Competition CLOSED – HEVER Triathlon TWO free race places at HEVER September 2017

Closed! Once again there are two places up for grabs at the HEVER Castle Triathlon festival,…

Choosing my Ironman Journey 2017 Venue – Bolton? Copenhagen? Wales? Kalmar? Austria?

The decision of which race to enter for my first Ironman was not straightforward. To a…

My Ironman Journey – Kit cheque List

Ha Ha. Geddit? Cheque list. This is going to be expensive! I appreciate that Americans spell…

My Ironman Journey – Runner to Age Grouper to Ironman

I’m not so sure if anyone is particularly interested in MY Ironman journey. There have been lots…

Thames Trail Half Marathon (F3) and other Running Races 2017 – Windsor / Kew / Long / Hever

It’s still sinking in that I am supposedly doing a full Ironman in 2017. Of course…

"Ironman or Iron-Distancer?" That is a question.

Are you an Ironman or an Iron-distancer? That was the thought which faced me a couple…

Maximal Power Available (MPA) and Time-to-Exhaustion (TTE) – XERT CIQ apps (Garmin Connect IQ)

It took me a while to realise that 2XU was ‘two times you’ but I got…

Hever: Gauntlet Triathlon – Race Report

The Half-Iron Distance GAUNTLET is a significant challenge. 70.3 and full distance triathlons are not for…

Successful Richmond Running Festival Closes – Awesome Conditions and rather nice scenery

I went to support a fellow runner in the Richmond running Festival 2016 10k. It starts…

HEVER Castle Triathlon: Half-Iron Distance Kit Choice : To Garmin or not to Garmin. That is a question.

Should I ? Or shouldn’t I? Do I go Garmin for the Hever HIM this weekend?…

Hever Castle – Half Iron distance – New Strategy

Apparently I’m doing the half-iron in a couple of weeks at Hever, Kent. Use of “Apparently”…

2017/2018 ETU/ITU Duathlon/Triathlon Qualifiers and Championships Age Group (British, England, Wales, Scotland too)

An exciting time of the year for me is when the qualifiers are announced; sad, I know.…

Hey Brazil – quit the booing Rio 2016

I haven’t met many Brazilians. Without exception ALL of those I HAVE met have been very nice…

Pru Ride London 2016 – 100 Mile Gadget Performance

Laden with gadgets I trundled round Pru Ride London. I was quite-to-very pleased with my performance,…