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When you train seven days a week, you need good scenery to inspire you.

~Alistair Brownlee

Topics: Days Good Inspire Need Scenery Seven Train Week You

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Whenever we race in London, the noise of the fans gives me goosebumps.

~Alistair Brownlee

Topics: Fans Gives Goosebumps London Me Noise Race Whenever

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I wanted to be an endurance athlete from a young age. I remember being in a careers class at school and saying I wanted to be a professional athlete and the teacher replying, 'You're not going to make it; it's not possible.'

~Alistair Brownlee

Topics: Age Athlete Being Careers Class Endurance Going Make Possible Professional Professional Athlete Remember Saying School Teacher Wanted You Young Young Age I Remember

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I don't know whether endurance sports attract obsessional people, or training for endurance sports makes people obsessional... it's the chicken and the egg.

~Alistair Brownlee

Topics: Attract Chicken Egg Endurance Know Makes People Sports Training Whether

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My first event was in Nottingham, aged 11, and the prize was a bike. I thought, 'Wow.' I had no idea what to wear. I think I did it in swimming trunks, then just put on a T-shirt and shoes for the bike part. Triathlons felt exotic. There was a technical and tactical aspect to it as well as the endurance challenge. I was hooked.

~Alistair Brownlee

Topics: Aged Aspect Bike Challenge Did Endurance Event Exotic Felt First Had Hooked Idea Just No Idea Part Prize Put Shoes Swimming Tactical Technical Then Think Thought Wear Well Wow I Think T-Shirt

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We're proud Yorkshiremen: we grew up fell running, and we still do it whenever we can. I did my first fell race when I was 11. It was a Tuesday night race called the Bunny Run, on a windswept moor above Haworth, and the prize was a chocolate egg.

~Alistair Brownlee

Topics: Above Bunny Chocolate Did Egg Fell First Grew Night Prize Proud Race Run Running Still Tuesday Up Whenever

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When you ride fast and then rest for a bit, it causes a spike in your heart rate and helps your body deal with lactic acid. But you don't need to make it too complicated. Yorkshire is perfect because the hills work as intervals - you ride up them hard and then recover before the next one. Or you can just sprint to the next tree or lamppost.

~Alistair Brownlee

Topics: Acid Because Before Bit Body Causes Complicated Deal Fast Hard Heart Helps Hills Intervals Just Make Need Next Perfect Rate Recover Rest Ride Spike Sprint Them Then Too Tree Up Work Yorkshire You Your Your Body

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It's better to train for 4-5 hours a week than to do ten hours one week then nothing for two weeks. It helps your body adapt and also maintains your fitness.

~Alistair Brownlee

Topics: Adapt Also Better Body Fitness Helps Hours Nothing Ten Than Then Train Two Two Weeks Week Weeks Your Your Body

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I did my first cross country race when I was about 10 and absolutely loved it. I wasn't particularly good, so I didn't just carry on because I was good, but it just really appealed to me.

~Alistair Brownlee

Topics: About Absolutely Appealed Because Carry Country Cross Did First Good Just Loved Me Particularly Race Really

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I did a term at Cambridge University studying medicine, so I could potentially have followed in Mum and Dad's footsteps and become a doctor.

~Alistair Brownlee

Topics: Become Cambridge Could Dad Did Doctor Followed Footsteps Medicine Mum Potentially Studying Term University

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Athlete

Born: April 23rd, 1988

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