I have been a keen, non-competitive mountain biker and swimmer for many years now and never had any intentions of riding a road bike, running or doing any form of competing. Until May 2007 when Nick Isherwood asked for people to join him in a team triathlon and I bit the bullet and took on the swimming role within the team, that’s when the bug hit me.

Now five years on and myself and Steve Green have a half marathon and half Ironman planned for later in 2012 as well as other competitive training runs, bike races, open water swims and sprint triathlons, ultimately working towards a full Ironman in the not so distant future.