I am a Registered Performance Nutritionist (SENR). Having studied for a MREs in Sport and Exercise Science from the University of Northumbria I quickly followed that up with a Post Graduate Diploma in Performance Nutrition from the Institute of Performance Nutrition. Now I run my own private nutrition and endurance coaching consultancy, ‘The Endurance Academy’. I have a history of working in Professional and NGB cycling for the past 20 years but in the last few years I have branched out and currently work with the PGMOL as a consultant with their Select Group and Development Group referees and assistant referees. I also have a large group of individuals who are looking to improve both their health and performance in both their day to day life and their sport too.Within research, my main areas of interest are performance improvements within endurance sport. I have published my MRes thesis within the 'European Journal of Applied Physiology' - The effect of hot and cold drinks on thermoregulation, perception, and performance: the role of the gut in thermoreception. This project was funded by the European Hydration Institute.Furthermore, I presented my study, ‘The Influence of Positional Biomechanics on Gross Efficiency in Cycling’ at the World Congress of Cycling Science (WCCS), which was well received. I spent a lot f time in Italy when I was younger to race the bike and then came back to the UK to work within British Cycling as a cycling coach with regional and national level U18 bike riders. During the 2013/14 Premier league season I carried out the role of Performance Analyst at the Academy of Light with Sunderland AFC. The job entailed working with the age group squads based at the academy and also working on motivational video protocols with the first team around the League Cup final against Manchester City at the end of that season.