XTRI the Journey
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Photo: Robby MacBeath<br />
CHRIS STIRLING<br />
7th January 1982 – 29th April 2019<br />
<strong>the</strong> Celtman<br />
In April 2019 Xtri lost one of its most devoted, talented and beloved family<br />
members – Chris Stirling. Steve Ashworth, close personal friend of Chris,<br />
pays tribute and tells us about <strong>the</strong>ir joint first step into <strong>the</strong> world of Xtri.<br />
Text: Steve Ashworth.<br />
Torridon and Triathlon was <strong>the</strong> only<br />
information we had held on to, what<br />
else would we need to know? The<br />
story of our arrival and subsequent<br />
first contact with <strong>the</strong> Xtri world now leads to<br />
considerable amusement whenever it’s retold.<br />
Needing no excuses to visit Torridon and having<br />
previously once done a triathlon, I was obviously<br />
Chris’ first choice when looking for support<br />
crew. I also happened to have a campervan<br />
which would make a nice home from home<br />
when parked awkwardly in what would become<br />
Celtman’s T1.<br />
Yorkshireman<br />
It would be fair to say we hadn’t read <strong>the</strong> manual<br />
and had our own ideas as to how things would<br />
be going to pan out… If you get a chance at one<br />
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