Iain’s Blog
Sport Relief
Jill has set herself an amazing challenge for march. She will be running a 5k around the olympic park to raise money for sport relief. We have decided to make it a tri team dawson effort and I will be running alongside to ensure she doesn’t beat me ! We don’t normally ask for sponsorship…
Read More2013 Review
2013 was my 5th season of competing in triathlon. As reigning World Champion and with lottery funding via UK Sport now in place to support Team GB towards the Rio Paralympics, 2013 had promised so much but in the end didn’t quite live up to expectations. There were still a few decent results and other…
Read MoreNewport UCI Para-Cycling Cup
Somewhat later than planned here’s a post about the trip Jill and I took to Wales over the weekend of 29th November – 2 December for the UCI Newport Para-cycling Cup, a 3 day internationally-ranked track cycling event. It was a rare opportunity to compete in this type of event in the UK and especially…
Read MoreKing’s Lynn Santa Run
I’ve mentioned recently that Jill has been making a great effort to get and stay fit. She’s been running regularly, to the gym, working with Richard Green PT and out on the roads cycling despite the weather turning colder/wetter. To help keep motivation high and have something to aim for, Jill signed up for the Kings Lynn…
Read MoreChildren In Need
In the past Jill and I have done a fair bit of charity-related work and fundraising for things like Special Olympics and other organisations. However in recent years with work and personal sporting commitments sucking up a lot of our spare time we’ve not had so many opportunities to get involved with things.. So we…
Read MoreAnyone got a crystal ball?
For most of us triathletes the season is now over. Sure there are a few die-hards still out there racing seriously, but i’m not one of them (Surprising, I know). September’s World Championships in London seem almost a distant memory…I’ve had my end of season break and i’m now easing into winter training! What exactly…
Read MoreSponsorship – Schwalbe Tyres
I’m lucky enough to have several truly great sponsors on board who provide invaluable support in one form or another. One such example is Schwalbe tyres UK who came on board this year. Schwalbe kindly provided me with enough ‘product’ for both training and competition to ensure that I haven’t had to worry whether I could…
Read MorePost Season – What’s Occurring?
What do you do after a major event like the London World Championships? This depends on a lot of factors such as the time of year, fitness, injury status and simply how you feel. You might continue to train hard for some end of season objectives or you might slowly ease down training over a…
Read MoreRace Report – 2013 World Championships
Friday 13th sounded like a bad day to get out of bed full-stop, never mind competing at the World championships in London. Regardless, that was the task guide Matt Elllis and I faced. For Matt this was possibly more of a challenge as up until 3 weeks out from the biggest event of the year…
Read MoreRichard Green PT – Strength & Conditioning
As you will no doubt be aware, there are a number of people who provide invaluable support when it comes to my sporting goals. One such individual who has joined the team this year having first been identified by Jill is a gentleman called Richard Green. Richard is a Personal Training and Strength and Conditioning consultant who runs…
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