Agegroup Multisport Podcast (Triathlon,Duathlon,Aquabike,Aquathlon)

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Ross Crombie Lives in Falkirk Scotland he is a Grangemouth Tri Club member and head adult coach he is also Carnegie Harrier run club member and aWest Lothian bike club member

Ross got into running when his first child was born, only swam at school very poorly. Never done much biking at all, only occasional cycling with  friends 

He Started  his  first Duathlon in 2011 he says it  was a disaster but he loved it 

Ross first Triathlon at 'East Fife' 2012 and then his  first 70.3 at 'Wimbleball Exmoor' 2013 This was followed by IM at Bolton 2014

Ross repeated Bolton IM 2015 then Staffordshire 70.3, Wales IM 2016

Ross then  got a coach, and this made a huge different to his structure and training as well as doing a number of other races Ross then went even longer completing the Deca UK 2017   Double IM 1 day after another at Dorney Lake took around 30 hours which he won.

other races  Ross has completed include Glasgow to Endinburgh 55mile Ultra run, Barcelona IM 2018 (232nd) Celtman Extreme Triathlon 2018 'White T-shirt' edburgh 38mile Ultra runFalkirk 8 hour Ultra run

He used his Barcelona IM 2019   to enter Challenge Almere GB team Long distance triathlon and it qualified 118%

-Aberfeldy Middle Dist Triathlon 2021 5hrs 11min (12th) **Used this time to enter Alsdorf GB Middle distance Duathlon, and it qualified 120%**

At the end of 2021 Ross  moved to a new coach in the same company and its helped even more.
He  was just browsing around the British Tri website one day and thought id look at qualifying rules. I always thought it just had to be specific races to get into to the GB team.

Then as i looked at the longer distances which he i prefers and realised  that he could enter times from long distance events.

Ross is  targeting a top 10 finish for Alsdorf now and trying to make sure he is in top 3 brits to get an automatic qualifying spot for next year.

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Welcome to the  Agegroup Multisport PodcastNext Gen , were we are following multisport athletes who are looking to try and qualify to represent their country.
Rosalind, Will and Aaron are sharing their journey each fortnight revealing what training and how its going via audio diaries.

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Welcome to the Pod Agegroup Athlete David Bagge

Davids story of how he went from last in school sports day and not doing any sport until the age of 41 to GB Duathlon (run, bike, run) Champion and World Silver in the  55-59 Age Group. David had quite a few knock backs along the way but through 15 years of hard work and perseverance he achieved more than he  ever thought possible.  He  hope this inspires school kids who don’t feel encouraged at school sport or those later in life who might think it’s too late to start – it’s not!. It’s also a testimonial to triathlon and duathlon – sports that are wonderfully inclusive, with an ethos that finishing is winning and which give you a chance to compete internationally at any age. 

Anyone remember that humiliating ritual at school where you lined up to be picked for a team? David says he  was the skinny, scrawny, non athletic kid who was picked last. No wonder he hated the weekly sports sessions.  His  school sport focused on the sporty kids  and he was never given the chance to try something he might be good at and thus never got motivated. his build was suited to running but he doesn’t remember much running other than short track which needs power. The one time we did cross country he surprised himself by doing quite well and was encouraged by it only to be knocked down again

After a surprising result at cross country and think maybe running is for him.  So he stuck his hand up to be in the house team at school sports day and get put in the 400m. Well little did he know then that 400m is a very different race from endurance cross country – it’s all running right?. He  came last and was told by classmates in no uncertain terms that he had let them down,  they knew they should have never have picked me.  The faint flickering flame of love for sport was extinguished that day and he never ran again until he was 41 years old. 

David went through life not doing any sport  due to a deep ingrained belief that he was not made for it.
Then at the age of 40 his wife  decided to do a triathlon. David  took the kids to watch and saw that there were all sorts of people competing. That and the fact she had gone from doing nothing to getting a good result was inspiring. The finishing is winning ethos of triathlon was  particularly appealing and it didn’t matter if you came last. David  signed up for the September 2007  Sevenoaks triathlon and started training. As he still had a sporting inferiority complex He states he did train quite a bit and as a result surprised himself and came in well under his 2 hour target

David now had the bug,  so  started to sign up for some races and steadily improved. 

After a good set of results and some podiums, in 2013 I entered the GB Duathlon Championship. This was also a qualifier for the Duathlon World championship David came 7th in  age group but that was good enough to qualify as some of those above me were not GB eligible. He was over the moon and felt that the chance to compete at the Worlds in a GB trisuit with his name on it was prize enough. He went to Canada that year just looking to enjoy the Worlds 

He has since gone from strength to strength and has frequently represented GB.

please enjoy Davids story.

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The next instalment from our Next gen athletes.

