Author Archives: lord_lordy

Lanzarote Ironman Approaching

Posted on May 20, 2011 by lord_lordy

Jo’s bike ready to rumble It’s not long till the Ironman and the place is hotting up. Loads of people out swimming and cruising on cool bikes. It’s fun to have all this atmosphere whilst training hard and not getting … Continue reading →

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Lanzarote Camp

Posted on May 14, 2011 by lord_lordy

Not managed any photos this trip yet so the photo is from two years ago when we came out here just as I was able to ride. I find myself harping back to my injury two years ago though part … Continue reading →

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Everything In Place

Posted on May 7, 2011 by lord_lordy

Tomorrow I start my two day trip to get myself back to Lanzarote for a two week training camp. The picture above is my aero bar setup on my Look. I’ve just switched to full aero extensions and put on … Continue reading →

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Hosting Our First Training Camp

Posted on May 1, 2011 by lord_lordy

I’ve always enjoyed my DIY training camps. In my fell running days I’d head off with a friend for a week or two and just run in the hills every day seeing how many Munros we could bag and enjoy … Continue reading →

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100 Hour Months

Posted on April 29, 2011 by lord_lordy

It’s been just over six months since the start of my 100 hour month cap. Hows it gone ? The easy answer first is that I’ve achieved it so far: Oct: 85 / Nov: 100 / Dec: 78 / Jan: … Continue reading →

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Being Ill

Posted on April 24, 2011 by lord_lordy

I’ve been ill for the past couple of weeks for the first time in absolutely ages. It struck right in the middle of our training camp at which time I was a little concerned I wasn’t going to be able … Continue reading →

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First Camp Complete

Posted on April 11, 2011 by lord_lordy

Had a few days to just relax and reflect on our first EverydayTraining Camp. I don’t think in our wildest dreams we thought it would go as well as it did. I thoroughly enjoyed myself. I certainly underestimated the work … Continue reading →

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Camp Epilogue

Posted on April 10, 2011 by lord_lordy

It’s the day after the end of the camp with only Jo and I left in the hotel . After such an amazing week it feels very lonely here without everyone around. If a camp is judged by the party … Continue reading →

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Day 6

Posted on April 8, 2011 by lord_lordy

STEVEN’S DAY The final day of the camp had always been planned as a big day with everyone doing at least the Ironman course. In the planning we hadn’t realised that it would be dark till after 7am so the … Continue reading →

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Day 5

Posted on April 7, 2011 by lord_lordy

STEVENS DAY This morning was the final race of the camp which would decide the overall camp winner. We all headed down to the beach for the handicap swim race. We were pretty excited about it as we hoped the … Continue reading →

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