The Atlantic Rowing Race has been part of my life for over two years now. I see this year as a major landmark, and I believe that it is the right time for me to undertake this massive challenge. I feel at the peak of my fitness. My personal goal is to win the race, it is is not enough merely to enter. Balancing my physical training and my job as sales manager with a team of 13 has, itself, been a real challenge.
Training takes place all week.
I am out on the river by 5.30am. Weights and a nine mile run also feature in my training. After work, I am back on the river, and seldom reach home before 10.30pm. Regular working trips to Ireland and Scotland do not mean a break in my training, and I am often found in hotel gyms. I currently weight 84 kilos and plan to reach a target weight of 90 kilos before the start of the race.