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 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
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
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
The Outlaw X is a new middle distance (half ironman) triathlon for 2019 celebrating 10 years of OSB events. After my injury during the IRONMAN 70.3 MALLORCA 4 months ago, I decided that I would sign up to race this one right at the very end of the UK triathlon season. 4 months of injury recovery has gone quite well and I am going into this one … Continue reading OUTLAW X TRIATHLON 2019 RACE RECAP
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