This is my first race since I suffered a grade two tear of the calf muscle 8 weeks ago at IRONMAN 70.3 MALLORCA whilst I have been able to train in the pool and on the bike, running has been very limited. I only got back to easy paced 5k running this week. I did try to cancel or defer all my races in June & July … Continue reading ABERSOCH SPRINT TRIATHLON 2019 RACE RECAP
So I will cut straight to the chase and tell you that this race was a disaster, I sustained an injury right at the very start which resulted in me pulling out after the bike leg. Back to the normal race recap style now and let’s go into a bit more detail. You can read about the registration in my IRONMAN 70.3 MALLORCA – DAY 1 blog … Continue reading IRONMAN 70.3 MALLORCA 2019 RACE RECAP
Now I am all packed and ready to fly out to Mallorca in the morning, I thought I would post my Ironman 70.3 Mallorca gear. Last week I posted my HOPES & DREAMS for race day, let’s hope this gear can help me deliver on those dreams. Pre Race Race morning breakfast for me is a tried and very well tested thing. In fact, every morning I … Continue reading IRONMAN 70.3 MALLORCA 2019 GEAR
Here we go for another thrilling installment of the triathlon training diaries. Maybe not so thrilling but it is another installment at least. I finished IRONMAN – SEASON 2 PART 4 off with an Easy week following on from my biggest week of training to date. The natural partner is Easy, Medium and Hard weeks, however, as I am running the Manchester Marathon on the … Continue reading IRONMAN – SEASON 2 PART 5
This is the third installment of the Hopes & Dreams series and seems to be getting a regular thing now, certainly before the bigger races anyway. In my previous posts, my hopes for TOKYO MARATHON were massively underestimated and for the MANCHESTER MARATHON, I completely changed my mind and didn’t run at all. So it’s fair to say when I set a goal, hope or dream its pretty much … Continue reading IRONMAN 70.3 MALLORCA 2019 HOPES & DREAMS
Now that Tokyo is done and my marathon goal totally smashed it is time to fully focus on Ironman 70.3 Mallorca. The plan is to increase the bike mileage and intensity and build up the swimming whilst reducing the amount of running in comparison to recent weeks. Continue reading IRONMAN – SEASON 2 PART 4
This is the third of my four weekly training updates on the road to Ironman UK & Wales. This one is going to be slightly different than most of my updates as I am running the Tokyo marathon right on the last day of this four week block. Continue reading IRONMAN – SEASON 2 PART 3
Into the second marathon of training for this years triathlons. I was looking to build on a good start in the first four weeks and hopefully push on a little, still the main focus is preparing and getting as ready as I can for Tokyo in March. Continue reading IRONMAN – SEASON 2 PART 2
This is the first instalment of my 2019 triathlon training recap, where I intend to write a four weekly blog covering how the training has gone during that period. There is no set end date for this other than renaming to 2020 triathlon training if it runs into next year. Continue reading IRONMAN – SEASON 2 PART 1
This is my first full distance Ironman event having only previously taken part in a GoTri, one sprint distance and last months IRONMAN 70.3 STAFFORDSHIRE. I am still new to triathlon and certainly still learning about the longer distance. My goal for Ironman UK is to simply get around and finish the event if possible come in under 13 hours and improve on my swim to … Continue reading IRONMAN UK 2018 RACE RECAP
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