The blog I always dreamt of writing but deep down, never thought I would write. Like most triathletes, qualifying for Kona was always a dream, something I would love to do one day but never thought I would actually qualify. In July 2021 at Ironman UK, that dream became a reality when I qualified for the 2021 Ironman World Championships. Ultimately, that race was cancelled … Continue reading IRONMAN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2022 RACE RECAP
On 8th October I will be racing in the Ironman World Championship in Kona. For most of my triathlons, I have posted a quick rundown of the gear and fuel I used for the race. I often refer back to these posts myself when I am packing my kit up for a race, just to be sure I haven’t forgotten anything. Over the past 12 … Continue reading IRONMAN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2022 GEAR
On the 12th June, I took part in my third Ironman 70.3 Staffordshire having raced in Ironman 70.3 Staffordshire 2018 and Ironman 70.3 Staffordshire 2021. This was my last “warm-up” race before doing Challenge Roth in a few weeks time. I felt like I had something to prove to myself in this race after really struggling during the run at Ironman 70.3 Mallorca in May. … Continue reading IRONMAN 70.3 STAFFORDSHIRE 2022 RACE RECAP
On 3rd July I took part in Challenge Roth which was my 3rd full distance triathlon, the 2nd one over the full 140.6 miles after Ironman UK 2018 was reduced by 17 miles. Challenge Roth has been a bucket list race for me ever since I first saw videos and photos of the athletes going up Solar Hill with the thousands of spectators crowding around … Continue reading CHALLENGE ROTH 2022 RACE RECAP
On 12th June I raced Ironman 70.3 Staffordshire. This was my third time racing Staffs and seventh 70.3 overall. Below is a short breakdown of what gear and nutrition I used on race day. Although, for anyone who has read any of my previous “gear blogs”, you will see that it is the same gear as almost all of them. I guess the only real … Continue reading IRONMAN 70.3 STAFFORDSHIRE 2022 GEAR
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
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
In THE ROAD TO KONA – WEEK 3 I had a good week of running but messed up one run by eating dinner too close to the start of the run, the swimming kind of went ok and the bike was average. We were on holiday Friday – Sunday which cut some of the week short and meant front-loading the week. We are still away … Continue reading THE ROAD TO KONA 2021 – WEEK 4
The Cheshire Runner. 