Gavin Noble
I am a fulltime Irishman and professional triathlete competing on the ITU Circuit. I was born in Ireland in 1981, I am 1 of 5 Noble children and at 6ft 1 inches tall if my legs were any shorter they would not touch the ground.
I grew up with dirty hands and with food split down my shirt. At one stage my dream was to be 'Murdoch' from the televison series The A-team. My dreams changed in my teenage years when 'Baywatch' began broadcasting on Irish televison and have since changed to competing with and beating the best triathletes on the planet.
I swam competitively when I was younger, played soccer, rugby and any other sport that got me out of school lessons. I found and fell in love with triathlon in high school and have competed professionally since I left University with a degree in Sports Marketing.
Currently I race draft legal ITU races on a S-works Tarmac SL2 but one day I will rock up to transition on a Specialized Fatboy Chopper.
An ITU boy in the woods
November 30, 2009"Brain shock suspension, FSR FACT, 120mm travel, remote Trail Tune interia valve, Brain Fade and something about a SL Mag Hydraulic" - to be honest as an ITU Triathlete with little experience in these matters I hadn't a clue what he was talking about ! Supposidly the tyres were 'Caveman Proof' too but I think that is up for debate. As far as I was concerned it was black and I hoped I wouldn't fall off . . . . .
During my stay here in Stellenbosch South Africa I am lucky to have the use of a Specialized S-works Stumpjumer - and even though I am yet to see past it's colour and name I have taken a shine to it.
My training at the moment is mostly aerobic so I am logging at least three sessions per day - the mountain biking however is not being recorded in the log book as I informed my mountain bike buddy last night "I finished my training earlier I'm just here for the craic".
I really am enjoying hitting the trails - a secret form of strength taining and a mental release from clocking the road miles. I would recommend to any Triathlete who is looking for something to keep Winter training fun and interesting to get mountain biking; get out on a Specialized (borrowed if need be). . . . one of those black ones with the 'Brain thing ' which stops you from falling off
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Writing Home
January 25, 2012 -
Training Camps
January 25, 2012 -
Q&A with Gavin Noble
July 20, 2011 -
Nutrition for Olympic Distance Triathlon
June 27, 2011 -
S-Works Venge
June 27, 2011 -
ITU Amakusa, Japan
June 9, 2011 -
Top 10 Bike Rides 2010
January 10, 2011 -
The Sally Gap Versus The Stelvio
August 30, 2010 -
a quick update as we approach July
June 22, 2010 -
I brought the Sun back to the Shire
June 1, 2010 -
a quick update
May 11, 2010 -
Happy St Patricks Day
March 17, 2010 -
Gavonskype and Fraser (on skype)
March 2, 2010 -
Sometimes I wonder......
February 18, 2010 -
At the end of the first week
January 27, 2010 -
An ITU boy in the woods
November 30, 2009 -
My training bike....
November 10, 2009 -
In an office somewhere in Vancouver....
October 29, 2009 -
Riding in the Sun
October 5, 2009 -
Irish summer lasts 3 weeks a year
September 21, 2009 -
I have now come to the end of my season
September 2, 2009 -
Sometimes the official start to my week is a Wednesday
August 25, 2009 -
My whereabouts are continually being updated
August 21, 2009