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Lanza Camp 2012 – Day 6

Posted on March 30, 2012 by lord_lordy

Finally, I can report some genuine jelly fish news! Fortunately it was only Steven and Simon who had elected to get up early and do an optional swim prior to the long ride this morning. They only swam about a … Continue reading →

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Lanza Camp 2012 – Day 5

Posted on March 29, 2012 by lord_lordy

We almost had some real jelly fish action today…but ,having managed to persuade everyone to get in the sea anyway, it turned out to be false alarm. This was just as well since we were all hoping to swim a … Continue reading →

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Lanza Camp 2012 – Day 4

Posted on March 28, 2012 by lord_lordy

Another day and No Jelly Fish !! So, we brought the swim handicap forward to this morning rather than leave it to chance that we’d be able to hold this, the first of our “points” races, tomorrow. This was a … Continue reading →

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Lanza Camp 2012 – Day 3

Posted on March 27, 2012 by lord_lordy

Day 3 begins with the gang assembled in wetsuits at 7:15am. It’s still dark and there are reports of restless night’s sleep and pre-ace anticipation as we make our way to transition….several comments are made about how akin this feels … Continue reading →

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Lanza Camp 2012 – Day 2

Posted on March 26, 2012 by lord_lordy

Another Jelly Fish free day ! Checking for them each day is almost certainly going to mean I get most swim KM this camp as I get between 300 and 500m done before everyone else arrives on the beach. The … Continue reading →

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Lanza Camp 2012 – Day 1

Posted on March 25, 2012 by lord_lordy

After a day of mostly smooth airport pick-ups, hotel check-ins and bike assembly and shake-down rides, our camp of 13 athletes, and 5 staff assembled for the formal welcome and camp introduction on Saturday evening. Having run through details of … Continue reading →

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Supporting A Double Ironman

Posted on March 1, 2012 by lord_lordy

Supporting someone racing a Double Ironman is orders of magnitude more involving than for an Ironman. You are an integral part of the race and the Enduroman organizers appreciate their importance and provided excellent facilities for the crew. For the … Continue reading →

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Camp Week 4

Posted on February 27, 2012 by lord_lordy

Wow this has taken a while coming. Firstly the end of the final week in Lanzarote was pretty hectic. Then back in the UK I got completely engrossed in working on two things 1.An improved version of my own training … Continue reading →

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Swimming Tips

Posted on February 1, 2012 by lord_lordy

This morning I swam in massive seas at Puerto Del Carmen in Lanzarote. There has been some volcanic eruption going on under the sea near here, which is apparently, resulting in lots of jellyfish in to the area often closing … Continue reading →

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Camp Week 3

Posted on January 30, 2012 by lord_lordy

This has been another great week. Back to a little more bike focus largely because next week with the approach of Jo’s Double Ironman I’ll have less time so will probably do a little more running. I’ve kept on my … Continue reading →

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