Athlete Interview: Huw Brace
25-year-old Starman Athlete Huw Brace joined us to chat about training for and completing Starman 2018.
Huw is a pretty exceptional athlete, living with the genetic condition Cystic Fibrosis (CF). The gene affected by CF controls the movement of salt …
Surviving mid-season injury
If you have been swimming, cycling or running for a while, no doubt at some point you have had an annoying niggle that has either reduced or stopped your training altogether. Whether it’s a sore knee, shin splits, shoulder …
Athlete Interview: Claire Davis
Claire Davis is taking part in Starman this year for the first time, after being talked into it at the Cycling and Running Show with her friend Claire McMullen! Claire is an experienced endurance athlete and, along with Starmam …
Athlete Interview: Tony Whitaker
Tony lives in Aberdeen and completed Starman 2018. At 52 he’s training harder than ever and has taken part in a whole host of triathlons, including 8 Ironman events and the legendary Celtman. Here he talks us through how …
Athlete Interview: Paul Fowler
Paul was part of our 2017 Pioneer team. He signed up for five triathlons that year, despite not being able to swim! So he took part as a team of two with his friend Jennifer Davidson, who did the …
Athlete Interview: Mhairi Johnston
Mhairi is aiming to complete Starman for the first time in 2019. She is an active mum from Aberdeen who runs a pet boarding and dog walking business! here she tells us about her training for Starman, and gives …
Athlete Interview: Gillian Sangster
Gillian Sangster, 47, was our first ever female winner and has done both Starman events, in 2017 and 2018. She is a mum of two teenage boys and has been running since they were little. After about 5 years …