Name: Gonzalo Perez
Nickname: Gonzo, Gonz, Gonzales, Speedy
Chile Hometown: Santiago, Chile
Nationality: Chilean
Date Of Birth: 16/02/1980
Kiwi Coach: Graham Park ( Coach G Force )
Chilean Club: www.tymsports.cl
Hobbies: Mountain bike, skiing, soccer.
Ocupation: Project Manager in Chile (Burger Flipper and waiter in New Plymouth)
Languages: Spanish, some English.
Best bike : going around the Mountain in Taranaki.
Worst bike ride: getting lost on Tarata Saddle on my first week in New Plymouth(it got dark and i got a flat tire with no lights or spare tubes)
Best Swim: Ironman 2007
Worst Run: Ironman 2007
Sports heros: the ones that work full time, have a family with kids and still race at a top level.
Thinks that i miss from Taranaki: training with the G Force Squad, trails on the parks and walkways, roads with no traffic for the rides, clean air.
Thinks that i dont miss from Taranaki: hot weather, not kissing the chicks when you say hi.
Short term Goal: keep training in winter.
Long Term Goal: hawaii. (dream?) , Beating Elle?