"If someone asked me 4 or 5 years ago if I thought I'd be in the sea, with four hundred people, with a swimming cap on, a wetsuit and swimming for my life, I wouldn't have believe it! And even on a road bike! I'd never been on a road bike before in my life. Life is about growth. It's about trying new things."

In this episode we're talking about signing up for your first event and we've two great guests who switched from being party boys on the Manchester scene to entering and training for a triathlon.

Scott Thomas and Brad Howard used to throw parties for a living. They ran nightclub events across the UK and Europe.

They talk about their switch from that crazy lifestyle to becoming teetotal and training for triathlons and becoming advocates for the sport.

Scott was already in to strength training when he signed up for Sunderland 2023. He admits nothing could have prepared him for raceday. He describes the day and the whole process as life-changing.

Brad chose triathlon to break the party lifestyle and got addicted. He talks about starting with a sprint triathlon and is now aiming for an ironman.

There are plenty of tips in here but also lot on the emotional journey which goes in to everyone's first triathlon.

Come and join the triathlon family and get supported through your events by becoming a member of British Triathlon. There's a level for everyone. Details at https://www.britishtriathlon.org/membership

You can connect with Scott and Brad

@scott.thomas

@bradhoward3