Meet the athletes - Tim Bennett

Tell us about yourself. Where are you from and what do you do.
44 years. Living in Oslo with Silja and her 3 years old son every second week. I work for a telephone company as a application responsible.

What is your background in sports.
In my younger days I played football, but realized soon that I never would become a big star. You can say that I was good WITHOUT the ball…..So I started running instead - have 44 marathons so far,but are aiming for at least 100! Then I also began with road cycling. The natural step then is Triathlon……..So, here I am today!

Why did you choose to race Norseman and what is your race goal?
This years edition is my Norseman nr.6! Norseman is the event I dream of every night. Norseman is the reward for all the training I do the rest of the year. Norseman is a must do thing – year after year!
My goal this year is to set a new personal record – 14 hours.

Who do you think will be among the toughest competitors this year? I have now idea – I compete against myself mostly, and the main target is to reach the top!

Asides from Norseman, what is your other plans for the 2010 season?
Hmm….Norseman is THE race for me this year! Everything else is training. But I will do a lot of running competitions, and hopefully in December 2010 i will finish my first 24 hours race in Oslo…..

Do you do any special training for Norseman? Riding a lot of hills? Swimming in cold water etc? Or is it basic but intense and hard Ironman training?
My focus this year is interval training….and a lot of that. Swimming is something I should train, but I don’t think I will……I will instead put a lot of effort in cycling. So that I can keep the pace all the way during Norseman….

What other races would you like to compete in in the future?
Comrades in South Africa (93 km running), Swiss alpine marathon 68 km running) and Inferno Triathlon. That is a triathlon with the same spectacular scenery as Norseman

What are your favorite places to train?
Everywhere! The most important thing is that I train!!!!!!

And your favourite workout?
Everything! I just love to train!

By Jørgen