Paul Horsfall – GB Triathlete
Introduction
Paul Horsfall is sponsored by RapidBI and Knowledgewise for the 2007 & 2008 season. Follow Paul’s progress as he represents team GB
Triathlete Profile
| Name | Paul Horsfall |
| Age | 27 |
| Number of Years in Triathlon | 11 months |
| Occuption | Structural Engineer |
| Coach | Andy Bullock (Bristol and District Triahletes) |
| Club | Bristol and District (BADTri) |
Athletic History
| Swimming | for 10 yrs competitively years prior to University |
| Running | 15th in Regional Cross Country 1996 |
| Rowing | for 7 years during and after university. Including Student National Champ Lwt 4- BUSA 2004 |
| Triathlon | from August 2006 |
Results 2007 (to date)
| Honiton Aquathon | Position 4th overall, 3rd in Agegroup |
| Lydney Sprint Triathlon | Position 4th overall |
| Gloucester Sprint Triathlon | Position 10th overall |
| Shropshire (GB age-group selection race 1) | Position 23rd in Agegroup |
| Pembrokeshire (GB age-group selection race 2) | Position 10th in Agegroup |
| Wakefield National Champs (GB age-group selection race 3) | Position 33rd overall (10th in Agegroup) and sufficient to Qualify for World Championships 2007 –Hamburg, & 2008 – Vancover. |
| Cirencester Waterland Aquathon | Position 2nd Overall |
| Cardiff Triple (Team Event) | Position 1st Overall |
| Hamburg | 57th in the World in the Male 25-29 age group. I had an excellent swim coming out in the top 20, and set a new pb for the run in a triathlon |
Thoughts on this year;
Triathlon really took off quickly for me when I joined Bristol and District Triathletes and found that I was among the best swimmers and runners in the club. After speaking to the head coach he said that I had the potential to make GB age-group standard with in the first few years of doing the sport provided that I followed a training plan. Winter training went well as I soon realised in the pool I had the upper hand on my fellow athletes. Spring training camp in Tenerife was spent cycling in the mountains (7500m climbing in 5 days) which enabled me to find my legs early on. The summer quickly though arrived and I found myself deep into racing season. I learned quickly in the sprint races prior to GB selection events achieving great results in the Honiton Aquathon and Lydney Sprint Triathlon – I came 4th overall from a field of 100+ athletes in my first ever triathlon!.
The first Olympic distance triathlons went well, 2hr.06m at Shropshire was an excellent time for my first Olympic distance event. Pembroke was another learning experience and gave a fair result in tricky conditions. At the National Championships in Wakefield I finally got into the swing of things coming out just behind the lead group in the swim and holding position during the bike leg, running was then just a case of holding to qualify for Hamburg on but overtaking one of my piers on the last lap enabled me to qualify for both the 2007 and 2008 World Championships without the need to race again in September.
Hamburg 2007
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