It’s ages since I felt a bit nervous before a race but also ages since I have taken part in a qualifying race (I wasn’t trying to qualify but knew some fast people would be there giving a proper test). Damn duathletes run fast! Others have talked about the weather which definitely impacted on the
The weather report said, Sleet, gusty winds 3 degrees but feels like -1 degrees, but as dawn appeared, the sleet stopped and the sun actually started to shine when the race set off, 2 laps 5 km, My effort level was just high enough to get me round without overdoing it. Pleased to keep Darrin
Saturday 27th of October was the European Middle Distance Triathlon Championships. I’ve been nursing an Achilles injury since the summer so pre race training hasn’t exactly gone to plan. I only started running again six weeks ago and have built up from 1 min run, 1 min walks. A month ago I was all for
Last Sunday I took part in the Ironman 70.3 at Weymouth. Having done a handful of middle-distance events in the last few years (Grafman, Woburner, Centurion) I’d previously resisted the lure of the Ironman brand – mainly due to the cost – but Weymouth ticked a few boxes for me. The sea swim was a
Its all Uphill – even the Swim 😂 IM Wales 2018 Race Report As with all IM it was an early 4.30am start with Porridge, bananas and a cuppa tea. My mate drove me down to Tenby and I walked to transition . Faffed around a little and managed to deflate my tyres using somebody
Hi Triforce, Sorry it’s taken me a while to get around to writing this! Just a little report on my experience at IM Tallinn a few weeks ago. The lead up to the race was fraught with worries of a cancelled swim as the water temperature had dropped from a balmy 22 degrees to a
Did this for the first time today and it’s my home town race and an age group qualifier so i thought i’d write a report for once….. As an intro i have to say the organisation of this race was top notch. A middle distance and standard distance event with 1,200 competitors and everything ran
Sunday 10th June was our Wedding Anniversary, and you know what anniversaries are like, you have to compromise and do what your other half wants to do. Well Gordon wanted to do the Dragon ride. Not together, obviously. Nothing so romantic, just both doing the same ride. Fortunately it was another glorious day, wall to
Sunday June 3rd was the 4th Tour of Cambridge Sportive. I wasn’t going to do this one as I’ve already done it twice but, as a World Championship Road Race qualifier it’s an opportunity for another cycling holiday, and they’re fun! I talked Veronica Shadbolt, ex Tri Forcer, good friend and (racing) arch enemy into
Billed as ‘the world’s toughest ironman’ this was my first full distance so i am not qualified comment on any other races but this was not an easy one! For those thinking about racing here i have had a day to reflect on my ironman journey. It started in 2013 with an entry