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Samantha Warriner

I’ve never ONCE dnf’d a race, except when I broke a wrist this year in Takapuna and even then I tried to run with my bike because the forks were snapped.

Nationality
New Zealand
hometown
Parua Bay, Whangarei
nickname
Spam
race distance
Anything from sprint to half ironman
if I wasn’t a triathlete I’d be
Bringing up my 4th child by now...
Claim to fame/highlights
2008 ITU World Cup Champion, 7 x ITU World Cup Winner, 14 x ITU World Cup Podiums, 2008 ITU World Champion Bronze Medallist (Vancouver), Commonwealth Silver Medallist, 3 x WTC 70.3 Champion, 2 x ITU World Aquathon Champion, 2x Olympian, numerous national titles for Olympic and Half IM distance.
my career goals are
To keep winning
when I’m not training I’m
Perfecting my chocolate brownie recipie, visiting schools trying to inspire kids, or walking around the house in my slippers and dressing gown
I never go training without
A goal in mind
favourite place to train
Parua Bay, Whangarei, because I know when I am done, everything will be waiting for me at home: clean pyjamas, a meal, a comfy (made) bed - I've got it good!
hardest day at the office was
St Croix 70.3 2010
favourite swim
One that's short, preferably a sprint triathlon... but still short.
favourite race
The Sam Warriner Triathlon, promoted by Whangarei Triathlon Club every February at Marsden Cove, Whangarei.
worst sporting experience
Peaking two weeks before the Olympics (2008) and feeling my form go backwards (quickly)
the one tip I would give is
Work hard, do your time, don't expect anything, hope for the best... plan for the worst.
my catch phrase is
Never ever, ever, GIVE UP!
person I most admire
Siri Lindley
the person who would play me in a movie is:
Obviously someone very good looking, hmmm, Rocky Balboa?