Melinda Cockshutt
Melinda is an age group triathlete and member of Team PureSport – Triathlon. Major sponsors, PureSport, Champion System, Merida and Vorgee, provide Team PureSport with optimal nutrition, equipment and attire to compete to the best of their ability.
Team PureSport – Triathlon is a collection of top-ranked age group triathlete’s from around Australia. They are every day people with regular jobs who find the time in their busy schedules to train and compete in triathlons. We are proud to have Melinda as a part of our team. See her athlete profile below.
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| Athlete Profile | |
| Name: | Melinda Cockshutt |
| Age group: | 35-39 |
| Occupation: | Lawyer/Financial Services |
| When and why did you start doing triathlons: | A long time ago! 1997. Why? I could run and swim and I thought the bike couldn’t be that hard. |
| Most memorable sporting moment: |
Finishing my first Ironman. I also surprised myself by going 10hours in my first Ironman (Forster 2002) and qualifying for what I thought was the unreachable – Hawaii. |
| Greatest sporting achievement: | Being an age-grouper, full time worker and mum and coming 3rd overall in the Australian Ironman (only behind Chrisse Wellington and Bec Keat – by same way mind you but still stoked!). |
| Favourite training session: | Interval Running and Bike interval sessions |
| Favourite race: | Hawaii Ironman |
| Strongest leg in triathlon: | All equal (what I come in the swim, I usually come overall!) |
| Individual PB’s in the past 2 years: | 1500 swim - Let’s see at Mooloolaba in March 40k bike – Let’s see at Mooloolaba in March 10k run – Let’s see at Mooloolaba in March |
| Favourite sports person/s: | Chrissie Wellington |
| Your sporting goals: | Getting the most out of my body, having the ‘perfect race’ every time I race and enjoying the race and atmosphere. |
| Toughest course you have ever done: | Wyong Olympic Distance in 1999. It was hot, race start was late (had to tread water for 20min!) and it was an awful ‘dead’ road on the bike and run course. |
| Craziest sports event you have done: | The Northface 100. I did a team (so ‘only’ 54km). Was run fit but obviously not mountain fit. It was ridiculous (beautiful scenery through the Blue Mountain trails). Learnt some hard lessons that day! |
| Favourite sports teams: | Manly (although I am not a rugby league fan!), Carlton (AFL), Australian Netball Team (I enjoy watching them) |
| Favourite sports gear brand/s: | PureSport, Merida and Lorna Jane |
| Favourite sports store: | Gordon St Cycles (Port Macquarie) |
| Favourite foods: | Whatever my husband puts on the table (I don’t cook) |
| Favourite movies: | Dont Know. I don’t even remember movies that I have watched before! |
| Favourite drink: | Coffee…..and PureSport Recovery |
| Favourite music: | 1980s Remixed |
| Favourite PureSport flavours: | Workout – Lemon Lime Recovery – Banana Berry |
| Your one wish: | Not getting caught up in ‘life’ and taking time to enjoy being with my family, my friends and training/racing. This is my goal every day. |
