Rugby legend Austin Healey, who earned 51 England caps\u00a0during his career, is to take part in the Leader Board team relay triathlon on 3\u00a0July at Eton Dorney in Berkshire and raise money for Sport Relief. He will be taking the bike leg, while two of his daughters will be taking on the swim and run legs.<\/p>\n
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\u00a0\u201cThe girls are very sporty and I reckon we will have a pretty good chance of finishing quite high up,\u201d he says. \u201cMy daughters are quite competitive, and they are saying \u2018Dad you had better not let us down on the bike\u2019. \u00a0If I could choose any sport for them to be of a high standard in it would be triathlon. \u00a0I can see it being an even bigger sport in seven years when they are ready to compete.<\/p>\n
The relay consists of six laps of the course, and each lap consists of a 200m swim leg, a 5.3km cycle leg and a 1.5km run leg.<\/p>\n
\u00a0Austin has always been a keen follower of triathlon and in the past he has competed in about five triathlons, including Blenheim, which he completed the sprint distance in about an hour.\u00a0<\/p>\n
However injuries on the rugby field left him in almost constant pain, and included a shoulder problem that has resulted with a spike instead of a ball in the shoulder socket, an arthritic knee, and bad back.<\/p>\n
He was left frustrated trying everything he could, supplements, yoga, ginger tea and was left relying on painkillers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u201cThe thing that has made the biggest difference is GoPo\u00a0Joint Health\u00a0[a rosehip joint supplement]. It might not suit everybody but it might suit someone. I tried everything.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith GoPo the pain is suddenly not there and the joints are not restricted. You can then start exercising better and then it becomes collective. GoPo gives you the ability to get to the start line and you can then start to help yourself to get better. It\u2019s not going to do it by itself. You have to get yourself moving.<\/p>\n