Rihoy & Son has sponsored Guernsey’s Island Games triathlete star, Magda Puzio, since 2014 and has seen her strength and performance grow impressively over the last 3 years, culminating with a good result at the recent Island Games, in Gotland.
Magda explained:
After Jersey’s Island Games in 2015, I changed my focus to long distance racing (at the Island Games, we race Olympic distances: x1500m swim, x40km bike, x10km run) and completed my first Iron Man triathlon in Vichy (France) last August in a respectable 11hours 47 min. I have to admit that it was love at first sight and straight after that first event I booked myself for another competition – IM Copenhagen on 20th August, which will consist of a 2.4-mile (3.86 km) swim, a 112-mile (180.25 km) bike ride and a marathon 26.2-mile (42.16 km) run! At the recent Island Games in Gotland, I was so proud to represent Guernsey, but was sadly side tracked by an Achilles injury. Nevertheless, I did my best and with the help of my team mates, we managed to secure the silver medal position. Luckily, I’m injury free at the moment I am hoping to perform well enough to beat my previous best time (11h 47min) in Copenhagen.
Magda, who is originally from Poland, has a master’s degree in physical education. She swam during her time at university in Poznan but had never cycled and always found running a challenge. Whilst she was living in the UK, Magda decided to set herself the challenge of running a half marathon. Once she’d achieved that, she entered a full marathon and now Magda runs regularly as part of her training. The rest, as they say, is history!
We wish Magda all the best in Copenhagen.