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IMWA Post Mortem

Posted on December 14, 2010 by lord_lordy

This race is quite a nice one to think about post race and decide what I could have perhaps done different / better since I am pleased with it and am not convinced that doing anything different would have produced … Continue reading →

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IMWA Race Review

Posted on December 10, 2010 by lord_lordy

Whenever things change there’s a natural tendency to be negative about it. That was definitely the feeling following last years race knowing the race was being taken on by the WTC. Certainly there’s a feeling that they will be looking … Continue reading →

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Ironman Western Australia Analysis

Posted on December 6, 2010 by lord_lordy

Race Report here Held off writing this until after the Hawaii roll down. I am pleased (very) to say I got my Kona slot. Chuffed to bits. Felt it was marginal whether I would qualify here and getting it in … Continue reading →

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Ironman Western Australia, Busselton 2010

Posted on December 5, 2010 by lord_lordy

Time: 9:20:57 Swim: 50:21 T1: 2:20 Bike: 4:49:43 T2: 1:40 Run: 3:36:54 Race Analysis here. Though pretty nervous coming in to this race I managed to keep my nerves in check despite waking every 30 minutes throughout the night. This … Continue reading →

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100,000 Miles

Posted on December 3, 2010 by lord_lordy

Earlier this week I hit a milestone of 100,000 miles on the bike since I started Triathlon. It’s been this back of my mind milestone since starting since biking was my weakness and I felt I needed “miles in my … Continue reading →

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Busso Pre Race

Posted on December 3, 2010 by lord_lordy

It’s become a little bit of a habit now to post up a picture of my bike ready to go. Only needs it’s race number on and it’s ready. I’m feeling nervous about this race which is normally a good … Continue reading →

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Eddington Numbers

Posted on December 1, 2010 by lord_lordy

Trust me – like many things in life, this may sound complex to begin with but it’s really quite simple, it’s just a little tricky to describe in words. A couple of years ago, I noticed that I’d done 100 … Continue reading →

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Is Kona Really The World Championships?

Posted on November 28, 2010 by lord_lordy

RED LINE percentage of whole field that are US. BLUE BARS for that percentile (5% blocks) what proportion are US. GREEN AREA percentage of top X% that are US. If you read along the X access that number is the … Continue reading →

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Feeling 100% ?

Posted on November 23, 2010 by lord_lordy

I’ve decided to write this ahead of Ironman Western Australia as I feel it adds more weight. It’s easy to wait for a result and then analyse events leading up to it and make them fit. Results in great analysis … Continue reading →

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South Island Half Ironman, Lake Hood 2010

Posted on November 20, 2010 by lord_lordy

Time: 4:10:37 1st TEAM Swim: 23:18 (me) T1: 0:26 Bike: 2:16:38 (James Gibson) T2: 0:26 Run: 1:29:49 (Jo Carritt) Since I only did the swim this may be a little swim focussed (you have been warned). Lake Hood is a … Continue reading →

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