Ironman World Championship 2019
A bit quicker at writing this report than last year! Well I finished, had a great swim and first half of the bike. Could stop there but need to write this to sort stuff out in my head. These may … Continue reading →
Kona 2019 Update
So I’ve been in Kona 3 days now so thought it time for a wee update. I flew in on Sunday afternoon, having had an overnight in LA. Originally I thought this would be a pain, turned out to be … Continue reading →
Scottish & British Middle Distance Championships – 2019
Aberfeldy Middle distance is an annual pilgrimage for many Scottish athletes being one of the few middle distance races in Scotland, so a bonus that it doubled as the British and Scottish Championships (and will be again in 2020). I … Continue reading →
Celtman Xtreme Triathlon 2019
This was my first Extreme Triathlon, although many would say any Ironman Triathlon is extreme, to me that’s normal. Only 3.4k swim, 202km bike and 42.2k run (over 2 Munros) ~3600m of ascent to go! Triathlon is very much an … Continue reading →
Red Bull Neptune Steps 2019
An annual fun event for me now. Always looking to do well, however it’s just awsome fun swimming climbing up stuff and diving in. And copious quantities of Red Bull of course! It was tropical this year 8deg in the … Continue reading →
Aqua Sphere & Michael Phelps Ambassador 2019
I am very proud to announce that I will continue to be working with Aqua Sphere in 2019. As brand Ambassador for Aqua Sphere for open water swimming / Triathlons and Michael Phelps for pool training and racing I will … Continue reading →
Ironman Western Australia 2018
I was unsure after Hawaii if I would do Western Australia, it was in the back of my mind that if I had a good Kona I might come here and try and get an IM PB, I hoped I … Continue reading →
Kona 2018
It’s taken a while to process my thoughts and mentally get over the race in Kona and get round to sitting down and write a report (might have something to do with qualifying again!), probably that long that it’s now … Continue reading →
It’s Race Week!
It’s now into Race Week!! Only 5 days to go, still some short sharp training to do and lots of tapering. Today was short 1hr ride with some 10 minute intervals at over race pace, headed south out of Kona … Continue reading →
Recovery and Heat Testing!
After 3 days fairly hard training it was time for an easier day (and moving apartments so fitted well). A very easy swim out to the 1/4 way mark followed by 20-30 minutes floating about on my back enjoying being … Continue reading →