Post 4 of 8. 1986 - 1990.
Working life at Alliance Ocean Beach Export Freezing Works. Transition from rowing to road cycling, biathlon, and triathlon. 4ZA/Marist Triathlon teams section. Southland Ironman teams section. Southland Road Cycling Championship. Tour of Southland. 1986. The 1985-1986 rowing season was my final representing the Invercargill rowing club. It was reported in a 1986 Southland Times newspaper article I featured in that I could be a major threat to Southland’s top triathletes if I decided to stop rowing. So I made the decision to transition to road cycling, biathlon, and triathlon at the age of 23. A word on the sport of rowing. Although I enjoyed playing rugby, I needed a sport that I could really get my teeth into. As I wore glasses, rugby meant I had to wear contact lenses and at time in my life they were expensive to buy so I chose not to wear them. While in rowing, road cycling, biathlon, and triathlon I could, and I did. Joining the Invercargill rowing club was the greatest decision I...