Meet the IRONSTAR participant from Estonia

Denis Sivovol, 39, Tallinn, Estonia:"I began to do triathlon not so long ago. A year ago I decided to do sports after 10 years break. Last year I set a goal to lose unwanted kilograms, get fit and improve my health. And I started to practice long distance running. I began with 2 km, then more and when I managed to run 10 km per training I aimed at participating in a half marathon in spring. I successfully covered the course distance and realized that I could do something more and decided to prepare myself for a marathon. In may I did my first marathon in 3,5 hours. But still I decided not to stop here.And then I remembered my friend Vladimir Voloshin who had been in the world of triathlon for a long time. I also wanted to become an iron man so I called him. He suggested that I should train for Ironman and participate in the Ironstar HalfIron triathlon in Sochi in September. I didn’t hesitate because I trusted his professional opinion. Ironstar is a good ground for doing triathlon at the advanced level as well as it will be a good opportunity to enjoy the performance of professional athletes in the European Cup Final on 26 September and visit Sochi after the Olympic reconstruction.I got my first and only experience in triathlon a week ago. Tartu, Triathlon, Olympic distance: swimming 1,5km – 25 min, cycling 40km – 1 h 19 min, running 10 km – 49 min. In total: 2 h 39 min bearing in mind 2 changes of 2 min. I am content with the results. I really enjoyed the race-course, got experience and was determined to continue. The next day I started to search in what competitions I could participate in order to prepare myself for Ironstar and registered for a triathlon at the Olympic distance in Tallinn on 25 July. I continue preparing myself because I want to show good results in Sochi and cover the course-race in 5,5 hours or even less"Denis has been living in Tallinn for 10 years. He moved to Tallinn from the USA due to his business but as a child he lived in Kostroma, Russia. Denis is a business development manager and a board member of the company Valmos that is a world leader in producing birch veneer.Take part in IRONSTAR 113 SOCHI: http://iron-star.com/en/event/ironstar_113_sochi/