Ironman France – The Race Report
Last Summer With the 2010 European IM season in full swing I found myself on the IM France website. I had always fancied this race, but didn’t really think I’d do a WTC race in 2011, simply because my...
View ArticleChâteau de Chantilly Tri Race Report
Another castle, another race. However, despite many laughing at me when I voiced the hope that Northern France might not be too hilly – ‘It’s a castle, they are usually built on a hill!’ – I struck...
View ArticleHawaii – we’re here!
September was busy, busy, busy. I trained a lot. I slept a lot, I worked a bit and continued my hunt for a job. It went pretty well apart from the fact that I certainly didn’t quite manage to the …...
View ArticleKona: Days 1 to 3
Today is day 4 of our stay on the big island, and I finally have some time to write a decent blog entry. Considering that I’m only here for the second time it all had a remarkable ‘coming home’...
View ArticleKona: Days 4 to 7
The relaxed theme of the first few days continues. Two years ago we really never went out for meals, partly because we had not cruiser bikes to get around so easily, partly because we were skint. No...
View ArticleKona: Pre race check-in
I’m not sure whether I’m writing this for myself or for others, but I guess in either case, it may be interesting to some. It certainly is a very honest post. Today is the day before the race, and...
View ArticleKona: The Race Report
The Swim 2 years ago this was carnage. To avoid being beaten up this time we made a plan to start all the way to the left. I’m not entirely sure why, but somehow we ended up right in the … Continue...
View ArticleNew year, new me?
… and then she disappeared from the surface if the blogosphere. I don’t want to dwell on the last few months of 2011, and why I haven’t emptied the contents of my head in this blog on a regular basis....
View ArticleThe story of my first DNF
I had a plan for a pre IM update, thinking I would have plenty of time nervously twiddling my thumbs in the final days before Ironman Regensburg. The reason for this not materialising is part of just...
View ArticleGoodbye triathlon
So what’s with the title? As muddled up as my brain might have been during the Ironman last year, there were certain things that suddenly were crystal clear. I’m tired of falling short of my own...
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