Alexander Hadjis

Team Running Free Alumni

Age: 0

Member Since: 2010

Occupation: Mechanical Engineer

Home: Toronto

About Me: I work in an engineering position, and currently pursuing my masters in Mechanical Engineering on a part-time basis. This takes up a lot of my time :-( Being a good Canadian as I am, I grew up on the ice, and continue to play hockey competitively to this day. Hand-in-hand with hockey goes golf, and I always enjoy a good game. While at university, I had the good fortune of being shown the benefits of working out at the gym. During an internship at Enbridge, I had the even better fortune (can't believe I'm saying this) of being introduced to fellow Running Free team mate, Mark Cairns (https://www.teamrunningfree.com/athletes/?athlete=Mark Cairns) who introduced me to the joys of triathlon and adventure racing. The rest, as they say, is history.

Sports: Triathlon, adventure racing, ...... , everything.

Athletic Goals: Beat Mark Cairns

My most catastrophic racing experience was: As I entered the curve at the bottom of a hill, it quickly became apparent that the turn was not insignificant. Having grossly underestimated how sharp the turn was, I veered off to the right side of the road, my front wheel jumped in the gravel a bit, before it got caught and I went flying through the air head-over-heels still clipped into my bike. The guys who I had passed only a few minutes earlier were kind enough to stop and see if I was alright, but I jumped right up, got back on and was on my way! What certainly looked like a devastating crash left hardly a scratch on me.

My most memorable racing experience was: Competing in Race the RockstAR. It was wet, and I've never ridden through so many puddles above my crank before. Got caught in a few, but it was awesome!

Favourite Racing Gear: Mamma mia! The favourite equipment, she'sa my Cinelli Unica!

Favourite Race: 5Peaks: Rattlesnake Point

Favourite Race Food: My mom makes amazing home made granola bars that are the best pre-game meal on the face of the Earth