PROFILE:

What’s your biggest sporting achievement?

Winning London Duathlon (standard distance) in 2010.
Silver medal at the European Duathlon Age Group Championships, April 2011.

What are your goals?

To win a medal at the World Duathlon Age Group Championships in Spain in Sept 2011

Improve my PBs at 10k (running) and 25m time-trials (cycling)

Remain injury-free!

To stay fit and healthy through old age and become one of those old tanned cyclists that overtake younger cyclists in Alpine climbs!

Who is your coach?

Dan Henchy of PBScience

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Tell us a bit about yourself

I am a Chartered Building Surveyor, living and working and training in Surrey. I tend to train around work, waking early to cram in a session before work or fitting it in at lunch time. I consider myself fortunate to live and work in such a great area for training.

Tell us about your career history to date

My first love was training for and running in marathon. I completed London and Chicago and qualified for Boston. During training for Boston, I injured my left knee and was forced to withdraw. I had keyhole surgery and my rehabilitation took about 1 year in total. During this time, I cycled more and found that I really enjoyed it. My first race after recovering from this injury was a small, local Duathlon, where I placed 3rd overall. I beat some competitors in GB kit and thought I might try to qualify the following year for the Age Group team. My first race for the GB Age Group team was in Newcastle, Australia. The race started at 7am one Sunday morning and the temperature was already a sweltering 28 degrees! I have improved steadily every year.

How did you hear about Care for Health and how has the treatment/advice helped you?

I knew Glenn through a friend and consulted Care for Health over a preventing a recurrence of the injury to my left knee. Glenn approached the injury with robust treatment and my problems slowly diminished.
 
In June 2010 I was involved in a “hit-and-run” where I was knocked off my bicycle by a white Bedford truck. I suffered significant tears to the cruciate ligaments in my right knee and lots of road-rash! I saw Glenn and was later referred to Alex Haddow for some rehabilitation treatment. Alex encouraged me to keep positive and to try everything to recover as fast as I could. Later that September, I won London Duathlon!

I continue to see Glenn every 4-6 weeks for minor adjustments to my back/pelvis.

What’s the biggest difference in performance you have seen following CFH treatment?

Having a positive attitude toward rehabilitation and recovery from serious injury.

What does your training routine involve?

My alarm often sounds at 6am (or earlier) for an early morning cycle, run or gym session. I then run around the house rushing to get to work on time. My place of work is primarily Godalming, but sometimes I travel to London for client meetings, surveys, etc.

I snack constantly during the day, trying to time the last snack at the just the right time before a lunch time gym session or an evening run or ride.

After dinner at about 8pm, I usually fall asleep in front of some inane TV, before the alarm sounds all-too-soon and it starts all over again!

What do you like best about duathlon?

If you want to do well, you have to give your best effort. It is painful during the event, but very satisfying afterwards.

What’s your proudest moment?

Winning London Duathlon 2010 – have I mentioned that before!?

Who or what is your inspiration?

Haile Gebreselassie, Michael Johnson and, of course, Alistair Brownlee.

Do you have any race day rituals?

I tend to have a very neutral breakfast at a certain time before the race (most races tend to be early morning). Other than that, I just try to get to the venue at the best time for me, but usually I end up rushing around doing everything twice!

What’s your top tip for someone trying to improve in your sport?

Not one tip, but three: Stay injury-free, achieve consistency of training and have a training plan (and know where you want it to take you).

What’s the best way for people to follow your progress?

I have a Facebook page: www.facebook.com/stewart.guynan