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An Interview with Hamish Reilly Billy Hipperson interviews GB triathelete and Wargrave House pupil, Hamish Reilly.
What advice do you have for young triathletes?
Hi, Hamish. Tell us about yourself.
What’s your favourite thing about competing?
Hi, I’m Hamish Reilly and I moved to the college for 6th Form at the start of the 2019/2020 year. I moved to Eastbourne coming originally from Kent, so I now board in Wargrave House and I take biology, PE and geography at A level.
Getting to see new places and new countries all over the world is a big benefit of competing in triathlon.
What brought you into triathlon training ? I originally started triathlon when I was aged 8 years old after following in my brother's footsteps. However, I didn’t start training properly until I was about 14 after deciding to stop playing football at a high level. What is your favourite aspect of doing triathlons?
Just enjoy it and don’t worry about the pressures of training.
What are your aspirations as a triathlete? Ultimately, I want to reach the Olympics and make a living from triathlon. What are your aspirations as an academic? I haven’t decided if I want to go to university yet, so at the moment I'm looking to finish off my time at the college with three good A level results. What do you find hardest about your training?
The hardest thing is the commitment and balance I really enjoy doing triathlon due to the constant var- required. I’m currently training upwards of twentyiability it has. Due to having three sports, I do some- five hours per week, so sometimes it's hard to find thing different each day, so I never get bored of it. It the time to do schoolwork and socialise. also provides a challenge like no other sport due to What’s your go to cheat meal? the high amount of training it requires, making comMy favourite meal is probably the classic: fish and peting even more rewarding. chips. You can't really go wrong with it! Where was your best result? What do you do to relax after training? My best result was probably getting on the podium I like to watch a good series on Netflix or just chill at my first European Junior Cup in Riga, where I came 3rd in a tough field. Outside of triathlon, I’ve with a few mates. had quite a few good results in athletics where I What's your favourite Netflix show? came 3rd at British Cross-Country Championships I’m currently re-watching Money Heist; it’s a really and have also got my England Vest. good series and I recommend it to anyone who hasWhere was your worst loss? n’t watched it yet. Probably coming 7th at European Championships, I knew I had a lot more in me and was a little disappointed to not have finished higher. What is your favourite other sport? Outside of triathlon I enjoy playing football, even if I’m not as good as I once was!
