With Ironman 70.3 Staffordshire coming at the end of a four week period which has already seen me race PB’s at CHOLMONDELEY CASTLE TRIATHLON and IRONMAN UK I think it is fair to say, my hopes for this race are less optimistic. I completed Ironman 70.3 Staffordshire 2018 which was my first ever 70.3 and first Ironman branded event. I loved the race and the … Continue reading IRONMAN 70.3 STAFFORDSHIRE 2021 HOPES & DREAMS
Okay, so I have left it a week before writing this, I wanted to let the emotion of the event subside a little before putting pen to paper. I will break this blog down into registration, racking then split the race out into four sections. I will try to put lots of photos to break it up too. This is my second time doing Ironman … Continue reading IRONMAN UK 2021 RACE RECAP
In my Ironman – Season 4 Part 8 update, a nice short one for a change, I was doing a mini taper into the Cholmondeley middle distance triathlon which resulted in a PB and more importantly a big confidence booster that the knee can hold up to a triathlon still. Week Twenty-Eight – 21 – 27 June Taper Week The plan for this week is … Continue reading IRONMAN – SEASON 4 PART 9
Prior to previous A races or big events, I have posted my gear for the day. I figured I would do this again ahead of this Sunday’s Ironman UK. It may be of use to someone doing a future Ironman and it will certainly be of use to me when I look back to see what I took/wore on the day, see what went well, … Continue reading IRONMAN UK 2021 GEAR
Got to say, I didn’t think I would be writing a hopes and dreams/goals blog leading up to a full distance triathlon, certainly not in July. With plans chopping and changing throughout the winter with race postponements and a knee injury putting any full distance triathlon plans into doubt, it is fair to say training hasn’t been textbook. I’ll give a quick roundup on the … Continue reading IRONMAN UK 2021 HOPES & DREAMS
After 26 weeks of training and countless will it, won’t it moments I have made it through to the tune-up race week and taper weeks for an A race. Season 4 of my Ironman training began back on 14th December with the aim of getting a PB at half and full distance. The goal was to race Ironman 70.3 Mallorca in May and go for … Continue reading IRONMAN – SEASON 4 PART 8
Back to racing!! Damn it feels good to be pinning a number on again after all the cancellations and postponements over the last 18 months. The gauntlet is my third middle distance triathlon (fourth if you count the DNF at Ironman 70.3 Mallorca in 2019). I signed up for this one after Ironman 70.3 Staffordshire was postponed to July 18th. I am doing Ironman UK … Continue reading CHOLMONDELEY CASTLE TRIATHLON GAUNTLET 2021 RACE RECAP
Into the final two big weeks of training before tapering slightly into a tune-up race on 20th June at Cholmondeley Castle Triathlon then two weeks proper taper into Ironman UK on July 4th. As mentioned in my IRONMAN – SEASON 4 PART 6 post, I will split these last two weeks out into one blog then the taper weeks on another. In week twenty one … Continue reading IRONMAN – SEASON 4 PART 7
My first race of 2021!! The first time pinning a number on since the Mid Cheshire 5k in August 2020, 10 months ago and my first 10k since running the Tatton 10k as part of my recovery from a calf strain in August 2019, 22 months ago! I have been training for Ironman UK which is (hopefully) in 4 weeks time. This training has been … Continue reading CHASE THE SUN TATTON 10K RECAP
For the first 3 months of this training journey initially towards Challenge Roth but now Ironman UK, the focus had been on bike strength and endurance. I knew from the offset that swimming wasn’t going to happen for a good few months and running was massively hampered by the knee tendonitis recovery. In the second half of my IRONMAN – SEASON 4 PART 5 update, … Continue reading IRONMAN – SEASON 4 PART 6
The Cheshire Runner. 