The SLLC Duathlon is a fantastic race for both adults and children and an event that encourages everyone of all standards to take part. A duathlon does, however, seem much more painful that a tri and I do miss the swim! My old coach used to make me do duathlons because they[…]
I entered Dubai 70.3 because I was desperate to continue training hard towards a goal in January, and wanted to set a challenge of racing longer than Olympic distance. This race gave me focus at a time when I often lose motivation for training. Its was my first Ironman branded[…]
I went to this race having been unable to race my last race of the season due to illness. I just wanted one more and at this time of year there are not many races left. The triathlon is a charity tri for the Steve Prescott Foundation, based south in[…]
The Liverpool Triathlon is one of my favourite races, based in the heart of the city along the docks. I was so excited to race and have the support of my family there. The swim was warm and lacked the usual amount of jellyfish, although there was one floating nearby[…]
Southport ITU Qualifier May 22nd 2016 I went into this race feeling positive off the back of 2 weeks of great training where I started to see everything come together. For me it was a race against myself. To put all the training into practise and the result…….my best race![…]
This was a ladies only event run by West Lothian Clarion. The field consisted of 50 ladies #thisgirlcan with the youth races running afterwards. The day started with a fantastic coached skills session on parts of the course. I learnt a lot from this, and I think can I speak for[…]
Arriving at a race can be daunting. You see a vast array of bikes and kit which leads to panic and self- doubt. But don’t. You are here to race your race on your bike and with your kit. You’ve trained for it and you’re ready to go. Make sure you[…]
This year I worked with Coach Alister Russell and the BBC Get Inspired Programme, to provide safe and effective warm up exercises before running. BBC Get Inspired Warm Up Exercises
I came across Will at InDurance profiling after struggling to train to the best of my ability post-virus. Having been to my local GP twice and being told my results were ‘nothing to worry about’, I contacted Will at InDurance because I knew as an athlete that there was something[…]
This year has flown by and before I knew it I was on my taper for my first ‘A’ race of the season, The Little Beaver, in Nottingham. It was a long drive and was nice to know that Nicola Dudley was also racing in the middle distance on the[…]