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…
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…
2013 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…
Newport 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…
Iain takes my keep fit seriously
I think this is my favourite christmas present !
King’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…
Children 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…
Anyone 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…
Sponsorship – 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…
Post 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…