Finally some sunshine to race in! And though it was -3 °C this morning, it had warmed up a fraction by the time we started, and there wasn’t a howling gale to contend with either!
Result: 13th/132 overall
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March 2013
I planned March to involve more biking, some focused gym sessions, and dragging myself back to the pool. I suppose two out of three ain’t bad?
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Basingstoke Parkrun # 257
I haven’t done parkrun since last year! The grass section at War Memorial Park has been horribly muddy and I haven’t felt like slogging through it. This week’s been drier and I psyched myself up for one last session for March.
Result: DNF
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Winchester Duathlon 2013
Phew, I’m glad to have survived that! Winchester Duathlon turned into less of a straightforward run-bike-run and more of an adventure race, yesterday.
Result: 3rd/77 overall
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The Triathlon Show
Last Sunday, Andy and I visited the Triathlon Show at Sandown Park. It was fantastic, and we didn’t take advantage of half of what was on offer.
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Brownlee 100km
Aside
There’s a good interview with Alistair Brownlee on the BBC Sport website, ahead of the Abu Dhabi triathlon this weekend. But it’s the fact that he defines the 100 km non-drafting bike leg as “two hours of steady-state riding” that makes me laugh!
February 2013
February started with the first Eton Dorney Duathlon of 2013. It was an encouraging start to the year, but showed me that I still needed to do more work on the bike. So I’ve tried to knuckle down.
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Dorney Duathlon Race 1, February 2013
Today was my first race of 2013, a chance to check how my winter training is going after being cooped up indoors for January.
Result: 16th/173 overall
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January 2013
The plan for 2013 called for a first block of training focused on building bike power, with more core and resistance work in the gym and time on the turbo, also trying to ingrain the aero position and more efficient pedal stroke that Filipe helped me with back in November.
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Nottingham Triathlon 2013 is full
Status
It’s only the 10th of January, but One Step Beyond have announced Nottingham Triathlon is now full, that’s 1100 competitors, 700+ men, mostly looking to qualify for the GB Age Group Team for the ITU Sprint Distance World Championships in London in September. I have picked it as my ‘A’ race for 2013, and we’ve just booked a family holiday in the area to coincide, an extra incentive to focus my mind with 21 weeks to go!