Ever present on the club cycling scene since the late 90s, Virgil has been involved in cycling in one form or another for as long as he can remember. A few years ago, he decided to branch out into running, a sport that he continues to have a love-hate relationship with. However, his dissatisfaction with the field size of local duathlons encouraged him to take up swimming in order to join the larger triathlete crowd. The lure of triathlons got so strong that he eventually started to test himself on longer distances, from sprints to Olympics to half irons; and finally his first full ironman distance last year.