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Tag Archives: Sea swimming
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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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 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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Galway Ironman 70.3 triathlon
Galway 70.3, 2nd Sept 2012: My first triathlon, and the most positive sporting experience I had in 2012 by a factor of lots I entered this race to give me something to pull myself out of the pit of sadness … Continue reading
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Tagged Food, Ironman Triathlon, novice, Rowing, Sea swimming, Soda bread, Sports, Swimming, Triathlon, World Championships
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