Author Archives: lord_lordy

Back In The UK

Posted on March 17, 2010 by lord_lordy

Life is so much simpler away from home. All your belongings are in a box and a bag and none of your mail reaches you. Back home there’s a tonne of mail to sort out and suddenly I have “stuff” … Continue reading →

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Final Thoughts On Leaving New Zealand

Posted on March 9, 2010 by lord_lordy

Here’s the great sign Jo designed for me. She wrote after my first lap on the bike… luckily during the run I only managed to read the first line. Jo and I only have one day left in New Zealand … Continue reading →

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Ironman New Zealand – Analysis

Posted on March 7, 2010 by lord_lordy

It’s fair to say I’m pretty disappointed with my race yesterday. My race report can be found here. It’s Sunday morning and as usual I’ve not been able to sleep and I find it quite therapeutic to think the day … Continue reading →

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Ironman New Zealand, Taupo 2010

Posted on March 6, 2010 by lord_lordy

Time: 9:57:51 Swim: 51:19 T1: 4:55 Bike: 5:09:01 T2: 0:55 Run: 3:51:41 Race Analysis here. I was so nervous for this race. I had the most disrupted night’s sleep ever and then couldn’t face any breakfast so only had a … Continue reading →

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Ready, Steady, GO!

Posted on March 5, 2010 by lord_lordy

All my bags are checked in, my bike is racked. All that is left to do now is munch my monster steak and salad then try and get some sleep. Boy am I nervous. Last two mornings I’ve woken so … Continue reading →

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Ready To Go

Posted on March 1, 2010 by lord_lordy

It’s becoming a bit of a tradition for me to take a picture of my bike pre race. This is quite early as I’m not sure what web access I’ll have from tomorrow. So here’s my bike all ready to … Continue reading →

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One Year On

Posted on February 26, 2010 by lord_lordy

ONE YEAR ON ———————> It’s one year to the day that I had my surgery. It really hit home to me today. I really shouldn’t care what happens at Taupo. The fact I’’m fit and able to race should be … Continue reading →

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About To Taper

Posted on February 20, 2010 by lord_lordy

Yesterday was my last ‘over distance’ ride pre Taupo. I’d been getting a little nervous that since Epic Camp I’d done no big rides. I’ve been riding strong but not really got out and ridden for longer than 6 hours. … Continue reading →

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Getting Taupo Ready

Posted on February 12, 2010 by lord_lordy

It’s over a week since my last entry. I was struggling with getting back in to things after the exhaustion from Epic Camp. I now call it exhaustion – hindsight allows me to see just how tired I was. If … Continue reading →

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Hamner Springs

Posted on February 3, 2010 by lord_lordy

If any of you want a further Epic Camp fix I was interviewed by XTri here. This week was my first week of getting in to serious training for Taupo but it all started with a real confidence boosting ride … Continue reading →

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