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Ironman Western Australia, Busselton 2012

Posted on December 9, 2012 by lord_lordy

Time: 10:47:24 Swim: 52:16 T1: 2:52 Bike: 5:12:22 T3: 3:00 Run:4:36:54 Race Analysis here I felt pretty relaxed for this race and decided to get up at 3:30am and not get to transition too early. I arrived about an hour … Continue reading →

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Ironman Western Australia Preparation

Posted on December 7, 2012 by lord_lordy

It’s been a funny old preparation period for this Ironman. It’s made me reflect on how I’ve been lucky over the previous 24 Ironman races I’ve done. Apart from missing two races completely after surgery I would say that non … Continue reading →

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Age Group Doping In Ironman

Posted on December 1, 2012 by lord_lordy

When I saw the story about an age grouper being caught for doping the fact he doped didn’t surprise me at all. I’d felt that the risk reward balance was easily high enough in age group racing that there’d be … Continue reading →

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Ironman Distance

Posted on November 1, 2012 by lord_lordy

I headed out on the Ironman Wales run feeling great for the first time in ages. My average pace was right where I wanted it somewhere between 3:15 and 3:20 pace. I was still feeling good as I approached then … Continue reading →

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Bike Fit

Posted on October 1, 2012 by lord_lordy

I’ve had the occasional bike fit in my time as a triathlete. Initially ahead of buying my first road bike when I had not real idea of what bike was appropriate. Since then I’ve had a more sophisticated fit for … Continue reading →

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Ironman Wales Race Analysis

Posted on September 17, 2012 by lord_lordy

Race Report here Yesterday was another great day in Tenby. I’m close to saying I will definitely back next year but seeing how the competition has got even tougher from last year I think if I want to get to … Continue reading →

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Ironman Wales, Tenby 2012

Posted on September 16, 2012 by lord_lordy

Time: 10:07:29 Swim: 48:25 T1: 8:01 Bike: 5:42:22 T2: 2:21 Run: 3:26:20 Race analysis here I had high expectations for this race after last years was such fun. The build up didn’t disappoint with so many friends either competing or … Continue reading →

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Approaching Ironman Wales

Posted on September 12, 2012 by lord_lordy

My blog posting has been hugely intermittent this year. The reason for this is some pretty big changes in my life which has really meant that Ironman racing does not quite hold the same importance it did before. As I … Continue reading →

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European Champs

Posted on September 1, 2012 by lord_lordy

The weekend I raced Roth my mum was worried because she’d looked up the tracker and couldn’t find me. She’d searched for European Championships and had found Ironman Germany whereas I was at the “official” European Championships – the ETU … Continue reading →

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Wimbleball

Posted on August 1, 2012 by lord_lordy

I’m looking forward to the day when I don’t think of my triathlon performances with reference to my foot surgery in 2009. Since then everything has been “best since foot surgery”, “fastest since” and the like. This years UK 70.3 … Continue reading →

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