In welcoming Andrew Hedges to the club, we see a further increase in our Chertsey based Viceroys:  ‘I’ve enjoyed cycling all my life but it was only in the last five years that I got into road cycling, completing LEJOG in 2009 and Vatternrundan in 2011. Entry to the latter was a present from my brother in law, who followed it up with Stockholm Marathon entry in 2012. His present-buying has improved since.
I’ve always enjoyed running and discovered the enjoyment of open water swimming in 2012. Triathlon was the next logical step; I got the bug watching the Brownlees on TV at London 2012 and then entering the Thorpe sprints. Having never really been disciplined enough to follow a training plan, I want to take things a bit more seriously in 2014 in terms of diet, training and racing, as I’ve entered a few sprints, two Olympic distance and one half iron distance tri this year. Must learn to love the pool swimming.
My friend and fellow Chertseyite Ian Talbot recommended Viceroys as a great motivator – membership was a no-brainer. I’m looking forward to meeting some like minded people and sharing tips, training and tri chat in general. ‘

You’ve joined the right club Andrew, but definitely time to swap that yellow for some pink.