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Luke Watson
Name: Luke Watson
Nickname: Laidback
Date of Birth: 31/07/1990
Birthplace: Rochford, Essex
Hometown: Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire
Course: MEng Chemical Engineering DIS, Loughborough University
Height: 179cm
Weight: 65kg
Greatest Achievements: British Mixed Relay Team Champions 2010 (Loughborough RC), 2nd British Aquathlon 2008, Multiple Welsh Junior Champion in triathlon & duathlon 2006-2009
Favourites Favourite Disciplinee: Running – you can do it anywhere, anytime, with minimal kit required, although a long ride in the sun with good company is hard to beat.
Favourite Race Venue: Bryn Bach Park – the course is evenly matched between the disciplines, plus it’s in Wales and is always sunny 
Favourite Training Session: Something like 6x1km race pace off a hard chaingang for pure pain (and a great sense of satisfaction when you’ve finished!)
Sporting Hero: Jens Voigt – he smashes himself the whole time for his team, one of my favourite Tour de France moments was when him and Cancellara knocked Valverde out of the 2008 race by blowing him away in what was effectively a CSC team time trial for 50km along a valley.
Favourite Films: Easy – Lord of the Rings trilogy, although there were several good ones in 2010 (Inception, Avatar, Shutter Island)
Favourite Food: Lasagne or BBQ chicken with cheese and bacon
If I won £10m: I’d build a massive sports centre with a pool, gym, track and velodrome at altitude and somewhere warm, so it’d be the perfect place to train!
About me Current Status: I am in the 3rd year of my (5 year) degree and am currently midway through a year-long placement at Chevron Pembroke Refinery. 2010 was a mixed year – I started off with some of my best, and most consistent, performances ever (at the duathlons, BUCS & Blenheim) before my season rather tailed off after I started my placement and I found it difficult to manage the training and work balance (welcome to the real world!) However, I have now managed to find the balance and will hopefully be able to put in some good performances this year with the emphasis on challenging myself in new types and distances of races and finding a race formula that works for me from the taper right up until the start line. Entry into triathlon: Pencoed Junior Triathlon 2005 – I had been swimming since I started lessons at age 4 and was getting frustrated and stagnant staring at the black line on the bottom of the pool for more hours than I care to remember. I had also recently discovered an aptitude for running cross country. A new tri club started nearby so I decided to have a go racing in speedos and a t-shirt on an old steel racing bike with the gear shifters on the down tube… I won by more than 5 minutes (ok, so there were only 3 people in it, but I didn’t care!)
Race Results Race Results 2010:
Goals/Aims 2011