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IM Vichy 140.6
IM Vichy has been on my list for a long time. As a family, we have spent a good chunk of July and August in our caravan in France for...
Aug 22, 20227 min read
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SEC Takeover at 255 Festival of Endurance
Credit to SEC founder member William Galvin for the report and to his wife Kate for outstanding logistics management and an awesome pasta...
Aug 5, 20228 min read
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Cotswold Classic 70.3 (putting Lakesman to bed!)
After such a disappointing Lakesman weekend I wasn’t even sure I would get to the start line for the Classic, morale and motivation...
Jul 20, 20226 min read
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AG Win at Challenge Roth
Challenge Roth is truly incredible! The support and event are completely out of this world and I would 100% recommend this race to...
Jul 8, 20227 min read
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Challenge Roth
Way back in 2019, after I had done Roth in 2018, me and Dan decided to play the lottery game and try to get a place for 2020. For those...
Jul 8, 20228 min read
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Lakesman 140.6 - Lindsay Straughton
Me again…… not entirely sure where to start this time……. When I signed up with Coach Paul in March 2021, I told him that I firstly needed...
Jun 24, 20225 min read
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Lakesman 70.3 - Chris McKee
The Lakesman is one of my favourite weekends in the calendar. This being my fourth time racing the event, two fulls and this would be my...
Jun 24, 20224 min read
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Cotswolds 113
This is a race that I’ve always fancied doing, but have always favoured Outlaw 70.3 Notts as my 140.6 prep race, because its generally a...
Jun 8, 20226 min read
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Outlaw Half Nottingham
Where to start! First event of the year and my first in the SEC colours! Training has been great through the winter and into the spring...
May 22, 20224 min read
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Dave Hodkinson takes on Lanza 70.3
For the last 5 or 6 years (apart from the obvious Covid restrictions) I have been over to Lanzarote with others from my Tri club around...
Mar 28, 20225 min read
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Siobhan Brewer Lanza 70.3
I have very fond memories of the Canary Islands. My parents held the view that Tenerife had all you ever required from a holiday...
Mar 24, 202211 min read
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Sardinia
This race was a long time coming! After a rearrangement from covid and then a deferral because of a planned wedding, it was good to...
Oct 25, 20213 min read
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END OF TERM BLOWOUT
There’s a long (and no so interesting) story about why we ended up in Sardinia, but as ever it started with COVID – enough said We (me,...
Oct 25, 20215 min read
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Outlaw X - Finally
This was my third year of doing this event and the lead into it has always been a fortnight of weather watching……..wind or rain is usual...
Sep 29, 20216 min read
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ROC England - How Many Transitions!
As I entered T3 (I know what’s that!!) I felt both legs begin to cramp. Oh no! The bike back to Windermere was going to be tough and it...
Sep 29, 20214 min read
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Did Keswick Conquer Me?
Back when global pandemics were the stuff of movies, I entered a sprint triathlon due to take place in May 2020 at the Keswick Mountain...
Sep 21, 20215 min read
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Vitruvian Is Resurrected
I entered the Vitruvian for 2 reasons – to meet up with Mark Bedford who ive not seen since the recent madness ensued and is a founder...
Sep 12, 20214 min read
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Challenge Roth 2021 Dreams Cannot Be Cancelled
Race number 1133 AG 55-59 European Long Distance Triathlon Championships Time 10:02:05 Swim 01:16:31 (639) Bike 05:05:34 (465)...
Sep 12, 202117 min read
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Season Finale at Shropshire
This was my first 'proper' middle distance race for a while as in the last few years I've gone for a 'different' end to the season race...
Sep 9, 20212 min read
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Shropshire's Race Winner
Shropshire middle I didn’t really know what to expect going into the Shropshire Middle distance triathlon. It was my first time racing...
Sep 8, 20213 min read
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