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The Team
The Royles team are made up of elite athletes and those who are just simply passionate about their sport. The team love talking about their sports as much as they love getting out there, so feel free to quiz them, whether its about racing, training or the right kit for your needs.
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Nick Thomas - Triathlon Specialist
Nick completed his first triathlon in 1994, raced at Ironman for 10 years and competed at the Hawaii Ironman World Championship in 2002 & 2003. He then achieved a BSc in Podiatry before returning to competition at the 2011 Enduroman Lanzarote Double Iron and finished 2nd at the Enduroman UK Triple Iron. He now competes in ultramarathons, recently qualifying for the 2013 Spartathlon.
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Tom Stewart - Trainee Mechanic
Tom is the newest Royles team member, training to be a mechanic. He is an avid mountain biker who has competed at national level in both downhill and trials. He's currently training for the coming season, hoping to complete the Megaavalanche this year along with the Hope No Fuss Endurance DH at Fort William. Tom likes to ride as often as possible and can frequently be found flying round the trails of the peak district.
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Ben Fish - Run Specialist
Ben is an elite runner with over 15 years of competitive experience. He was awarded an athletics scholarship in 2002 by Troy State University in Alabama where he excelled in Sports Studies. He has numerous race victories under his belt and has represented England at the10k, half marathon and marathon distance on several occasions. Ben has a 10k PB of 29:38, a half marathon PB of 65:27 and has run the marathon in 2:19.
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Jess Coulson - Run Specialist
Jess is an elite runner and was a member of the Kelly Holmes mentoring scheme for elite juniors. She has represented GB several times at track and cross country and broke the British under 23 record for 10 miles (52:53) in 2011. Jess recently achieved a BSc in Anatomical Sciences and is now studying for an MSc. She has run 5k in 16:16 and 10k in 33:18..
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Rob Bridges - Triathlon Specialist
Rob was a competitive swimmer and runner as a junior, and competed at national level in cross country. While studying Sports Science at Leeds Metropolitan University Rob became involved in triathlon and raced as an elite athlete at the 2012 Blenheim Triathlon. Rob is also a keen fell runner and has completed the Yorkshire Three Peaks race twice.
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Alex Owen - MTB Specialist
Alex studied information technology at university, followed by 3 years in recruitment until he decided to follow his passion – Mountain biking. Regularly competing in 24 hour mountain bike marathons, this coming season he will be joining the Elite Enduro set of races whereby only the downhill section is timed. He commutes to the store daily, a 30 mile round trip, as well as being a member of several local MTB clubs, riding in the peak district 3 times a week - whatever the weather!
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