In welcoming Bijan Tahan to the club, we welcome another true multi sporter who has a great story to tell:

‘I played rugby for some top London clubs until my early 30s, then did nothing for 10 years and became a 23 stone fatty and the doctors said you’re gonna drop dead any day! So,  I joined DL gym and started swimming and spinning and did my first London Marathon in 2005 weighing  18 stone.  I carried on running regularly and joined DL swim club and later  attended tri brick classes and ran a few half marathons followed by 2010 London marathon @ 16 Stone. 

Since then I’ve participated in 2 half ironman and 3 full iron mans in Canada , Switzerland and Barcelona in 2011/12/13 reaching my goal of 14 stone when I unexpectedly got a massive 18 inch DVT in my leg . Since then I’ve been maintenance training and after a couple of operations on my leg managed to complete a Tough Mudder with Lilly Mazzoni who together with Omar trained me to the limit to achieve my goal for this challenge. 

I’m hoping to get back to original fitness and my new challenge is to attend as many Viceroy events and a Half Ironman in Lanzarote in October 2014 and full one in Brazil in May 2015 and the London Marathon at the same !time of trying to reach my dream weight of 13 stone.’

Wow, impressive targets and awe inspiring progress Bijan.

Bijan also owns Pure Motion Cycles in West Byfleet called and will offer any Viceroy member discounts on servicing bike fitting parts and labour and spares.

The 1st of the Thorpe Sprint Series was not on Colette Kitterhing’s schedule until Saturday afternoon, but knowing how hard she trains (Evem in her debut at a Christmas Panto, ‘In it to win it’ introduced her on the programme) a last minute tri should have presented little worries for her:

‘When the kids got invited to a sleep over I thought I would make the most of a free morning. So needs less to say race prep was patchy (not sure we really believe you Colette!). The swim was good, coming out the water 4th in my wave, 1st lady. Chairman Yeo would have been disappointed with the 1:13 T1, all fingers and thumbs!

Knowing the course was a great bonus and I was feeling good on the bike. It was coming back up Longcross that I spotted the RGA lady (I later found out she was called Vicky). She looked strong and was gaining on me. Spurred on I got my head down but she caught me at about the 15km mark. But she did not managed to get too much of a lead as I left T2 just in front. Numb feet and dead legs, the run was hurting! For 3k I would hear her breathing right behind me but as much as I tried I could not get my legs going faster. Then at about 4km two other ladies came past us taking 1st and 2nd. And then in the last 500m I lost grip of 3rd when the lady in green found some reserves that I could not find.

I had a great morning, loved the race and brilliant to see so many other Viceroys there.

4th female
3rd in category
29th overall

Now I need to get working on that run! ‘

Great racing Colette and good luck in The Mini Marshman next weekend.