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| Tony Sargisson |
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50km Walk
Tony was born in Hastings and lived there until moving to Auckland in 1994. He is married to Stacey and has two children, Troy and Jo. He works as a Primary School teacher in Takapuna, Auckland.
2006 2nd, 50km Walk - Commonwealth Games,
Melbourne, Australia
(World Athletics Championships A Qualifying
Time)
2005 1st, 50km Walk - New Zealand Championships
2005 1st, 20km Walk - New Zealand Championships
2004 2nd, 50km Walk - New Zealand Championships
2002 1st, 10km Walk - New Zealand Championships
2002 5th, 50km Walk - Commonwealth Games,
Manchester, England
2000 1st, 50km Walk - New Zealand Championships
1999 1st, 30km Walk - New Zealand Championships
Other:
1998 10th, 50km Walk - Commonwealth Games, Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia
1995 Team Member, 20km Walk - World Race Walking
Cup
1994 22nd, 10,000m Walk - World Junior Athletics
Championships
Biggest achievement so far and why:
Winning the Silver Medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia. It was the realisation of a goal that I first had when I was six years old, watching the Opening Ceremony of the 1982 Commonwealth Games. It's also a pay off for the 15 years that I have been involved in Race Walking and the thousands of kilometres and hours upon hours of training I have done during that time.
I have been competing in Athletics since I was five, but didn't take up Race Walking until the 1991-1992 season. I took up Race Walking after being issued a challenge by a friend of mine, who had taken up the sport the year before. I was then encouraged to continue by my coach Graham Seatter.
Approach to training and nutrition:
Good nutrition and hydration are the the key to being able to train and recover properly.
Other notes of interest:
At the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne 2006, I was the first and only New Zealander to beat Craig Barrett over the 50km Walk. In doing so I also became the second New Zealander to walk under four hours for the event (3:58:05).
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Fav Product:
REPLACE HYDRATION
Reason:
I use Replace Hydration because it's the best tasting Sports Drink I've tried. I don't get sick of the taste of Replace Hydration even after drinking 4.5 litres in just under four hours. I also find that when using Replace Hydration, I don't get the gastric upsets I used to get from other brands.
Sports FuelI use Sports Fuel after my long reps session and my long walks, (35km in three hours and 40km in three and a half hours). I find that after drinking Sports Fuel, I recover better and faster from these sessions.
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