"He recently became the world champion in the sport's most important series, the T100 World Tour (that's a 1.25-mile swim, a 50-mile bike, and an 11-mile run, for those taking notes), after winning five consecutive races during the season. You'd be forgiven for thinking it's all plain sailing for Wilde, what with his laidback and affable demeanor, but behind each victory is a handful of early defeats, and behind every trophy are months of grueling training sessions and hard-earned lessons."
"We only have about 30,000 people in our town but it's a very sporty community. I used to train with Lisa Carrington, New Zealand's most successful Olympian. She's a canoeist and at the time I was doing quite a lot of kayaking for my multi-sport side. Having top athletes coming from a small town gives you the belief that anything is possible. You learn from them and you copy their patterns and integrate them into your sport."
Hayden Wilde is a 28-year-old New Zealand triathlete who won Olympic bronze in Tokyo and silver in Paris and aims for Olympic gold in Los Angeles. He became T100 World Tour champion after five consecutive race wins in the season; the T100 consists of a 1.25-mile swim, 50-mile bike, and 11-mile run. His successes followed early defeats and months of grueling training and hard-earned lessons. Wilde is based in Abu Dhabi and maintains motivation despite setbacks. He grew up in Whakatāne, trained with Lisa Carrington, moved to Tauranga for better facilities, and combined landscaping work with heavy training by treating workdays like gym sessions.
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