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Getting to know... It's now time to Bombard Bambaata with a Bamboozle of Questions..
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It was a bolt out of the blue. I finished 8th in AG but unfortunately for me it was the most competitive (id have grabbed a podium in others!) and really didnt see it going that far. Initially there were only 2 slots, then a 3rd was added and it happened to get to me. I was only there because the meal was right after. Id no hesitation once i heard my name. Because i knew id have podiumed at other AGs i didnt hesitate. Had i felt it wasnt deserved i would have hesitated but likely still accepted it. Chances are id need a roll-down for Kona so would have no hesitation, id just love to experience it and, as with Canada, i wouldn't be competitive so its an experience thing.Hi Bambaata.
And happy new year. Are you enjoying your time in the sun answering all these questions? Hope so, because I'm guessing you've got this gig until Wednesday at midnight.
<clears throat> I have a few more things I'd like to know, if you don't mind.
So, you've taken a roll down slot for Worlds. Was there any hesitation to taking a roll down? Or not in the least? If you ever qualify for Kona via a roll down, would you or would you not take it, and why?
I was supposed to start 3 weeks back to just back into it but week 1 didnt happen cos of work wrecking my head, week two went ok but missed loads and week 3 i got sick! So i started back todayWhen will you start your Worlds training cycle in earnest? And what will it look like? The proper cycle for Canada will be in June, about 12 weeks out. I need to be in serious shape for that block though as that block is just the icing on the cake.
I hope i dint have to! I like my suit and have raced in it a few years now (Skins two piece) but you never know, long way to Canada yet...Will you buy a new tri suit to wear at Worlds?
Cycle long, a lot! I didnt do enough long bikes in 2013 and suffered as a result. I ran a 01:27 in my first HIM in Austria (which was about 400m long!) and i believe that was because i had better biking done leading into it.If you've one piece of advice for someone getting ready to do their first ever half iron distance tri, what would it be?
Nope and i'm not a fan. Id never get one but wouldn't object to small, discrete one on my good wife.Do you have any tattoos?
Interested for the swim as i dont think there are any faster here!If you could put together a killer tri relay, which boards' peeps would be on it with you? And who would do which leg and why?
Possibly Fazz for the bike as he would likely nail that
Id do the run as id like tio close it out in 1st and take all the credit
FazzWho's got the biggest target on their back? If i can match Fazz this year ill be well set for Canada.
Ha something like that. I think i was 12 when i started using it. Its after Arfika Bambaataa but i dropped the last a to make it mineIs it true that your nickname in school was Boom-Boom-Bambaata, but you had to drop the "Boom-Boom" when you joined boards because it exceeded the maximum number of letters allowed for a user name, leaving you with just "Bambaata"?
Nope, not that i can remember anyway.Did you have any other nicknames in school you'd like to share with us?
My folks for us a projector! We recently moved into a really nice lareg rented house, the kind we'd been trying to get for about 3 years, and have started doing it up (with landlord permission). We had the sitting room 80% but were missing a projector and hoped to get one in Jan/Feb once funds allowed. Obviusly all the walk of it paid offWhat was the best gift you received for Christmas this year? We need another couch next so maybe if we talk about that for long enough someone will be kind enough 0 -
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In Austria 70.3 i got to see the top few places unfolding. The run course was nice a quiet for about 1.5 of the 3 laps (only pros and a few AGers ahead of me) and i got to momentarily run with Paul Amy for all of 15/20 secondsYou have done some tri tourism in your time - have you had any personal dealings with any pros that left a memory with you It was a great buzz seeing them up close though. Of course i was on my first lap and they were finishing but still a good buzz. While in Sands Beach Hotel in Lanza a few months back i was swimming away and only copped after a little while that Bella Bayliss seemed to be checking my stroke! I really wish i asked for some advice! She was there poolside with another athlete. I should have asked for some advice as she was just a few doors down room our room.
Im a Meath man im afraid so not much joy coming our way the past whileWhat do you think of Kildare Gaa at the moment (you are a Kildare man if I remember), between debts, seanie j and mcgeeney they are never out of the news I might work at Croke Park but i've lost the love for following football. I suppose i see a matchday as work now and couldnt care less. I will watch the odd bit of the good games though and generally get to catch most of the finals.
This one has me really having to think! I watch a fair few movies but they rarely leave a lasting impression. One of my favs would be the Green Mile. John Coffey in that leaves a serious impression! Him or possibly Wilson in CastawayFavourite movie character?
I didnt read for years and years but managed to get into it a little the last 3 years or so. That said i seem to only enjoy and read sports biographies and other sports related books. Of those id reckon Tyler Hamilton's "The Secret Race" was my fav. Just finished "Domestique: The Real-life Ups and Downs of a Tour Pro" by Charly Wegelius which was also a decent read.Favourite book?
Afraid not. I missed a whole era of deadly clubs.Were you ever in sir Henry's or sex kitchen?0 -
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