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Monthly Archives: December 2013
Don’t knock it til you’ve tried it? Low-carb lunacy, Nov 2013
I have had many an enjoyable rant over the past months and years concerning the idiocy of food exclusion diets in general and the low-carb fad in particular. So why did I even contemplate giving this a go? Looking back … Continue reading
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Tagged Asics, diet, Food, Health, Low-carbohydrate diet, money, running, training
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Women’s cycling jersey inadequacy rage, Oct 2013
There follows what I am sure will be the first of many rants. I do love a good rant… this particular example was induced by the simple act of trying to buy some new kit AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH WHY FOR THE LOVE … Continue reading
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Tagged Bike, cycling, jersey, puncture, shopping, women, women's sport
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Kona Part 3: after the race
We were very lucky to have both scraped together enough time away from work to stay in Hawaii for an extra week after the race. The first couple of days were spent recovering: we were both exhausted. Two days after … Continue reading
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Tagged beach, coffee, Hawaii, Hawaii Island, holiday, Invisible cows, Kailua-Kona, Kona, Kona coffee, lava, Travel and Tourism, United States, volcano
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Kona Part 2: a humbling day out
Despite the gaps in my preparation, I was still reasonably confident that I could pull off a respectable race. I’d trained hard all year and I’d won my age group by more than 15 minutes to qualify, so surely I … Continue reading
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Tagged Ali'i Drive, Bike, Hawi, heat, injury, Ironman UK, Ironman World Championships, Kona, Palani, Queen K, race, race day, run, suncream, swim
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Kona baby! Part 1: How not to prepare for World Championships
Having qualified against all odds at IMUK, I didn’t have long to pick myself back up before Kona. As well as a perfectly-timed and remarkably persistent chest infection, I’d had a niggling stress response in my foot ever since Bolton … Continue reading
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Tagged beach, Bike, Bolton, coffee, Hawaii, Hawaii Island, Ironman, Kona, October, run, Sea swimming, stash, swim, TT bike, United States, World Championships
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Ironman 70.3 World Championships, Vegas, 8 Sep 2013
Having qualified for Vegas to great excitement a full year earlier, by the time the race rolled round it had become an almost unwelcome distraction from preparing for Kona. I was exhausted after a long season and was trying to … Continue reading
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Tagged Bike, Garmin, Half Ironman, injury, Ironman UK, Las Vegas, National Park, Nevada, Pop Tarts, run, swim, United States, Virgin Atlantic, World Championships
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Ironman UK race report, 4 Aug 2013
This was rapidly rebadged as my A race of the 2013 season following a nightmare race in Texas back in May. I was desperate to see how fast I could go and whether I could get my hands on the … Continue reading
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Tagged Bike, Bolton, coffee, Hawaii, Hills, Ironman Triathlon, Ironman UK, Kona, Road bicycle, run, Swimming, Winning
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