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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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Where next?
So – having finished Challenge Denmark iron distance in June – I can finally say I am officially back to doing what I love! Of course, the next aim is to do it faster… After Denmark I had a whole FOUR … Continue reading
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Tagged Amsterdam, austria, Bike, challenge, denmark, dublin, fitness, ireland, Ironman, netherlands, race, run, swim, training, training camp, Triathlon, turbo, World Championships
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Amsterdamse Blog
So technically this is supposed to be about triathlon, but my 2015 season can best be summed up as: raced some half iron distance races; did extraordinarily well for someone who had just spent a year out having hip surgery; … Continue reading
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Tagged Amsterdam, Bike, coffee, Dutch, half marathon, Italy, itmustbelove, Milan, moving house, Netflix, off season, party, race, rain, rehab, run, swim, training
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Monster Mojo 2014
“Lost your mojo?! Come find it again with us!” the event website promised. Exactly what the doctor ordered – stinging from a disappointing first race of the season at IM South Africa, I’d stumbled across the Mojo while looking for … Continue reading
Christmas in Paradise…
After starting my 2014 campaign with a couple of months of back-to-back turbo sessions and comedy running outfits… …I welcomed the opportunity to leave the UK for a couple of weeks and practise some other aspects of training. Sea swimming, … Continue reading
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Tagged Bike, Christmas, Hills, Ironman, Lanzarote, podium, race, run, Sea swimming, swim, training camp, winter
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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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A weekend of mixed emotions, 23 June 2013
At last I’ve had my first “successful” triathlon experience of the year, where I was racing from the gun to the finish line, rather than being knocked off my bike or trying to work out what the strange rattling noise … Continue reading
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Tagged coffee, half marathon, Ironman, New Forest, preparation, Prize money, race, run, swim, Triathlon
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