Ironman 70.3 World Championships 2024
Taupo in New Zealand and the 70.3 world championships marks the end of an era for me in triathlon and WOW was it great event to end on. The following wraps up a decade of training and competing, I hope you enjoy the story… Final dance… I stated this journey 10 years ago to…Read more Ironman 70.3 World Championships 2024
Ironman 70.3 Warsaw – The road to IM World champs.
This was my 1st race of the season after a long build. I had planned the usual half marathons to get me into the racing spirit but over the past 12 months have been having lower back pain resulting in sciatica and weakness when running. Only 3 days before 70.3 Warsaw did I find out…Read more Ironman 70.3 Warsaw – The road to IM World champs.
70.3 Poznan – Qualifying for 2024 World Champs
It’s been a while since I have posted and like everyone work and life catches up with free time. However, after a nudge from a colleague who used a review to help prep for an event I realised there are some benefits in the written word as many move to video based reviews. I am…Read more 70.3 Poznan – Qualifying for 2024 World Champs
Challenge Salou 2019
Early season starter… After a shit past 2 years with broken back then broken clavicle destroying the seasons it was good to get back to racing after a long recovery and winters training. The goal was to qualify for the Challenge Championship and to play it safe on the efforts to not blow up. So some…Read more Challenge Salou 2019
Ironman 70.3 rapperswil-jona
The bike was tough and climbs long, with some lasting over a 7km and at places a 13% gradient. Apologies for the delay in posting up this race report but work has been pretty hectic although that has not resulted in any reduction in the training. So back to race… Switzerland…Always sounds beautiful but…Read more Ironman 70.3 rapperswil-jona
Outlaw Half 2018 – 1st triathlon of the year!
It was a great race for early season and reflective of the hard work and new coaching over the past few months. Since my bike crash last year there have been ups and downs in the recovery process and lots of appointments to get a diagnosis and some treatment. But am on the mend…Read more Outlaw Half 2018 – 1st triathlon of the year!
Ironman Florida 2017: Take 2
It has been sometime since my last write up but it’s been a really tough few months… End of September I was involved in a bike accident where some idiot decided it was ok to reverse around a blind bend at the bottom of a hill with no signs or warnings he was doing…Read more Ironman Florida 2017: Take 2
IRONMAN FRANKFURT: COLD’s, MED TENT & 32oC OF JOY!
Roll on July 9th That was the thought process in the months leading up to Ironman Frankfurt. I felt ready and was shooting out some great training sessions as well as some long training hours, effort and coin on route to what I though would be a big PB. Pre-race blues! One thing that seems…Read more IRONMAN FRANKFURT: COLD’s, MED TENT & 32oC OF JOY!
Outlaw Triathlon – A lesson in quick fixes!
Here we are for the 1st tri of the season and a 70.3 is always a great way to open the account for 2017… The Outlaw is a bit of an institution in the UK and has a super loyal following due to its fantastic team of organisers and atmosphere on the day. However, May…Read more Outlaw Triathlon – A lesson in quick fixes!
Barcelona Marathon 2017 – 1st race of the Season
It was looking like it was going to be a cool day, which in my book is a good day. I had ran the Barcelona marathon a few times before, with the last being in 2014 so knew it can always be a challenging event due to the heat. However, it’s the luck of…Read more Barcelona Marathon 2017 – 1st race of the Season