Born: 18-11-1990, Russia
Height: 179 cm
Weight:  71 kg
Shoe size: 43
Max pulse: 189
Body fat percentage: 4,2 %

A few challenges in my life have led me to pursuing the goal of becoming a triathlete. My first big passion was playing football, however, I had to quit because of a big knee injury. I turned to cycling when the scale hit 100 kg but a few huge crashes and a lack of motivation made me look for something else to train for.

I have always said that I want to complete an Ironman before I turn 25. After I stopped cycling I thought it was a good time to start training for it since I was already in a good shape – more or less.

What I love about triathlons is that I am competing individually and therefore only have myself to rely on. In training to become a triathlete, I have welcomed the challenge of learning to swim which is a sport that I have no prior experience with. Furthermore, since my last run was more than a decade ago, that has been something for me to work on as well.

In my first year as a triathlete, I have completed two 70.3 races and one full-length triathlon.