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

Athletic History

Results 2007 (to date)

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