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Food for Fuel – twice the bridesmaid, now the bride (and no Imodium required!)
So the end of a journey, or is it………??? For those who have followed my progress, you will know that I started working with Adam Wade as a...
Sep 30, 20212 min read


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


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


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


Food for fuel – Doesn’t everyone carry a teaspoon in their handbag and stuck in a bit of limbo?
With just ten days to go until my final event of the season which is what I have been hoping to improve my nutrition for I feel a little...
Sep 15, 20212 min read


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


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


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


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


Podiums in Shropshire
This was a relatively low key event that Danny Bluff and coach Paul booked in July, when we were unsure whether travel to the Challenge...
Sep 8, 20214 min read


Food for Fuel – Complacency and stress – a double whammy!
Returning from the Isle of Wight to my weigh in was a surprisingly relaxed affair, despite the daily magnum 🤷♀️ and no significant...
Sep 5, 20213 min read


AG Podium at The Challenge Championships
Finally getting into the swing of things after a couple of triathlons so far this year, it was soon the turn of the Challenge...
Sep 1, 20213 min read


Challenge Championships – Samorin, Slovakia
So back in Pre-COVID times myself and Danny Bluff managed to bag entries for the 2020 Challenge Championships. It was supposed to be...
Aug 30, 20214 min read


Full Distance Debut at The Dalesman
Background In order to fully appreciate this race, I feel the need to set the scene and introduce myself a little… It’s early 2020,...
Aug 29, 20218 min read


Food for Fuel - Holiday = A Magnum a day and ‘out of the mouths of babes…….’
Having travelled to the sunny Isle of Wight on very late ferry along with a very carefully packed coolbox having planned food prior to...
Aug 25, 20212 min read


Food for fuel – one step forward, two steps back 🤔 BUT A POOP FREE LONG RUN 🤣🤣
This week was adaptation week so slightly less fuel required and a last minute decision to pop away for a few days meant planning all...
Aug 16, 20213 min read


255 Triathlon The World’s Longest Single Day Triathlon
A 1200m swim, 20k bike and an 8k run no biggie, but added to a full iron distance triathlon it is a different proposition entirely! A 5k...
Aug 10, 20217 min read


Food for Fuel Week 2 – wobbles, ‘poop issues’ and negative self talk, starting was the easy bit!
It would be so easy to say that ‘it’s all going well, problem solved’ and whilst I might wish this was true it is not that smooth a...
Aug 8, 20213 min read


Food for fuel week 1 – overcoming the ‘fear factor’
Firstly it would be fair to introduce Adam Wade, the man behind the plan………. When I first began to think I had an issue I floated the...
Aug 1, 20214 min read
Food for Fuel – a body conscious middle aged triathlete’s journey into healthier nutrition
Week 1 – Background Like most of us, when I was younger (significantly……) I could eat what I liked and remain slender or ‘skinny’ as...
Jul 24, 20213 min read
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