Here, it is, the second part. Read about the lead up to the race in Part 1 It felt as though I had barely crawled into bed as my alarm chirped its 4am wake up call. The morning was overcast and cold and the wet ground indicated it had already been raining. We had decided not
If you had suggested three years ago, that I could complete an Ironman Triathlon, I would have laughed. And not just a little titter, a full-on belly laugh. Me? An Ironman? No, just not possible, a snowball’s chance in hell, pigs could fly…. You get the picture. I had just struggled through my first ever
Training for Ironman is pretty much a full time job, it consumes your life for much of the year. Here’s five things I really didn’t fully understand before I started training for Ironman Canada. You are always… BUSY You are always, on your way to another workout! I was warned about the volume of training
How do you become a faster runner without running? I didn’t really think it was possible until this summer, when I proved myself wrong – rather comprehensively. Running had never co9me easily for me and whilst there had been some limited improvement over the years, being “fast” appeared to be an unrealistic goal at best,
This was to be a test. A 100km bike ride. I wanted to prove that I could do this. I wanted to prove I could do this NOW. Before it gets dark and cold and I am relegated to indoor spin sessions for the winter. The Guardian Century Ride is hosted by www.balancepointracing.com and all