Simon Ward and Iain Hamilton

In this week's podcast and ahead of this weekend Outlaw Full I managed to grab a precious few minutes with the Outlaw race director and One Step Beyond owner, Iain Hamilton.

Iain is part of the DNA of UK triathlon with his involvement in the sport stretching right back to the late 1980’s when he raced as a junior. In this chat we cover a wide range of subjects such as:

• Reminiscing about the very beginnings of triathlon in the UK
• Iain’s involvement with one of the very first UK triathlon shows, Total Fitness Nottingham
• Starting One Step Beyond as a college project at 17 years of age
• The beginning of the Outlaw
• Race Day nightmares faced by a race director
• How long does it really take to organise the race route for the Outlaw?
• How social media has changed the face of event management
• Why the Outlaw events have the best volunteers in UK triathlon
• Iain gazes into his crystal ball to try and predict the future for triathlon events in the UK

If you are going to be an athlete or a spectator at this weekend's event, please feel free to come and say hello at the event.  Simon and Iain will be hosting the race briefings on Saturday, and Simon will also be part of your race day commentary team.

 

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