My Dad - who made every holiday sporty and forced me to jump off very high cliffs, which taught me not to be a wimp.
My Mum - who marched us around on 5hr cliff path walks, giving me a great aerobic base very early on in my life.
My Sis - who whilst very busy raising small children always remembers my races.
My bro - who likes to beat me and show me he is still the big brother in charge.
Emily, Tom and Jes - for always checking how training is going, and other colleagues who weren't offended by my Lycra or TT bike occasionally in the office.
Ray, my very calm and very patient swim coach and sponsor - who's logo I will proudly be wearing on Sunday. Rays patience and tenacity has brought my swim time from 28 to 23 minutes over the last couple of years and he is a great coach in tackling the mental blocks you get when trying to re-learn what you think you already know
Laid back Physio James - who fixed my bumjury last season and whiplash this year, as well as offering much wisdom and advice, and a royal kick up the backside when I was flagging
Addiscombe cycling club - for helping to develop my thighs of steel in the Surrey and Kent hills and introducing me to the delights of spending Sunday mornings on a dual carriageway in an aero helmet
Clapham chasers - a brilliant club of supportive, talented training buddies. Mark who helped me get a 5k PB, Kris who swam beside me at the lakes, fast, Rich an Rhi who got me through the early season, and Adam, Kristy, Carla and Jenny through the rest! The vomit- inducing track sessions and lovely sunrise lake swims and sweaty brick sessions, made so much more fun when you are trying to keep up with friends.
I plan to do you all proud!
Ray, my very calm and very patient swim coach and sponsor - who's logo I will proudly be wearing on Sunday. Rays patience and tenacity has brought my swim time from 28 to 23 minutes over the last couple of years and he is a great coach in tackling the mental blocks you get when trying to re-learn what you think you already know
Laid back Physio James - who fixed my bumjury last season and whiplash this year, as well as offering much wisdom and advice, and a royal kick up the backside when I was flagging
Addiscombe cycling club - for helping to develop my thighs of steel in the Surrey and Kent hills and introducing me to the delights of spending Sunday mornings on a dual carriageway in an aero helmet
Clapham chasers - a brilliant club of supportive, talented training buddies. Mark who helped me get a 5k PB, Kris who swam beside me at the lakes, fast, Rich an Rhi who got me through the early season, and Adam, Kristy, Carla and Jenny through the rest! The vomit- inducing track sessions and lovely sunrise lake swims and sweaty brick sessions, made so much more fun when you are trying to keep up with friends.
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| Fellow club-mate and ace GB age-grouper Carla and me doing our last race before the big one! |
My age-group competitors - the Met Office (Police), Shetland islands and Laura who remind you never to take it easy during races, just to keep pushing on HARD until the finish line.
(And most importantly) The Frenchman - for being my brilliant training buddy from the freezing dark mornings in Dec to the weekend trips to qualifiers in June, and a coach, data wrangler, mechanic, masseur, cable tie engineer, voice on my shoulder, and 6am barista since then. An all round amazing support, putting up with training spreadsheets, dinners at 10pm, moans and groans, aches and pains, and a girlfriend who lives in sexy lycra tous les temps!
I plan to do you all proud!
