Tony Duffy
Tony 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 Tony as a part of our team. See his athlete profile below.
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| Athlete Profile | |
| Name: | Tony Duffy |
| Age group: | 50-54 |
| Occupation: | Manager Broadwater Parklands |
| When and why did you start doing triathlons: | 1981 Want to try something different an exciting and friends talked me into it |
| Most memorable sporting moment: | 2007 Sydney to Hobart Yatch race |
| Greatest sporting achievement: | 2nd overall place IN Malibu Triathlon, surfing Pipeline Hawaii, Melbourne to Hobart yatch race and heli sking NZ |
| Favourite training session: | Swim bike run x3 and running, riding hills |
| Favourite race: | Escape from Alcatraz and Beijing Course |
| Strongest leg in triathlon: | Swim & Run |
| Individual PB’s in the past 2 years: | 1500 swim – 20 min 40k bike – 1 hr 03 min 10k run – 37 min |
| Favourite sports person/s: | Greg Stewart (Triathlete in the 80’s and 90’s) and Stuart O Grady |
| Your sporting goals: | Being on the Podium at the National selection races and representing Australia for Worlds 2012, winning my age group Noosa Tri 2012 |
| Toughest course you have ever done: | Ironman Japan and Hawaii. Racing in Victoria in the 1980’s and 90’s such as Frankston Long Course, Pikes Creek, Portland and the one and only race held in Lorne |
| Craziest sports event you have done: | Winter Classic Mt Hotham Mult sport event in the 1990’s |
| Favourite sports team: | Carlton AFL Team |
| Favourite sports gear brand/s: | New Balance, Adidas eye wear |
| Favourite sports store: | Athlete’s Foot |
| Favourite foods: | Thai, Italian and an old fashion roast |
| Favourite movies: | Unanswered |
| Favourite drink: | Unanswered |
| Favourite music: | Unanswered |
| Favourite PureSport flavours: | Workout - Undecided Recovery – Undecided |
| Your one wish: | Unanswered |
