Rotorua Association of Triathletes and Multisport

RAT IN A TRAP

We’re playing ’20 questions’ with our members…!

1. Name? Chris Browne
2. Age Group? 40
3. Profession? Engineer
4. Favourite Cheese? Cream Cheese
5. Why do you do Triathlon/Multisport? Keeps me fit doing different things
6. What is your most favourite event? The sprint tri’s (until I get better)
7. What bike (bikes) do you ride and what would you REALLY like to ride? GT mountain bike, Kona road bike. Motobike cause its quicker and easier. ( I do like the specialized bikes)
8. Out of the different disciplines, which is your most favourite and which one is the least favourite? Favourite is running, worst is swimming. I struggle to breath while my head is under the water unlike everyone else.
9. Are you coached or do you make up your own regime of punishment? My own. But Jamie has been helping me with swimming at aquatic which is great. And my wife motivates me!
10. Who is an athlete you admire? Hamish Carter, makes it look so simple.
11. Training, work, family – how do you fit it all in? With the use of the wifes diary (and elbow in the mornings) anything is possible. What does make it easier is that the whole family enjoy doing all the same things.
12. How long have you been a RAT and what do you like about the club? 5 months. You get to meet people with the same interests and people of the same level to help push each other along. The good guys and gals are also easy to talk to and give good advice. I just need to follow it……
13. On a sunny day, what do you prefer – MTB or road bike? Road bike when on my own but the MTB when it’s a family day.
14. How many ACC claims due to sport injuries? 2, but that was rugby league, soon gave it up, nil since then. (15 years) Does this mean I am to slow on the MTB???
15. Most favourite riding loop (MTB or Road)? Around lake Rotorua in the early morning.
16. Most favourite run loop? Don’t really have a favourite, feel the same at the end of them all!  BUGGARD.
17. What would you do with all your spare time and money if you wouldn’t train and race and spend all of your and your wife/husband/partner/families money on sports gear you really badly need? I would be forced to watch my wife because she would spend it all on her own and have more $$ to go to more events. And what is left of that the kids would take and make me take them shopping.
18. What event would you really like to do one day? I guess the ultimate, IRONMAN! I just need to learn to swim, run and ride a bike for several hours. (This is where the motorbike will come in handy I would think.)
19. Do you think swimming should be turned into an optional discipline in triathlon? Because I cannot swim that well I would normally say yes, BUT, it is a great challenge for myself to do this and we all know what the 3 disciplines are so need to do them. I do know of several people though that don’t try to do these sort of events just because of the swim. So if there was another option I am sure that you would get more people trying it out.
20. Any suggestions for the club? I would like to see more events for the younger kids. It is great seeing them do these sorts of things and they are really the ones who will continue to make the club grow in the years to come. I would also think that parents will don’t do the tri thing will meet other parents at these sorts of things and between then they will “give it a go” as I did, and now look, I’m hooked!!