the escape from Alcatraz triathlon (a bucket list item I didn’t know I wanted ) a standard distance triathlon and duathlon. And maybe take on a 70.3 next year.
Also new for this year British triathlon have just published QTs for para-entry at multisport events so watch this space on that one.
I’m also hoping to do the world aquathlon championships in Abu Dhabi in November, and trying to get a QT in aquathlon, sprint and standard distance duathlon for Edmonton.
I’m also a mum to 6 and 10 year old boys. And yes, my life is completely bonkers!
I think it would be interesting as a para-athlete in the age group team which is quite unusual and not too many of us! 
I also get swimming induced pulmonary oedema to add to the complexity of things!
But also im still really new to the sport which I hope would inspire others."

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