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Coming Up On Episode 46, Chris Lewis. This is Chris's story:

I’m a massive rugby league fan. I support Leeds Rhinos and was a season ticket holder for years. 
I started playing age 7 at for my local team Normanton Knights in West Yorkshire. I represented the Wakefield District at junior level. At 16 I progressed in to the professional academies, played in the 1st team for Wakefield Wildcats in 2006 and then shortly after I signed for Doncaster. 
In 2008 in got injured rupturing my ACL in my left knee. I had a knee reconstruction, did the rehab. 18 months after the injury I had my first game back and ruptured the same knee. 
I had the 2nd reconstruction but the rehab took about 2 years. I managed to get back playing for my local team Normanton Knights but then a few games in a ruptured my o we for a 3rd time.
I decided I didn’t want to go through another operation and rehab so I stopped playing rugby in January 2013. Having only played about 6 games in a 5 year period I could accept quitting the game.

From 2013 I stoped all cardio and just did weight training 3 times a week in the gym. I got in great shape and it filled the gap from not playing rugby. 

In 2017 my mate Jason asked if I wanted to do a triathlon he had entered. 
My response was, “absolutely not, why the hell would I want to do that?”
Again, he asked me in 2018.
My response this time was, “ ok I’m not really doing anything else I’ll give it a go”

Now Im addicted to tri.


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On this episode Rosalind , Will and Aaron our Next Gen Athletes visit their  past week training. from bad diets and tree crashes, to training plans and heart rate monitors, training with your partner, abstaining from alcohol  and fitting it around work and lifestyle.

A truly real insight into what it takes to strive for an agegroup place.

Hope you enjoy.

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@rosalind_dj
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@w1ll_cunningham


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Coming up on episode 45 what a story we have. The last couple of years has been strange in many ways, COVID turned things upside down.  So it was nice to hear a positive outcome, on a forced set of circumstances, setting this young multi talented sportswoman  onto a path she would never have imagined.

Oliviia French,  played junior national and international, on to lower levels of professional Tennis.

 She had a rethink when the Covid Pandemic shut the tennis courts, to keep fit she went cycling with her Dad. 

From there she really got into it and continued to ride while at University, she then found out about the Skoda cycling teams DSI Cycling Academy and  agegroup qualifiers, from a friends tennis coach so decided to have a go.  After successfully securing a place at both the Age group Duathlon worlds and The Skoda academy she has since been chosen to ride for the  Storey racing team.

 We can't wait to see where this adventure takes her next 

Please enjoy Olivia’s journey so far and support her on Instagram @livfrenchie and her cycling team @storeyracing.

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We are proud to present  an additional podcast series featuring the Next Gen Multisport Athletes. 

We wanted  to extend our insight into what it takes to try and qualify and become an  agegroup multisport athlete, so we gave shout out to our audience and we have three athletes with different backgrounds, looking to qualify for GB at different Multisport events and distances.

the Idea is for our Next Gen athletes to make an audio diary each week  about how their training is going some topics to we have asked them to think about are :

The  type of sessions they are doing throughout the week for swim bike run transition

What their diet consists of ?

What supplements do they use ?

What Recovery methods your using?

What equipment do they use and why?

High and low points 

Good and bad things that are happening 

So Our  Three athletes looking to try to qualify to represent their Country are:

Rosalind Davies Jones who is looking to qualify in the Aquathon Multisport. 

Aaron Dawson who is looking to qualify in the sprint Duathlon. Having  already qualified we thought it would be cool to follow Aaron’s preparations for both his first race for GB and his qualification for next season. 

Will Cunningham who is looking to qualify for the middle distance but also has a main goal of beating his full distance time this year at Bolton.

Three great background stories from three determined athletes. 

Hope you enjoy their journey here on AMP

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On Episode 44 we chat to Irish Agegrouper Steven Moody

Growing up Steven enjoyed every sport but enjoyed rugby most 

As Steven got older he discovered playing senior mens rugby as a small guy hurts as you get squashed a lot

 After a period of years out of sport,  Steven had an  ill fated return to senior rugby where he hoped his new well rounded frame would see him as the squasher rather than the squashee .... alas no - he injured his back badly - told to retire from sport

Steven then took up running  - he  completed top 10 marathons in the world to raise over €100k for the Irish Cancer Society

Steven  took up triathlon which included 

- representing Ireland in Vancouver in the AG WCs

- Qualifying for 70.3 WC x 2

- Completing 9 IM, 12 70.3, countless sprint and olympic

Steven like Multisport so much he quit his high paid job as a soulless and mercenary IT consultant to be an all round good guy/Tri Coach (won Triathlon Ireland Coach of the year in 2017.

I hope you enjoy Stevens Story

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On This episode we speak to an Agegroup Athlete from North Yorkshire, who has been doing multisport for over30 Years.

James Lee started triathlon in his college days and instantly got the bug. Mixing it up with Fell running in the winter and marathons all over the world, James has a wealth of knowledge and experiences.

Add to that both his children are involved in triathlon, his daughter along side James became a coach and his son made the Yorkshire talent squad.

Having not tried to qualify until he was nearly 50 James has since represented GB 3 times at both ETU and world championships.

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