Cycling and Triathlon

My longest challenge to date

Tomorrow is the Half Outlaw! They have some funny names for these things! IronMan, Outlaw…. its all different brands competing to establish themselves within the growing area of Triathlon. For the record, tomorrows race is: – A 1.2 mile swim, … Continue reading →

…And a follow up article.

As mentioned in my last post, a friend of mine publishes our local magazine “Tickhill Today“. I wrote a follow up to the article from last month, that will appear in the next issue, and have published it here too. … Continue reading →

12 IronMan’s a month for 12 months – DONE!

It’s that quiet time between Christmas and New Year. At this time of year, you often find the TV & newspapers (or news websites – that’s how I get my news these days) reflecting on the last 12 months. In … Continue reading →

Curesam Rocks

Just a quick update on the fund raising we did for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF). As you’ll know because you’ll have read my War & Peace (I mean blog about the London Triathlon), I ran the London Triathlon … Continue reading →

London Triathlon – DONE!

It’s taken me a while to get round to writing about it, but here is my (overly long!!) account of our weekend in London where I ran the London Triathlon. I left work a little early on Friday afternoon and … Continue reading →

Time to taper and think of my goal…

It’s the Monday before the Sunday of the race. With only 6 days to go, all the training is done. The next few days are just for tapering down to the race. I’m pretty pleased with how the training has … Continue reading →

My level best

Firstly, and most importantly, a huge congratulations to Bradley Wiggins on his Gold medal in the individual Time Trial. He cycled 44k (27 miles) in just under 51 minutes – well ahead of the rest of the field! Outstanding. Inspired … Continue reading →

Hatfield Triathlon

This morning was the Hatfield Triathlon at Hatfield Marina near Doncaster. A Sprint Distance Triathlon with a swim distance of 750m, a bike ride of 23k and a 5k run. On a warm and sunny, if a little windy day, … Continue reading →

Kit list

This post is in response to a fellow amateur (soon to be) triathlete, who asked whether the following list of items covers all the requirements for a sprint triathlon. General Drink Bottle Transition bag Normal Clothes Flip flops All these … Continue reading →

Stage 15 of the Tour de France with Skoda UK

Well, so much for posting regularly from France. This is the first chance I’ve had to sit down in front of the computer! What an incredible whirlwind of an adventure. We drove to Birmingham Airport on Sunday afternoon and flew … Continue reading →