Athlete Profile
Name: Scott Neyedli
Date of Birth: 16th June 1978
Resides: Aberdeen, Scotland
Nationality: Scot/Brit (Canadian citizenship)
Education: Beng Mechanical & Offshore Engineering, Swim Teacher Level 1, Triathlon Coach Level 1
Coach: Self / Joe Beer
Background Sport: Swimming
Favourite Food: Granny’s Sunday dinner: roast beef, roast potatoes, Yorkshire pudding & all the trimmings
Best Sporting Moment: Hitting the finishing shoot to win Ironman UK 2007 – A first time only ever comes once, winning your 1st major is special but to win in it on home soil and in a course record time doesn’t get any better - The best feeling in the world!
Worst Sporting Performance: Not fulfilling my own expectations & potential at the European Long Distance Champs, Brasschaat, Belgium 2007 when the airline lost my bike in transit and then struggled through the bike leg on a borrowed women’s road bike. On reflection it made an interesting bike racking scenario when I saw all the other pro's shining up there fancy carbon fibre frames.
Favourite thing to do besides training: Watching good Movies/TV, socialising with friends, eating carbs and not feeling guilty & unwinding during the festive period.
Favourite quotes:
- Billy Connelly - There's no such thing as bad weather, just wearing the wrong clothes!
Debut Year: 2004
Years as a Professional: Since March 2007
Resting HR: 36bpm
Maximum HR: 194bpm
Weight(kg): Race Weight: 65kg (carb loaded)
Weight(kg): Off-Season Weight: 68/69kg
Height(cm): 171.2cm
Strongest Leg: Marathon Run (2:48 at IMUK) & Swim if I train, my bike is still improving
Pro Ironman PB: 8:35.53, Ironman UK Course Record
Age Grouper Ironman PB: 8:57.29, 1st Scotsman to go sub 9hrs, Scottish Amateur record; Ironman Switzerland 2006
Goals: Win more “M-Dot” official Ironman races around the world and Top 10 at the World Ironman Championship (Hawaii) by 2009
Other Interests: ski-ing, most sports, listening to banging music, socialising with friends and watching movies.
Drive:
- You have one chance in life
- Follow your Heart
- Don’t cry when it hurts
- Make sure you have a proper balance between protein, carbohydrates and fat
- Everything else take’s care of its self