Blog Posts about ironman

Ok..so first of all I should make it clear that I did not race Ironman 70.3 Mallorca myself. I was part of the TTS shop team support crew and was there for just 3 days to support my husband Jon, Shop mechanic Will (along with his other hal...

It's been a while since my last post. I left off on this blog at the end of September as I headed into the off season and you may be forgiven for thinking I had stayed off. Thankfully I haven't. Far from it in fact... I did as I said I ...

Ok, so i have just employed a coach to get me fighting fit in time for my next ironman race on 29th september 2013. I have had an achillies heel problem since september so I am a bit concerned about starting to run. Tomorrow starts wit...

I've been engaged in a Twitter conversation this week regarding the weight I give to Turbo training in my Ironman prep. It's actually a recurring theme, with most triathletes incredulous when I say that virtually ALL my Outlaw 2011 prep wa...

After a year out of Triathlon and racing in general, it's good to feel like a comeback is on the cards. Priorities change. Life gets in the way. Basically, shit happens... and it did, by the bucket! It's not always an easy journey, and t...

Ironman Wales 2012 - Highlights, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5UkAZ0QKlQ...

After the sea swim came the very hilly bike course. We took up a position near the top of the so called "Heartbreak Hill". Sarah was very excited as this was the first outing for our new cow bell (and it was LOUD). The first rider pas...

With an abundance of down time and a deliberate 'not training or racing attitude' the past few weeks, my thoughts have turned to the other side of sport - the impact it has on others around us... Earlier this year me and my family went ...

so I resumed basic week training. My basic week looks like:- Mon Bike commute 30 min functional leg session at lunchpart run home Swim Tue part run in 30 min coreBike commute Wed Extended bike commute inc intervalsOptional spin ...

So we've made it to our first stop on the west coast of Ireland. It was a long but easy journey travelling across from Holyhead to Dublin. I have to say that Ireland is beautiful, and I can't wait to get out on the rolling roads for a few ...

Boston happened. An attack on an international community, on American soil. Over one hundred injured, dozens maimed, 3 dead. Lives destroyed. Families ripped apart. Horrific. Rewind 24 hours, and I was at a BBQ being reminded that I...

Suddenly it's the middle of March. The Virgin London Marathon #VLM is 4 weeks away, the Outlaw Half (70.3) is 10 weeks and the BIG one - Challenge Roth is only 17! Not sure why I'm surprised to be honest. It's the same every year. You cho...

Training has definitely begun for the events I have chosen to do this year. First event the Grizzly in Seaton. A gruelling 20 mile coastal/beach run out towards Branscombe and Weston. I have done this a few times before and feeling ...

I remember stating the other day out of the blue, I want to be world champion. Not sure where it came from or what made me think of it, but there it was in stark, nakedness once it had left the safety of my brain and lips. As it happens, i...

So I did my last triathlon of 2012 a couple weeks ago and followed it with a break from training. The question now is... what now? It's actually something I've been thinking about for a while. In fact, I've been thinking about it since ...

After the sea swim and the hilly bike course was the marathon. Heres a few of the photos. The mens winner Sylvain Rota. The female winner Regula Rohrbach. The run course was a long straight road, a little boring? My favourite photo of ...

This weekend we went on a mini adventure to Tenby to support Ironman Wales. The swim start was on Tenby North Beach. Ready, steady... The "washing machine" Every vantage point in Tenby was filled with spectators. The mens leaders (by quite...

So when do we cross the line between training and not training? Does not training mean literally doing no exercise? This is the dilemma that I've been faced with since completing my A race in Ireland... I had decided that after racing 7...

Wow! Expectations exceeded and emotions overloaded. I'm not sure how else to describe my Ireland experience. I went there to achieve my season long goal of qualifying for next year's 70.3 world championships taking place in Las Vegas and c...

The end of the season might seem like an odd time to start a blog but this year for me the end is the beginning... Last year I did my fourth Ironman distance race in five years with a sub 10 hour target. In short I missed it by 19 minut...