Sorry I haven't updated my website since May, terrible I know. There hasn't been all that much to update with particularly and mostly I have been using Twitter on a more regular basis @TimBrabants
This wasn't my best season of racing really thanks to injury causing me to miss most of last winters block of training, then illness causing more training to be missed in the early part of the season. This resulted in me being off the pace for selection, although much improved by the time of the World Championships. I raced the Worlds in K2 with Ben Farrell which was a lot of fun and probably the most enjoyable part of the season. We raced well and the boat felt great, just wasn't quite fast enough and we narrowly missed out on the A final. Awesome K1 1000m final. My good friends Adam Van Koeverden dominated the race with silver Anders Gustafsson and Erik Larsen not far behind. Can't wait to be racing with these top guys again next season.
After a short break, I am fully recovered and 6 weeks back into a heavy block of training. Feel the strength and fitness I was lacking this year returning rapidly. Still coached by Eric Farrell luckily (now Eric Farrell MBE thanks to HRH Queen Elizabeth acknowledging Eric's tireless contribution to our sport for the last 20 years). I have Ben Farrell as a training partner now and this has had a huge positive impact on things. We'll be heading to Cape Town shortly for a good long warm weather camp. Looking forward to getting back out there and training with the top SA paddlers too.
Signed up with two new sponsors which I am very excited about - Cadbury chocolate and now part of team EDF. Follow the links on the sponsors page.
I'll make more of an effort to keep the site updated regularly, but if you are a Twitter user, follow me there! 3rd November 2011 Now in Poland for the first World Cup race of the year. Pretty cold here but a good turn out of athletes. It's been a long, hard winter of training and we are not expecting too much from my body yet at this competition, with the aim to peak at the World Champs in August. The whole team is looking strong this year and I will be racing in the K1 and K4 1000m to start with. The aim being to try and qualify as many places for the London Olympics as possible.
Also, it's time to introduce to the World the new addition to our family. My first child, a healthy girl was born on 24th Jan this year and is called Jules. She's brought a lot of happiness to my wife and I and really is fun to have around! Click on the read all latest news link below to see a picture.
5th May 2011 Back in beautiful Cape Town, South Africa again for my final warm weather preparation for the coming racing season. The weather has been superb with very little wind and warm. Been training at Peninsula Canoe Club with some of the Springbok athletes which has been good fun. Feeling strong and can't wait to start racing Internationally again in May at the first World Cup in Poznan, lining up against all the top guys again from around the World. It's not only good to race them but also to catch up on a social level with them too. Still loving my Nelo Vanquish III XXL and all the funky designs the GBR 200m squad have come up with. 31st March 2011
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