Come Together: My 2011 London Triathlon

Sunday was the London Triathlon.  It was my second ever Olympic distance triathlon.  I honestly had no idea what the race would be like.  I decided to just show up, jump in, and see how it would all Come Together. Come Together it did!  3:30:24, achieving my aim of breaking the 4 hour barrier, smashing […]

3:30:24!

Just like this ice bath: * Sunday’s London Triathlon was my first time (in the case of the olympic distance triathlon, of breaking 4 hours)… * …I was shocked when I realised it was going to happen… * …and I felt great after… An improvement of almost 35 minutes! And… By breaking the four hour […]

Antwerp Ironman 70.3: As Seen on Twitter

On Sunday I was in Antwerp to support DH as he did the Antwerp Ironman 70.3…  It was his first half iron, his first half marathon, his first time in Antwerp.  And my first time being a “sherpa” for a racer at a big event.  I lived tweeted the event.  Below is a rebroadcast of […]

The Suffolk Sunrise 100k

On Sunday we participated in the Suffolk Sunrise 100 cycling sportive, run by and for Action Medical Research.  This was our second year doing the 100k.  Last year it was cold and pouring with rain – this year we were hoping it would be warm with the rain which was promised. We were lucky – […]