It was a double header for the weekend of 9th and 10th June with the British Paracgcling Time Trial Championships on the Saturday and the Circuit Road Race Championships on the Sunday. Jack Peasgood was piloting for both races having…
General Update
As usual we have been beavering away with one thing and another. Here’s just some of what we’ve been up to lately: – 28th April – Swimathon 1: Jill organised two relay entries for our Beacon tri team, each covering…
Race Report – Arctic One Paratri
Bank Holiday Monday (28th May) and I was back at Dorney Lake for the Arctic One Paratri festival to tackle the Open Para Sprint event. Two years ago I had raced to the win with Nick Beer. This time around…
Bank Holiday Weekend
It was nice to have a long weekend off work, especially as for once the weather was kind to us. However it certainly wasn’t a quiet few days in the Dawson household. This is what we got up to: –…
Race Report – London Marathon
It’s Wednesday 25th April – 3 days after London Marathon and my legs still hurt a fair bit. Post race I’ve found it best not to sit still for too long as it only makes it harder to move again…
London Marathon Update
So, the big day has almost arrived and it’s now too late to make any further fitness gains. It’s a case of sitting back, chilling out and eating plenty of good carbs before the 26.2 miles ahead on Sunday 22nd.…
National Paralympic Heritage Project
A few months ago I came across an article on the Active Norfolk website asking for artefacts from past Paralympic Games. The items would be used in a local exhibition that would form the pilot of National Paralympic Heritage Trust…
Race Report – Wymomdham 20 Miler
Can I really call this a ‘race report’? It’s not as if I stood on the start ready to push the limits and determined to set a new PB or finish in a certain placing. No, this event was a…
London Marathon
I’m running this year’s London Marathon for SENSE – the national deaf-blind charity. Apart from the challenge of making my marathon debut and covering the 26.2 miles, I have the added task of raising £1,500. I’ve made a good start…
Beacon Tri
What’s Beacon Tri? In a nutshell it’s a brand new triathlon team aiming to help talented young athletes based in Norfolk and Suffolk to achieve their potential within the sport. 6 athletes with a range of aspirations from achieving local…