Neil Poskitt

RAT IN A TRAP

Neil PoskittWe’re playing ’20 questions’ with our members…enjoy with the first RAT we caught!

  1. Name? Neil Poskitt
  2. Age Group? 45-50
  3. Profession? Doctor
  4. Favourite Cheese? Brie
  5. Why do you do Triathlon/Multisport? enjoyment and good all round fitness
  6. What is your most favourite event? N Duro style MTB, xterra triathlon
  7. What bike (bikes) do you ride and what would you REALLY like to ride? Titus racer X MTB, Avanti Giro road. A light carbon road bike would be nice
  8. Out of the different disciplines, which is your most favourite and which one is the least favourite? Favourite would be bike, least swimming.
  9. Are you coached or do you make up your own regime of punishment? Make up my own.
  10. Who is an athlete you admire? Tri – Hamish Carter, running – Peter Snell.
  11. Training, work, family – how do you fit it all in? It’s not easy. Tend to fit exercise around work and family.
  12. How long have you been a RAT and what do you like about the club? Only just joined. Seems friendly and lots of options for training and competing
  13. On a sunny day, what do you prefer – MTB or road bike? MTB
  14. How many ACC claims due to sport injuries? Not sure – a few.
  15. Most favourite riding loop (MTB or Road)? MTB – Tok Pa – Gunna Gotta – A Trail – Tickler – direct – frontal lobotomy – Billy T – G rock or spilt enz – Pondy – Be Rude no to – Lion trail and out exit trail.
  16. Most favourite run loop? Redwoods – Quarry trail
  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? Travel overseas more. Learn some other languages.
  18. What event would you really like to do one day? Biking the tour de France legs following the tour.
  19. Do you think swimming should be turned into an optional discipline in triathlon? no.
  20. Any suggestions for the club? not yet.

RATs Caught

Vance Wilson, Chris Browne, Garth Weinberg, Sarah Pitcher-Campbell, Erin Roberts, Andrew Hiscoke, Clay Gulliver, Margaret Richardson, Lisa Oldershaw, Neil Poskitt