The Iron Woman

A year ago I signed up for a challenge that I was unsure I would complete. A year ago I could not swim front crawl. A year ago I was […]

Having never been a fan of running, people find it odd when I tell them I occasionally dabble in ultra-marathons or adventure ultras. The look of confusion is something I […]

The swimming pool, the perfect place to people watch. Over the months I have been both intrigued and irritated with the variety of people at my local pool. However, there […]

The longest bike ride to date. I was nervous, no I was beyond nervous. If I could not get through this, then there was no point in trying Iron Man […]

So, after realising you bit off more than you could chew with your first triathlon being a half Iron Man distance what do you decide to approach for your second? […]

So how do you break yourself into triathlons gently? How do you build up stamina to a full ironman? You jump in at the deep end with a half Iron […]

The consensus is that to run a triathlon you need to adopt running, cycling and swimming into your routine and focus on these to improve and be ready for race […]

After a few months of paddling around in vain at my local leisure centre, and not getting anywhere regarding efficiency, I decided to admit defeat on the swimming front and […]

Last weekend saw the introduction of pure road running races. No adventure marathons, no mud, no trial runs, no mountains, just loop upon loop of tarmac...I could barely contain my […]

Last weekend I part took in my first bit of brick training for Iron Man in the form of an Olympic Duathlon...well that is what it was supposed to be. […]

The Role Of Excuses In Our Fitness Demise... Acknowledge And Conquer. We all need a rest or a break that is no secret. However, when does a few days R […]