Race Reports
Virtual Reality
Whilst outdoor competition has been put on hold for some time now, there’s still been plenty of other things to keep us active and entertained! I’ve been getting my fix by doing the odd challenge and taking part in some virtual cycle racing on Zwift. Here’s what I’ve been getting up to: – Haute Route…
Read MoreThanks Stan The Man!
I just wanted to say a big thanks to Stan Swanepoel (Tri-Anglia) for all his efforts in Guiding as we prepared for Manchester Marathon (Originally scheduled for April 5th). I’d not been running particular well last year, largely due to my ankle injury, but in reality I only had one good run in 2018, which…
Read MoreRace Report – Ironman Estonia
Somewhat belatedly due to other commitments (and just generally being a bit tardy!), here is my Ironman Estonia report. I’d been thinking about doing an Ironman for several years so was inevitable that I’d get around it to one day. Unlike some lunatics I know, I’ve gradually moved up through the distances from sprint to…
Read MoreYorkshire 2019 Paracycling Event
As a triathlete, and one that had completed an Ironman a month or so earlier, I probably wasn’t in the kind of shape needed for this event. A stinky cold in the days leading up to it wasn’t going to help either. However, the UCI Para road race held as part of the Yorkshire World…
Read MoreA Quick Catch Up
I’ve been a bit tardy in keeping this blog up-to-date recently, so here’s a quick update on things over the last few months in the build up to Ironman Estonia: – 9th June – Old Buckenham 10k: After just about making it around the 5k run leg of the Paratri national champs at the end…
Read MoreRace Report – Paratri National Champs
As defending champions from 2018 and also as a start to our preparations for Ironman Estonia, Duncan Shea-Simmonds and I were keen to do the Paratri national champs on 27th May at Eton Dorney as part of the Arctic One festival. Unfortunately my ankle was still not great having injured myself and not run since…
Read MoreRace Report – World Aquathlon Champs
I had originally though about doing the duathlon, aquathlon and long distance tri at the Multisport World Champs in Pontevedra, Spain. However I scaled this back to just defending the Aquathlon title won last year in Denmark, in part due to cost and in part due to availability of Guides. Matt Floyd, a student at…
Read MoreRace Report – Diss Deathlon
Diss Duathlon is one of my favourite local events. It provides a good early test of fitness, but is also a very friendly and relaxed race just 7 miles from home. Jake Brockwell (One of the young and talented athletes on the Beacon Tri team) kindly offered to Guide. Jake’s a fast runner and has…
Read MoreRace Report – Ringland Half Marathon
Prior to the inaugural Ringland Half Marathon starting and finishing at the Dinasoar Park on the edge of Norwich (replacing the Broadland Half Marathon) I had got in a few longer runs. However probably not a sufficient number and not long enough! I’d got up to 10 miles (except for an accidentally long 22.5km run…
Read MoreMadeira World Cup
Just two weeks separated the Sarasota and Madeira World Cups, with only 8 days at home before travelling again.Matt wasn’t free and neither were any of my regular guides for one reason or another (Jack had the worst excuse saying he was getting married that weekend). Fortunately British Triathlon put in me in touch with…
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