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Race Report – Madrid ITU Paratriathlon
Jack Peasgood and I travelled to Madrid for last ITU World Paratriathlon Event of the season on the 21st September. It would be my last serious event of 2014 too having started racing way back in March at the National Duathlon Championships. I was hoping for a good result following my non-selection for the World…
Read MoreRacing Round Up
Since the last major outing in Magog, Canada i’ve kept busy with a mixture of cycling, running and triathlon events: – 2nd August – Norwich Parkrun: I went to this hoping for a good time. I ended up with 20:11 for the 5k which wasn’t quite the plan, although still a course PB for me.…
Read MoreRace Report – Magog ITU World Paratriathlon Event
Jill I and travelled out the the small Town of Magog in Canada along with guide Jack Peasgood for the latest round of the ITU’s Paratriathlon series. I’d never heard of Magog, and as it turns out, neither had most of the Canadians we met. It is situated in french speaking Quebec and is very…
Read MoreSponsorships Update
As you may have heard recently, Tri Team Dawson will now be supported by two new sponsors. They are Torq nutrition and Salming Running. Here’s a little more information about each: – Torq I have signed up as a Torq ambassador which is brilliant news. I’ll be using Torq’s energy drinks and gels as well…
Read MoreRace Report – European Championships
Where to start? Well I suppose I should say that this year’s championships were set in the picturesque and very upmarket town of Kitzbuhel in Austria on the 21st June. When this venue was announced a year or so ago I was positively thrilled given it’s in the alps and would undoubtedly include a challenging…
Read MoreRace Report – ITU Yokohama and London Paratriathlon Events
Bit of a double header here with a combined report from two ‘ITU World Paratriathlon Events’ in Yokoham (17th May) and London (31st May) I attended recently (with Matt Ellis guiding on both occasions). Both races are part of the International Triathlon Union’s (ITU) new season-long series where Paratriathletes can score points towards qualifying for…
Read MoreParatriathlon Update
The International Triathlon Union (ITU) have introduced a number of changes within Paratriathlon for 2014. Here’s an over-view of some of the main ones from my point of view: – New Category system The ITU now uses 5 categories within Paratriathlon (see here for a brief over-view). My category is now PT5 for both blind…
Read MoreRace Report – Duathlon Season
Early in the year many triathletes look to duathlon events to help them prepare for the swim-bike-run races that are to follow later. Duathlons consist of a run, then a bike section and finally another run (often shorter than the first). Distances, course and conditions vary like any other multi-sport event but you can rely…
Read MoreRace Report – Sport Relief 5k
After months of anticipation and some hard work on Jill’s part the Sport Relief 5km run around the Olympic Park in London finally arrived on the 23rd March. Jill has been training hard for this as time allowed around her busy work schedule. She’s been getting herself to the gym, walking and running regularly. She’s…
Read MorePOWERbreathe Join The Team!
Serious athletes are always striving for for performance gains and I’m no different in that respect. I look at areas such as training, nutrition and equipment for example to see where I can potentially gain an advantage within the rules of the sport. As a long-time asthmatic who sometimes has struggled with their lower-than-average lung…
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