Episode 107 Mike Jubb

Send us Fan MailWelcome along to episode 107, on this episode we speak to Mike Jubb, Mike started his sporting journey as an Orienteer in the 80’s (teenage years and through uni)Having fell out of love with the sport, he became a track Runner in the 90’s (steeplechase) and reached a high level only just missing out representing GB at the commonwealth games, he found multisport, duathlon, after finishing top-50 at London Marathon 2002Mike won an Age-group Silver medal at World Duathlon Champs 2003 and then was picked to represent Gb at the elite Duathlon level 2004-2005, World Cups, European Champs, World ChampsMike Took up swimming after birth of daughter in 2005 (and having a bit of a breakdown mid-race) as the pressures of life got too much.Mike progressed through the the  triathlon distances at ‘participation’ level – returned to Age-Group racing in 2017 at Aquabike European ChampsWe discuss Mikes career path after a period of time in banking, as a qualified accountant.Mike States "my strength lies in my ability to apply my knowledge to drive commercial decision making. I applied this at HSBC for 14 years, working in UK, European and Global Head Office roles.Following the 2012 Olympics I applied my skills to launching a charity and growing it from start-up to delivering activities to help over 160,000 children to lead more active lives.Sadly the charity became a victim of the Covid crisis, and I'm now following my passion for physical activity as the Head of Events and Open Water Swimming at Active Training World, a rapidly growing and successful Sports Event Management company."Please enjoy Mikes fascinating journey.Support the show