On the 22nd May, I headed to Harrogate for the Struggle Yorkshire Dales sportive. I was using this as a long ride as part of my training for Challenge Roth in early July. This was my first 100 miler of the year having done 5 in 2021 by this stage. The Struggle was on the same day as the Velo 29 Tour of The Peaks … Continue reading STRUGGLE DALES SPORTIVE 2022 RECAP
On 12th May I took part in the Mow Cop Killer Mile. This was my second time running the Killer Mile with my course PB of 9:14 coming in the 2017 Killer Mile. That year I ran the race a few days prior to the Berlin Marathon, this time I ran it a few days after Ironman 70.3 Mallorca. Just a slight change going from … Continue reading MOW COP KILLER MILE 2022 RACE RECAP
On 7th May I crossed the finish line in Mallorca for my sixth middle distance triathlon and fourth Ironman branded 70.3. This race meant more than most, back in May 2019 I lined up for Ironman 70.3 Mallorca with high hopes of a PB, but these hopes were quickly dashed as I run from the beach to the sea. As soon as I entered the … Continue reading IRONMAN 70.3 MALLORCA 2022 RACE RECAP
On 7th May 2002, I raced Ironman 70.3 Mallorca. This was my sixth middle distance triathlon since I started in 2018 and I have made a quick post like this ahead of most of them. I find it useful to look back at these gear blogs before each race so I know what I need to pack. Let’s face it, there is a lot of … Continue reading IRONMAN 70.3 MALLORCA 2022 GEAR
Back in 2020, I joined one of the local running clubs, City of Stoke AC, because I wanted to mix up the running by adding some cross country races to my road racing schedule. That year I picked up a knee injury in October which meant I missed the entire 2020 season. Although, we all know what happened to racing in 2020 thanks to COVID … Continue reading 2021/22 CROSS COUNTRY SEASON RECAP
On 3rd April I made my return to the marathon start line after 29 months away. It has been a long time since I toed the line at the New York City Marathon 2019. The pandemic and various injuries meant I missed a lot but there are bigger things to worry about in the world right now. In September 2021 I picked up a stress … Continue reading MARATHON DE PARIS 2022 RACE RECAP
On the 6th February, I ran the Alsager 5. This is actually the first time I have run this one despite only living 3 miles from Alsager. For one reason or another it has never fallen right for my training schedule but this year I decided to go for it. I haven’t run a road race since the Tatton 10k in June 2021. I have … Continue reading ALSAGER 5 2022 RECAP
On the 26th September, I completed my third middle distance race of 2021 and fifth overall at the one-off Ironman 70.3 Bolton. Having set a new PB in the CHOLMONDELEY CASTLE GAUNTLET race back in June, I had already achieved my goal of setting a new PB this year. Originally, I was signed up to race Ironman 70.3 Weymouth the week before the Bolton 70.3, … Continue reading IRONMAN 70.3 BOLTON 2021 RACE RECAP
This is a quick look at the gear I took out to the Ironman 70.3 Bolton race at the weekend. Being my fourth triathlon of the year and third middle distance, I have got a good idea of what I need to take and what fuelling works well for me. Fuelling My fuelling is something that has been well practised over the past few years … Continue reading IRONMAN 70.3 BOLTON 2021 GEAR
Having taken part in four VELO29 Sportives in April & May as part of my training for IRONMAN UK 2021, it felt like a no brainer to sign up for some more in September as I gear up for the Ironman World Championship. That race ended up being cancelled but I still rolled out for the 102 mile long route on the VELO29 Selby Three … Continue reading VELO29 SELBY THREE SWANS SPORTIVE 2021 RECAP
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