Tag: Triathlon

2019 – what‘s on the menu?

Having sporting goals is a great way to motivate to yourself, especially during the dark winter months here in the northern hemisphere. For some people these will be about winning certain races or qualifying for world champs. For others it could simply be about getting up off the sofa and doing the local park run on a Saturday morning.

As we’re only just over halfway through January I think it’s still ok to talk about my goals for the coming year. For some of them I’ve already got hard targets in mind Whilst for others they are a little softer in nature. Some are specific to the races I’ve entered, the others are more performance related. Obviously achieving the second should help me to reach the first. Continue reading “2019 – what‘s on the menu?”

Can’t Swim, Can’t Ride, Can’t Run: My Triathlon Journey from Common Man to Ironman by ANDY HOLGATE

I picked up (actually I downloaded) this book during the family summer holidays in Italy. I’m somewhat ashamed to say it was the first book I’d read in a very long time. My own triathlon training had taken over my life and I never seemed to have time for anything else. However seeing as I was on holiday I decided to look for something easy-reading to pass the time whilst I worked on my tan at the pool.  Continue reading “Can’t Swim, Can’t Ride, Can’t Run: My Triathlon Journey from Common Man to Ironman by ANDY HOLGATE”

Seeland Triathlon, Murten, Switzerland 9 September 2017

I’d only signed up to do this race a few weeks earlier. It was going to be the final race of the season. I was planning on taking it easy and wanted to enjoy the occasion. I’d done so much training to get me through Challenge Roth and I didn’t want it going to waste. That said, it was going to be a change racing without the pressure of trying to hit any specific targets. Continue reading “Seeland Triathlon, Murten, Switzerland 9 September 2017”