Iain’s Blog
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 took a float plane trip from lake rotorua. Thanks for all the messages, see…
Read MoreHello 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 12 hour time difference. Luke Watson (guide) arrived just this morning (Monday) looking a bit…
Read MoreWorld 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 elite competitors. The event start, finish and transition area were based in Stanislas Square: ‘Place Stanislas…
Read MoreNorth 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 tough 10km run with about a third along the beach. Carl Shaw was on guiding…
Read MoreParalympic 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 travelled to Londonon Saturday 1st September. Originally I’d expected to be at an international…
Read MoreForncett 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 toughest audience yet! In fact it turned out to be really good fun. Forncett School…
Read MoreParalympic 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 to be amongst just 560 people selected for this. I was nomination by Tyree Robinson (Thanks!), who runs…
Read MoreTri 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 in Dereham, Norfolk…the first in the county! Tri Harder was set up ealier this year…
Read MoreMore Summer Fun
The fun and games continued last week: – Monday 13th August: A recovery day in training, but surprisingly my legs felt really good cycling to work considering I had raced the Cambridge Olympic distance triathlon the day before. I must be getting fitter! Tuesday 14th August: I found out when and where I would be carrying…
Read MoreSummer Fun
It’s been another busy few days at Tri Team Dawson: – Tue 7th August: I hit a massive swim PB in training at the UEA Sportspark pool in Norwich on Tuesday. It was great to knock a big chunk off my 400m time, but with the World Championships on the horizon, I’m not saying how quick I went!! Comparing…
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