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Tag Archives: Ironman UK
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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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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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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