Earlier in the week I decided to race the Newbury Race Course half marathon today. It has been a little while since my last stand alone half marathon race, which was most likley the Milton Keynes half in 2019. So it was fun to get back out there. Leading into this race, I had a …
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What have I been doing?
It is late February now and I have not posted a blog since November… What have I been doing? Yes, I could say that I have been too busy with training or with work. However, I think we would all know that I would have had at least some time in the last few months to put together …
Westonbirt Duathlon
On Saturday 31st October 2020, it was the Westonbirt Duathlon. This event consisted of a 5k run, 25k bike and a 5k run. The run was 3 laps around the grounds at Westonbirt school and the bike was initially a single lap around the local area. It was staggered starts with people going off in …
Cotswold 113 2020
This years Cotswold 113 was a little different, athletes started in waves based on your surname in alphabetical order. The waves were in 15 minute blocks and within the wave athletes started 5 seconds apart. The wave I started in was wave 2 which started between 7:15 – 7:30. Another change was that we initially …
Plans for the blog and my next race
I just want to start by saying, during these difficult times I hope that everyone has stayed safe and remained in good health. I thought now as I have entered my first race of the year, the Cotswold 113, it would be a good time to explain what I have been doing the last few …
First race of 2020 and finishing 5th place …
It’s that time of the year again and as how most my years start, I’m at the DB Max Chilly Duathlon. The race at Castle Combe race track consists of a 2 Mile run, 10 mile bike and a 2 mile run. Normally, the duathlon is in February, but due to Storm Dennis it was …
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Last Race of the Season 2019
A few days ago, I decided to compete in my last race of the year – the Gloucester 10 Mile run which occurred today. I have a new coach called Mark Threlfall, who is an ex pro triathlete and one of the presenters of GTN (Global Triathlon Network) on YouTube. He is also the founder …
Greeper Laces
I first came across Greeper laces at the London Tri show in March 2019. My father and I saw a photo on a stand of a top local age group athlete and coach, it was Tom Ward from Passionfit and we decided to look at what product his banner was advertising. As a result we …
Looking forward …
What have I been doing since Ironman Wales? The days following Ironman Wales my main focus was just to walk properly again and eat as much food as I could. Basically, it didn’t take me long to eat the calories I burnt during the Ironman! As well as this I was straight back into studying …
Sundried – 50% Discount Code!
Sundried is a quality active wear and triathlon clothing website. It was founded by a triathlete named Daniel Puddick in 2015 and became Sundried in 2016. There was a market for professional quality triathlon clothing at affordable prices so he made his vision into a reality. Sundried make high quality clothing that should last a …
