Iain’s Blog
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 MoreEntering The Arms Race
Following on from the infamous Nike Vaporfly 4% and their Next % running shoes, a number of companies have now released their own carbon fibre-plated models. Sub-2 hour marathon barrier smashed Being a bit of shoe-geek, I’d looked on with interest at what Nike was doing especially with Eliud Kipchoge’s attempt at going sub-2 hours…
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 MoreUpdate from me
It’s been a strange few weeks. Like most people, the Covid-19 pandemic has had a big influence over our lives here in sunny Norfolk. For starters there’s the restrictions that everyone is facing around staying at home, only going out for essential food. medicine, daily exercise or essential work…just got to stick with it until…
Read More2020 Racing Plans
A few weeks ago I started writing a blog about my racing plans for 2020, albeit a little delayed since I’ve already completed several events, but never finished it. However this has now evolved into a blog about what may or may not be happening in 2020 given the current situation with Coronavirus and all…
Read MoreGeneral Update
Well, Christmas came and went and it’s now almost February! It’s been a busy few months with lots of work but also plenty of training and a few races. Jill and I have been kept busy with work and especially our events business Can But Tri, That seems to be going well thus far with some…
Read MoreProduct Review – Schwalbe Pro One Tubeless Tyres
Like a lot of people, and especially (ahem) older cyclists, I was a bit sceptical about the introduction of tubeless tyres over recent years. For those who aren’t bike-geeks there are basically 3 types of bike tyres nowadays: – Tubular – They have an inner tube sewn into a tyre carcass and then you use…
Read MoreIronman Recovery
Before I raced at Ironman Estonia I wondered what my recovery would be like. Previously I have done a couple of middle distance/half Irormans and one long distance tri (about 2/3rd of a full Iron distance event). My recovery was OK for all of them, although racing the sprint national champs two weeks after the…
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…
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