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Superhero Tri
Jill and I participated in the Superhero triathlon at Eton Dorney on 18th August. We were racing for Scope with Jill taking on the half superhero challenge (400m swim/10km bike/2.5km run) and I went for the full superhero (750m/20k/5k). The event is aimed at anyone with a disability, regardless of your ability level. The programme…
Read MoreGeneral Update
As usual we have been beavering away with one thing and another. Here’s just some of what we’ve been up to lately: – 28th April – Swimathon 1: Jill organised two relay entries for our Beacon tri team, each covering 5km and raising some cash for Marie Curie in the process. The team was set…
Read MoreBank Holiday Weekend
It was nice to have a long weekend off work, especially as for once the weather was kind to us. However it certainly wasn’t a quiet few days in the Dawson household. This is what we got up to: – On Saturday (after catching up on some much needs Z’s) we headed off to the…
Read MoreBeacon Tri
What’s Beacon Tri? In a nutshell it’s a brand new triathlon team aiming to help talented young athletes based in Norfolk and Suffolk to achieve their potential within the sport. 6 athletes with a range of aspirations from achieving local to international success have been selected onto the 2018 team – and we’ve certainly got…
Read MoreJill’s Channel Swim Challenge
2017 again saw Jill undertaken a whole range of challenges, raising money for various charities along the way. Amongst others this has included 2 obstacle 5k’s, long walks, a triathlon and the ‘Willy Wobble’ 5k at the Olympic Park in London in aid of men’s cancers. However Jill took on perhaps her greatest challenge in…
Read MoreRace Report – Shockabsorber Triathlon
Whilst I continue to watch from the sidelines for now, Jill has been getting stuck into all manner of challenges. From regular Parkruns to muddy 5k obstacle races (see below photo) and long-distance walks, Jill seems to have some sort of charity challenge most months. July 8th was time for the Shock absorber triathlon in support…
Read MoreJill’s 2016 Events
Tri Team Dawson isn’t all about my racing schedule. Jill is keeping just as active with her own endeavours again this year, with a few fundraising events already completed: – March 13th: Jill completed the 14 mile Eye2Eye walk from Moorfields Eye Hospital to the London Eye, raising money for the former. She completed this…
Read MoreHappy Christmas
Just a quick message from us here at Tri Team Dawson: – Happy Christmas! Iain and Jill
Read MoreJill’s Long Day Out
Jill spent most of Saturday the 18th July completing a trans-Pennine hike to raise funds for Macmillian – a worthy cause I think you’ll agree. The walk took over 200 participants from Manchester all the way to Sheffield to raise much needed funds to help support the charities work. It was scheduled to be 26 miles…
Read MoreRace Report – ITU World Series Part 2
Following the Paratriathlon in the morning the afternoon saw Jill, Richard Green and myself take on the relay event at Hyde Park. I would do the swim, Jill the bike and Richard the run. Our team name: Dawson’s Green Team. We all had our challenges to face in completing this. For my part I would…
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