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Day 4

STEVENS DAY I had a bit of a regroup day today. Through the night I’d been getting a stinking cold and I was a little worried about how I would be this morning. Jo took the long swim out with … Continue reading

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Day 3

STEVENS DAY This morning was the aquathon. It was a key event for us requiring us to correctly get swim and run splits (and thus transitions) as they were essential for handicapping the remaining races and deciding on prizes. I, … Continue reading

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Day 2

STEVENS DAY The weather looked a little better as we headed to the swim at 7:15am with clear skies but still a howling wind. Some keen-os had headed out early with Jo to get an extra 15 minutes swimming (in … Continue reading

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Day 1

The day started with a surprise: rain! As we peered out of our apartment into the dark, the silhouettes of palm trees shook violently in the winds that had grown in force through the night, and the ground glistened  with … Continue reading

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Saturday – Arrivals

Our campers that arrived early and have been getting an extra couple of days of swim, bike and run training in prior to the start of the camp, whilst the rest arrive this evening. Last night Jo and I put … Continue reading

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Getting Ready For Camp

With just over a day to go before the camp starts we’ve everything in place (more or less) and Jo & I are really excited, and a little nervous, for the camp to start. We’ve been in Lanzarote for 4 … Continue reading

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Christchurch Earthquake

There’d been many aftershocks during our stay so far in Christchurch.  It started just like one of the aftershocks. Then there was a distinct point, a massive bang, when it was clear this was far more serious. I was in … Continue reading

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Home Temporarily

It’s been a long time since I’ve been this busy and had so little time for blogging. It’s been a good busy though and the lack of blogging has partly been due to having a proper break and as part … Continue reading

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Aero Bars

Most people start out in triathlon by just adding some clip on aero bars to their road bike. This is what I did and had some success in my first year. The clip ons tend to be pretty clunky (though … Continue reading

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Leaving Christchurch

We’re about to leave Christchurch a city that I’ve grown ever fonder of the more time I spend here. Even experiencing the earthquake hasn’t lessened my love of this city. In fact, seeing how the people have got through it, … Continue reading

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