I took my first triathlon DNF this season. Pretty much on purpose, but still, my first DNF. I went into my last race knowing that I was doing it for ‘fun’ and that there was no pressure. Which is probably the best way to go into any race. Many people going into a race just... Continue Reading →
Ironman Austria – Race Round-up
It’s been a while since I had completed an Ironman, August 2016 at Iroman Copenhagen to be exact. 2016 was the year of my big accident and I wanted to get back into training. 4 surgeries later and deferring Challenge Roth in 2017 and I had accepted that my body needed more time to heal.... Continue Reading →
Charity Ride For Bowel Cancer UK
Earlier this year I decided to join in on a charity ride with my company to benefit Bowel Cancer UK. Cancer has affected too many around us, and I personally have experienced too many loved ones fight the battle. There will be 12 of us starting from our Microsoft UK Paddington office and cycling all... Continue Reading →
10 Things you did not know (or want to know) about Ironman
There came a point in my life where I said, ‘I want to do a triathlon, but I’d never do an Ironman, that’s crazy’. Well…here we are, several Ironman’s in. In my first year attempting an Ironman I signed up not for one, but for two. I thought if I trained for one, training for... Continue Reading →
Tri-ing the duathlon
I branched out this year and made an appearance at several duathlons. I really didn’t want to do it, but in speaking to my coach it was the right thing to do for my training. There’s a local venue next door, so I should take advantage of that and get my body tuned up for... Continue Reading →