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The great weight debate…
I’ve had an unprecedented level of response to my last post, mostly asking about weight loss and how I did it while training for long-distance triathlon racing. Below follows an attempt to set the weight loss in the context of … Continue reading
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Tagged Food, habits, Health, Ironman, Ironman Triathlon, nutrition, performance, Sports, Triathlon, weight, weight loss
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Ironman 70.3 Dublin race report, August 2016
I entered this race because all my friends seemed to be doing it…. which seems like a bad reason at first glance, but over the years I have learnt that racing needs to be fun as well as hard! I’d also … Continue reading
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Tagged Bike, coffee, dublin, Food, Half Ironman, half marathon, Hills, Ironman, Ironman Triathlon, Ironman UK, race, racing, recovery, run, Sea swimming, swim, Swimming, training, training camp, Triathlon, women's sport
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Challenge Fredericia race report, August 2016
Having not really dared to plan anything based on what my body might still be able to do After The Ironman, I was slightly bewildered to find myself still in one piece at the end of June, back training normally a couple of weeks … Continue reading
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Tagged Bike, coffee, denmark, disc, dolphin, dublin, Food, Half Ironman, half marathon, Hills, Ironman, Ironman Triathlon, race, racing, recovery, run, Sea swimming, swim, Swimming, training, Triathlon
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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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Galway Ironman 70.3 triathlon
Galway 70.3, 2nd Sept 2012: My first triathlon, and the most positive sporting experience I had in 2012 by a factor of lots I entered this race to give me something to pull myself out of the pit of sadness … Continue reading
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Tagged Food, Ironman Triathlon, novice, Rowing, Sea swimming, Soda bread, Sports, Swimming, Triathlon, World Championships
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