Simon Ward and Simon Blackburn

This week's SWATcast guest is another of Simon’s triathlon buddies from the 80’s.  You may not have heard of him but Simon Blackburn has been involved in some pretty significant triathlon history in the UK, and recently he has embarked on another ground breaking venture which is sure to have an impact on the future delivery of triathlon events in Great Britain and beyond.

Simon and Simon start off by reminiscing about the good old days of triathlon and some of the great names that they both know.  Shortly after that the conversation turns to other matters including:

• Being one of the original founders of High 5 nutrition
• Introducing Ironman to the UK market with the first Ironman UK in 2001
• Sponsoring Luc van Lierde, the course record holder in Kona for many years
• Qualifying for Kona at Roth (the original Ironman Germany) back in the early 90’s 
• Triathlon racing on the A1
• Commentating from a steamed up car in the middle of a soggy field
• Simon's quest to banish the goody bag and single use plastic from races 

To find out more about Simon Blackburn and his latest triathlon project visit RacePerk.com.

For more information please go to www.SimonWardTriathlonCoach.com, or www.TheTriathlonCoach.com, or email Beth@thetriathloncoach.com.