Sunday was Reading Triathlon, in glorious sunshine. I had ended up selecting to sprint (750m/23km/5km) rather than do the Oly (1500m/46km/10km), having had a lacklustre few weeks training/healthy living-wise over the school hols.
Result: 11th/253 overall
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Entered Eastleigh Aquathlon series race 4 tonight just to ensure I managed one training session this week between camping and Paralympics. Arrived at 18:05 with Em and kids, having driven thru showers and into sun from Bstoke. Got my race number and swim hat, and then after getting numbered on my arm but before my shin… Thunder and lightning…
Result: Race cancelled 🙁
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Raced the Thames Valley Triathletes’ Concorde Sprint Triathlon on Sunday, based at Bradfield College between Theale and Thatcham. Distances were 400m pool swim, 20+ km cycle, 5km “mixed terrain” run – and equally mixed terrain transitions!
Result: 3rd/219 overall (first podium and trophy!)
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Went to the rowing at Eton Dorney last week and saw 3 GB crews win their semis, and another get a silver medal (the three semi-finalists went on to win gold-gold-silver the next day). All the travel/transport/security/venue arrangements were fantastic, a credit to the UK. Psyched about the men’s triathlon this morning, hoping for gold and silver.
This week so far have biked Sunday (and come home with a lot less skin on my elbow/hip/knee/ankle, but nothing broken…), biked yesterday and swum in the evening. 72 kg this morning – dehydrated methink!
After some good run training recently, I’ve been looking for a local 10k road race at which to try to break the 40′ barrier. Simon Haynes put me onto the Yateley 10k Road Race Series, and we arranged to meet up for the final one in the series yesterday.
Result: 47th/762, 39:09 (tick!)
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Last night I popped down to Eastleigh for my first ever aquathlon, with an exorbitant £8.50 entry fee. It’s a series, last Thursdays in the month and this was the third of 5 races.
Result: 3rd/34
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After feeling like I didn’t do myself justice at Eastleigh a couple of weeks ago, and nervous about stepping up from sprint to Olympic, I decided to treat the build-up/taper with more care before Marlow (intended to be 1500m swim/37km bike/10km run). I did two 1hr brick sessions the Friday and Monday and “pile of brick” race pace intervals on the Tuesday (5 x 5min turbo+1km treadmill) and then just a gentle ride with Jon on Thursday. Combined with eating and drinking well, I actually got to the weekend feeling pretty refreshed. Result!
Result: 21st/298 (happy!)
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The Olympics are coming! I was in the centre of Basingstoke earlier on for the kids’ swimming lessons, and noticed the Sports Centre, Kestrel FM and lots of local sports clubs were running a “Celebration of Sport”. Continue reading
OK, second free moment since the race to reflect. Android seems to have discarded the first report I wrote. 🙂
Result: 10th/144 overall (bit disappointing)
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