It’s still sinking in that I am supposedly doing a full Ironman in 2017. Of course that means at least vaguely trying to run something like a Marathon at some point. Luckily I did a few half marathons this year and half irons. So hopefully I’m there or thereabouts already on the fitness front if…
20% off at Hever Castle PLUS another £20 off. Code: BLACKTRIDAY16 (note the spelling it does not say Friday). Today Only, I’d imagine 🙂 That’s a £108 saving on the longest race…
The Half-Iron Distance GAUNTLET is a significant challenge. 70.3 and full distance triathlons are not for the faint hearted. The GAUNTLET at HEVER also combines the difficulty of the distance with one of the harder half-Iron bike courses in the UK. The race organisation is very good. Lots of helpful people/volunteers/marshals are at every turn.…
Should I ? Or shouldn’t I? Do I go Garmin for the Hever HIM this weekend? I know the Garmin Forerunner 920XT will be fine as will the Garmin HRM-TRI. I have some new apps to try out on the Garmin Edge 820 from XERT that are super cool. The Garmin footpod is a necessity…
Apparently I’m doing the half-iron in a couple of weeks at Hever, Kent. Use of “Apparently” shows how well I have prepared. Strategy last time was to splash around a lot and then not let ANYBODY pass me on the 2x bike laps. And that included people on the OLY who sort of join half…
The 2016 Gauntlet Half-Iron-distance triathlon is once again enlivening the Kent countryside around Hever Castle. This year there are two Gauntlets on 10 July 2016 and 25th September 2016. The 10th of July also sees the full Iron distance. This is a tough little course. Train for the hills on your bike with vigour. There is…
Embed from Getty Images I was thinking of my favourite races of the last few years and various races at Eton always stand out as they’re flat and fast – especially my Sprint Tri PB qualifying for Chicago last year. Those are definitely my favourite racing conditions, even better if there’s no wind and it’s…
