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A Most Bothersome and Preventable Tragedy
Two bone breaks, both caused by stupidity (A Spanish island’s where we lay our scene) This training breaks down under scrutiny I’m so far now from where I could have been. From forth the awful year of Covid woes I … Continue reading
Don’t mess with Texas, round 6
Texas 5, Frankie 1, and an exciting day for women’s racing I’m not sure what it is about racing in Texas. After two terrible days out racing the Ironman in the Woodlands, two simply “meh” races at the 70.3 in … Continue reading
Reflecting on a year of change
2018 was an exhausting year. I moved house, changed my coaching setup and had my longest training and racing season ever. I had an absolute shocker of a race in June, after which I made some fairly drastic changes to … Continue reading
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
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
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
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
The Egg Unboxed
Lots of training; Easter weekend, FrEd-style; and the most ridiculously awesome Easter egg ever Part 1: the obligatory but hopefully at least mildly amusing training-related bit It’s now almost three months since I was released back into the wild from the care … Continue reading
Out of the ashes
It’s been a long time since I’ve posted. Rehab didn’t go as smoothly as planned, with pain continuing in my right hip for weeks after the operation, and for reasons best known to itself, my brain decided to fixate on … Continue reading
Don’t get me wet and don’t feed me after midnight
A couple of weeks ago I followed a routine I’m coming to know rather well: roll out of bed hideously early; follow a carefully prepared list of instructions, including a detailed nutrition plan and timings; go to body marking; hang … Continue reading
Frankie Sanjana 