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elections] as we can so we have the best chance to get the best deal, and then if that deal isn’t good enough we have to cross that bridge when we come to it. Saying we’ll leave the EU now without having renegotiated is pretty stupid. It’s like putting your house on the market and saying I think it’s worth this, rather than getting it valued, as you’d probably end up selling it cheap.
You were involved with London 2012, what are your thoughts on the legacy of the Olympic Games for the UK? For me, the bigger issue is more than just getting kids to play sport (which is obviously hugely important), it’s that while we were third in the medal table we’re also one of the top 10 most obese countries in the world, and that’s not right. The legacy is not all about finding the next Mo Farrah, it’s about making a healthier society which will benefit us all in the long run. The reality is our average calorific consumption as a society is less than it was 20 years ago, but we move so much less, so changing that is the kind of legacy that I’d like to see. But it’s not just about sport, it’s about such
things as changing the design of buildings – you go into a building and the first thing you see are the lifts, but you should just see stairs; don’t have the stairs round the back with dodgy lino, have them right in front of you. Even if you burn 100 calories a day by doing a little bit of exercise, it’s better than not. We’re alienating obese people by saying you should be doing
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three lots of half hour exercises a week, and for someone who can’t stand up very well because they’re overweight, you might as well go and tell them to invent a rocket. You need to not exclude people, you need to bring them in, and improving that is the real legacy that’s going to require more joined up thinking with the NHS, Sport England, UK Sport and the government. They’re the real benefits to our society that I’d like to see.
Any training tips for triathletes? I think the adage of ‘a little of what you fancy does you good’ doesn’t really work. If someone can eat just one square of a bar of chocolate then have a bit of chocolate every day, but apply that to training for triathlon and if you’re really good at swimming and you swim all the time then that’s not really going to help you as there are two other things to do. My advice would be concentrate on the one you’re worst at. It may not be fun, but the race will be a lot more fun. If Mo Farah was doing a triathlon, I’d imagine he’d need to focus more on his swimming than his running. It might be easier for him to concentrate on his running, but the reality is he’d be faster overall if he swam (cos he’s still going to kick everyone’s butt). Also, buy the most expensive equipment you can. If I’ve had a really busy couple of weeks work-wise, I tend to buy a lighter piece of carbon for my bicycle – at least I’ll go faster even though I haven’t trained.
Final question, who would win in an arm wrestle between you and Ben? With Ben? Definitely, I would say, me.
telegraphoutdoorshow.co.uk
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