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Page 1 of 3 A brief biography of Steve Casson, Level 3 British Triathlon Federation Coach and GB Age Group Triathlete;
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I have always had a place for sport and keeping fit in my life. As a kid I swam competitively, I ran, I rode bikes, I played racquet sports, practised martial arts and trained with weights in my Dad’s garage. I could turn my hand or foot to whatever sport was on offer at school and I took it for granted that sport would always be a part of my life.
At the ripe old age of 17 years and 2 months I took quite a diversion from conventional participation in sports and competitions when I enlisted into the British Army - over the years I still played sports for a bit of fun occasionally and I even won a Gold medal at the Army Swimming Championships in 1985 - but for the most part I became somewhat obsessed with training specifically for the kind of fitness I needed to excel as a soldier.
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| Basically that meant lots of running in boots and fatigues, marching and running with a 25 kg pack and a rifle and throwing myself over all sorts of challenging obstacle courses. Not everyone's idea of good fun, but it became my way of life for about 14 years.
My swan-song in the Army was during 1997, a year spent in Cyrpus. In that time I took an interest in Triathlon.
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I must admit it was a very privileged initiation, with a secluded bay and virtually traffic free roads to train and compete on. I did train in a swimming pool that year but I only ever competed in open water sea swims, with no need for a wetsuit!
By the end of the season I won the Army Championship [Cyprus] event. I was very pleased with that outcome and I had great hopes of continuing to enjoy the sport as I embarked upon the next chapter of my working life.
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