Profile - Simon Platt

Simon is a 23 year old cross country skier from Kendal, Cumbria.

He first skied age 4 and has been involved in competitive cross country skiing since age 14.

Simon focuses more on distance skiing rather than sprinting and combines this with studying at the University of Bath.

Greatest sporting achievement to date

Competing in the Oslo 2011 world championships

Sporting heroes

Roger Bannister

What would I do if not an athlete?

Spend free time travelling, and doing more climbing and other sports recreationally

Best training location

Lillehammer, Norway – It is great for training in the summer as well as having extensive ski trails in the winter.

Favourite type of training/training session

I really enjoy long distance training sessions. I am not fussy about the type, either running, roller skiing and skiing on snow are all fun.

How do you relax?

I like to listen to music, sometimes watch films and read. Although on training camps I tend to just nap to relax and recover.