Just playing some catchup after last weekend’s 1.30 am alarm and 4.30 am start for the Henley Regatta 2.1km swim. Now sitting in a Hotel on the outskirts of Athlone prior to racing the European Age Group champs on Sunday. I have just googled the start list and there is a handy looking french girl, at least her result looks good back in 2008… so although a small field for 40-44, looks like the race is on! read more
I love doing Windsor. Finished 12th/15 in the elite wave . It’s the only race I dare go out as elite as it is where I learnt the trade so to speak and it is a real buzz to compete at the end when the town is brimming with the age groupers relaxing after their [...][...]
Had a fantastic trip to IM 70.3 Austria. Won my age group (40-44yrs) by 10 mins and was 4th overall in 4.46.45. Emma dews was a stunning winner as ever and biked her legs off in the big ring up all the climbs. I missed the finish chute by accident so should have gone 1 [...][...]
So pleased today to have at last after a 7 month famine of triathlon racing actually got the chance to get out there and compete. The 12 degree water did wonders for my foot, i.e. when I hit the run my feet were so cold if there was an injury to deal with I wasn’t [...][...]
Not the words you want to hear from a radiologist who scans your foot meticulously and concludes that the soreness I have been feeling is not anything new, still raging plantar faciitis….urghhh. I reckon he ought to have seen it last year as far as I am concerned this feels million miles bette[...]
Had a really nice day to day, a slight departure to the norm and went and did a 10 mile TT run by my long time friend and former Age group Gold Medallist Gill Pears, and husband Rob Pears. Gill is first on the text at the Worlds every year to find out whether I [...][...]
My Dad went for broke today and won his agegroup 65-69yrs in the World Age group qualifier at the Big Cow race venue in Emberton Park. Wow so pleased for him after quite a few weeks of working with a new coach from Newcastle Tri Club – Ken. Whatever they did it worked really well [...][...]
