Tag Archives: women’s sport

Don’t mess with Texas, round 6

Posted on April 12, 2019 by frankiesanjana

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Amsterdam, Bike, cycling, Ironman, Ironman Triathlon, road bike, run, running, Sports, swim, Swimming, Texas, training, Travel and Tourism, Triathlon, TT bike, women's sport | Leave a comment

Reflecting on a year of change

Posted on January 22, 2019 by frankiesanjana

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | 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 | 8 Comments

Ironman 70.3 Dublin race report, August 2016

Posted on August 15, 2016 by frankiesanjana

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 →

Posted in Race reports | 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 | Leave a comment

Women’s cycling jersey inadequacy rage, Oct 2013

Posted on December 12, 2013 by frankiesanjana

There follows what I am sure will be the first of many rants. I do love a good rant… this particular example was induced by the simple act of trying to buy some new kit AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH WHY FOR THE LOVE … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bike, cycling, jersey, puncture, shopping, women, women's sport | 3 Comments

Wimbledon winners and women’s sport, July 2013

Posted on November 28, 2013 by frankiesanjana

The Wimbledon controversy continues but a far more endemic problem was illustrated beautifully this morning by the Metro. Its sole nod to the existence of women’s sport in today’s paper was an article and photo saying that actually Marion Bartoli … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged equality, football, Giro Rosa, Marion Bartoli, Outlaw triathlon, Tour de France, Wimbledon, Wimbledon Championships, women's sport | Leave a comment