Tag Archives: Hawaii
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 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 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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