I would opine I didn’t have a very good season. I had a couple of good results in sprints along the way, but UK70.3 kicked my ass, and the attempt at riding London to Paris <24 hours took over 25 hours. I could blame the weather, in different ways, for both of these but also my heart and my head have not really been in it this season. Read the rest of this entry »
Reset: The October Stoke…
20 10 2012Comments : 2 Comments »
Tags: inspiration, IronMan, motivation, Training, triathlon
Categories : Racing
Hello world, it’s been a while!
23 08 2012I keep glancing at my watch; a year ago it was 18:15 in the Alps, on the last Thursday before the bank holiday*, and I was on my feet (probably). I had been for 9 Hours and 15 minutes. I had no idea that I would be on them for another 21 hours and 49 minutes, I was still vaguely on target for a 24 hour finish. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: TDS, Ultra Marathon, UTMB
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UK IronMan 70.3 – a (not so) brief guide…
7 06 2012I am in no way an expert triathlete, I’m pretty average, so I’ve avoided giving specific race advice because it’s your race and should be based on your training. If you want to know something in particular, put a comment at the bottom, or drop me a message through the “contact me” page. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: 70.3, triathlon, Wimbleball
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And so it begins…
30 05 2012Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls, my season has begun.
And it’s actually been going quite well.
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Riding London to Paris, in 24 hours…
27 04 2012~24 hours on a bicycle. 2:16 on a train. Why am I riding?
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Tags: Cycling, London to Paris
Categories : L2P24
Buying the ticket…
24 03 2012A friend of mine is a much better cyclist than I am. To be fair, he doesn’t distract himself with things like swimming and running, but his capacity on a bicycle is very, very impressive.
At times I wonder what does he have, that I don’t? What is it that he’s done that’s made the difference? I’ve put it down to many things along the way. He’s lighter than I am. He’s been cycling for longer. He has a nicer bike.
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Tags: inspiration, motivation, South East London, Training
Categories : Training
My first IronMan, by Iain MacNaughtan aged 28 ½
9 02 2012I wrote this quite a while ago, but sort of forgot about it. Here it is, 3,470 words about my first IronMan, at IM UK in Bolton; it’ll probably take you as long to read it as it took me to do it, but there’s an exciting twist at the end so it’s worth reading just for that…
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Tags: 2012, IronMan, Pacing, triathlon
Categories : Racing, Uncategorized
