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 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
Now I have reached the end of this triathlon training block, I thought I would do something different and write a debrief and discuss how I felt the training plan went, what worked well, what didn’t work so well and any changes I may make for the next block. This training block began on the 14th December 2020 and ran for 31 weeks through to … Continue reading IRONMAN – SEASON 4 DEBRIEF
First time racing back in my home county of Staffordshire since IRONMAN 70.3 STAFFORDSHIRE 2018. I originally signed up for this one as a tune-up race for IRONMAN UK 2021 and was aiming to push for a PB of around 4:45 but as Staffs was moved back to July 18th and now falls two weeks after Ironman UK my IRONMAN 70.3 STAFFORDSHIRE 2021 HOPES & … Continue reading IRONMAN 70.3 STAFFORDSHIRE 2021 RACE RECAP
This is a quick breakdown of what gear I am taking/using for Ironman 70.3 Staffordshire this time around. I like to do a post like this so that I can look back and see what stuff I need next time I am packing for a triathlon but also, but someone new to the sport may find this of use as well. I certainly remember trying … Continue reading IRONMAN 70.3 STAFFORDSHIRE 2021 GEAR
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
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