The British Triathlon awards dinner was held in Birmingham at the National motorcycle museum last Saturday evening (17th November). The event brings down the curtain on the 2012 season and is a celebration of the achievements by British athletes, clubs, coaches and…
World championships Auckland
Finally, after what has seemed like a long season, it was time for the World Championships with this year’s Grand Final held in Auckland, New Zealand during October. Jill, Luke and I joined the rest of the GB sqaud to take the long, long…
Holiday time!
Now that the triathlon is done and dusted (report to follow at some stage), Jill and myself are having great fun touring around New Zealand. So far we have seen lots of volcano activity, sat in mud pools and even…
Hello New Zealand!
It’s been a long time coming, but we are finally here in New Zealand for the World Championships! Jill and myself arrived in Auckland in the early hours of Saturday morning after more than a day of travel and a…
World Duathlon Championships
The World Duathlon Championships were decided in Nancy, France over the weekend of 22/23 September with Tri Team Dawson scoring a bronze! Nancy proved a scenic brackdrop for this run-bike-run festival covering all categories of athlete from age group to…
North Norfolk Triathlon
The North Norfolk Triathlon took place on Sunday 2nd September at Wells Next the Sea. This Olympic distance event would see the 230-odd competitors tackle a 1500m swim in Wells Harbour, a 40km technical bike course on rural lanes and a…
Paralympic Games Trip
As a former Paralympian from Sydney 2000 I received some free tickets from the British Paralympic Association (BPA) and British Cycling for the velodrome – jolly nice of them! So Jill, Carl Shaw (Guide), Mark Philo (training partner) and I…
Forncett School Visit
I was really pleased to visit Forncett Junior School this week to talk to the children about being a Paralympic torch bearer and also Paratriathlon. With the children aged 4-11 years old. I was worried that this could be my…
Paralympic Torch Relay
I was lucky enough to have been nominated to carry the Paralympic flame as part of the 24 hour relay from the home of the Paralympic Games in Stoke Mandeville to the Olympic stadium in Stratford. It was quite a honour…
Tri Harder
I am really pleased to announce Tri Harder as a new sponsor of Tri Team Dawson! This is something the Boss (Jill) sorted out at the Norwich triathlon in July. Tri Harder is a new triathlon-specific shop and online retailer based…