Gareth's Success Story
Gareth got in touch with us over Christmas 2022. Prior to the COVID Lockdown, he regularly attended our Saturday morning Black Park Boot Camp, so we were aware of his high fitness levels. Gareth is a busy individual, besides working, being a dad of 2 and Triathlon Coaching he spends his spare time competing in triathlons and Iron Man competitions.
When he contacted us, Gareth’s goals were to improve his strength, power and definition and he enrolled on our Online 12 Week ‘Evolve’ Programme starting on Boxing Day 2022. We knew Gareth was very committed and would complete as many of the sessions as he possibly could. Now 3 months into the year and having just finished the programme, Gareth has sent us his stats and they make incredible reading!
Gareth’s Achievements
Although losing weight was not a goal, Gareth dropped 9.5lbs in the 12 weeks of the programme. Already very lean, Gareth also dropped 7% body fat (a 28.8% decrease). Besides the obvious aesthetic improvements he also smashed his PBs in multiple disciplines and improved his times at every distance!
Running metrics:
Half marathon PB - 1:31:37 (previous was 1:39:14 in 2016)
10k PB - 42:26 (previous was 43:55 in 2018)
5k - 20:00 (at start of course - 20:55)
Swimming metrics:
100m - start of course 2:04 - end of course 1:36 PB
400m - start of course 9:05 - end of course 7:11 PB
750m - start of course 17:10 - end of course 14:58 PB
1,500m - start of course 33:40 - end of course 30:27 PB
Bike metrics:
40k - start of course 1:23:00 - end of course 1:11:43
20k - start of course 40:20 - end of course 35:56
Since completing the programme, Gareth has said:
“As well as being really happy with the improvements in the metrics, there's also an overall improvement in how strong and fit I feel and that means I'm avoiding injury as I increase my training hours and mileage.
My body shape has definitely improved too which has given me a boost in self-confidence, particularly when swimming. I'm feeling great and really looking forward to the spring and summer months and the races I have ahead of me. I will definitely be continuing to do 3 strength and conditioning sessions per week as they are so beneficial.
I’ve really enjoyed the past 12 weeks and feel like this course has motivated me in so many ways… but it’s just the start. Thanks for all the support along the way, always nice to have someone in your corner and a great way to kick off the season 😁👍🏻”
It’s an exciting time for Gareth, he has European and World Age Group qualification races in his sights. If he’s fast enough he can qualify to represent Team GB at the European or World championships in 2024 which are held at different locations across the world. Gareth said
“I'd love to be able to represent Team GB and have my name on the GB kit! My main aim for this year was to just go and race to see how it all works and see where I need to improve to make the top 3 or top 10, but given where I am now at this stage of the season and with 4 months to go I feel like I should give it a real push this year and see what happens.”
Thanks, Gareth for all the effort you have put in over the last 12 weeks. A massive congratulations for everything you have accomplished…we’re looking forward to seeing how far you can go and seeing you achieve more PB’s…maybe on the European and World stage!
If you are inspired by Gareth’s Success Story, you can register your interest here for the 12 Week Evolve Programme or read about our other online programmes here.
