As regular readers will know, since I made the move to Clogand Windmill Land, I have become increasingly passionate about passing on my love for triathlon and endurance sports to others.
Back in Dubai, I used my burgeoning interest in health and fitness to qualify as a gym instructor and went on to run a weekly beach bootcamp session. Since starting the European adventure, I've helped Wifey and several of her friends train from 5km races up to 16kms and half marathons. I've served as Tri Director for Amsterdam Triathlon & Cycling Club. And now, I'm really happy to be studying to become a Level 2 British Triathlon coach.
In the meantime, I've started coaching a couple of local triathletes and have been enjoying that experience enormously. Here's the first race report from one of those athletes - Neil - who tackled his first ever triathlon recently, here in Amsterdam...