Retired dentist, married,3 'grown up' children. Always been keen sport....self propelled motion...running, biking, skiing, and later swimming etc. Running background athletics, cross country running, orienteering.

Started triathlon at age 58 in effort to protect my running joints. Managed to get to Hawaii World Age Group 60-64 2005 but punctured on the bike. Then after winter sciatic nerve trouble 2010 got back on track and sneaked 3rd place at World Sprint 65-69 Class in Budapest.

...self taught swam underwater (kept sinking) then graduallyworked my way up to the surface...still trying and still not quite there.

Cycled as a youngster .No competitive cycling before triathlon. Do the occasional 10 mile time trial.

Athletics and cross country at School, County school, University and British universities....then got marrie!d