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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
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Tagged Bike, change, Half Ironman, improvement, Ironman, Ironman Triathlon, moving house, performance, professional athletes, road bike, run, running, Sports, Swimming, Travel and Tourism, TT bike, weight loss, women's sport
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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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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
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Tagged Bike, easter, easter egg, Lanzarote, racing, run, swim, training camp, Triathlon
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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
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
Ironman South Africa, 6 April 2014
The coach of my first Henley-winning rowing crew said to us during the lead-up to the race, “You have to be good enough that you can have a bad day on race day and still win.” For me that thought … Continue reading
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Tagged award, Bike, heat, Ironman, Kona, KQ, run, South Africa, swim
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