Posted by Chris Felgate on Thursday, May 10, 2012,
In :
2012 Racing
The trip to Fuzhou- China, via Hong Kong went as well as
long haul travel can go. No miss haps and even managed to get on a
complimentary bus to the host hotel. China is a very ‘different’ country, well
I guess, if you are ‘Westernised’ that is! There are large cultural differences
such as smoking in restaurants, elevators, in your face and of course spitting
everywhere. The food is also tricky and the only things one can recognise are
rice and noodles, however, these are generally ... Continue reading ...
Posted by Chris Felgate on Friday, April 13, 2012,
In :
2012 Racing
The
All Africa Championships were held in Mauritius on the 31st March and
was going to decide the future direction of my triathlon career. The
focus of my latter career has been to qualify for the London Olympics as
the African New Flag. Essentially this entails being the highest ranked
non-South African, African. Up to the African Champs, my 2012 did not
get off to a great start, as can be seen from the previous posts. I had
to beat Mehdi Essadiq from Morocco, my main contender for th... Continue reading ...
Posted by Chris Felgate on Friday, April 13, 2012,
In :
2012 Racing
Sunday 17th March was set to be one of the most crucial races in terms
of earning ITU points and moving up my position on the world rankings. I
made the trip down to PE on the Friday prior to the race to try and
rest up before a busy Saturday whereby had to combine my pre- race warm
up with my work has BSG Elite Team manager. We had a full Elite squad
down in PE racing so had to make sure they were all sorted as well as
myself prior to the race. The 23 strong mens field was small but
... Continue reading ...
Posted by Chris Felgate on Wednesday, March 7, 2012,
In :
2012 Racing
The start of the duathlon season has kicked off nice and early this year
with the first event in the Momentum I flex National Series kicking off
just outside Pretoria (road event of 5km run/40km bike/2.5km run).
For me, duathlons are not the nicest or easiest forms of racing- I
definitely love a water leg in the race! Anyway, they are a necessary
form of evil and something I force myself to do, to work on my weaker
disciplines. I didnt rest going into the race and literally it came slap... Continue reading ...
Posted by Chris Felgate on Thursday, February 23, 2012,
In :
2012 Racing
This race was always going to be 'a tough day out', mainly because I am
not a sprint race athlete and secondly, there were two previous World
Champions racing on the day. BSG's Wian, Abrahm and myself flew down on
Saturday, with the race being on Sunday. I always say this once done,
but it is sometimes better to get to a race with one day off in between,
especially when there is a trek from your house to the airport to the
place where you are staying etc. Anyway, after getting to our ac... Continue reading ...
Posted by Chris Felgate on Saturday, February 11, 2012,
In :
2012 Racing
 Sunday 4th Feb saw the second event in the JHB
City Triseries. I wanted to try and top my 3rd place in the 1st event in
the series, however, I knew would have my work cut out, as I went into
the race quite tired based on the training I have been doing. As I am
now entering a crucial time in my racing and training period, as I try
and qualify for the London Olympics (cut off being 31st May), I cant
afford to taper for too many races as I have to focus on the bugger
events such as SA and...
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Personal Details
| Christopher James Felgate |
| Based: Joburg/Harare/Perth |
D.O.B: 04/01/1982
Nationality: Zimbabwean~
Education:
School (St Johns College: Harare) Cambridge A Levels: Geography, Biology, Maths ~
University (Rhodes & UWA): BSc (Human Kinetics & Ergonomics) B.Ex Rehabilitation Science~
Currently studying Post Grad Dip Marketing Management~
Star Sign: Capricorn
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