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Castle Howard Standard, 23rd April 2007

Posted on July 23, 2017 by lord_lordy

SHORT REPORT 2:37:03 (1.5k swim, 45k bike, 10k run) 15th M40-49, 49th Overall 0:22:28 – Swim – incl ~ 300m uphill run to transition 0:01:33 – T1 1:24:39 – Bike (45k) 0:01:07 – T2 0:47:06 – Run

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Clevedon Swim Run 2017

Posted on July 8, 2017 by lord_lordy

SHORT REPORT 1:01:44 – 1st. (~2k swim, 7.5k run) LONG REPORT A very civilised local race starting at 6:15 on a Saturday evening. Rachel and I arrived at about 5pm to register and catch up with friends that had also … Continue reading →

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Otillo Scilly Isles Sprint, 2017

Posted on June 18, 2017 by lord_lordy

SHORT REPORT 2:34:56 – 6th overall, 4th mixed pair (3.2k swim, 11.6k run)

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Otillo Scilly Isles, Hugh Town 2017

Posted on June 17, 2017 by lord_lordy

(29.5km run, 8km swim across 8 runs and 7 swims) SHORT REPORT 5:47:18 18th overall, 12th Male pair

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London Marathon 2017

Posted on April 26, 2017 by lord_lordy

SHORT REPORT 3:29:15 – 850th AG / 6140 overall !!

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Ironman South Africa 2017 Review

Posted on April 6, 2017 by lord_lordy

Race Preview Race Report That was my 34th Ironman finish and it feels that I know less about being well prepared for an Ironman than I did back in my early days. Even things like race nutrition are more back … Continue reading →

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Ironman South Africa, Port Elizabeth 2017

Posted on April 3, 2017 by lord_lordy

SHORT REPORT 0:53:12 – Swim 0:03:53 – T1 5:18:47 – Bike 0:03:46 – T2 4:12:28 – Run 10:32:96 – TOTAL – 36th M45-49, 287th Overall Race Preview Race Review

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Ironman South Africa Preview

Posted on March 31, 2017 by lord_lordy

Race Report Race Review It’s been a while since I’ve felt this excited leading in to a race. Trying to be careful though as two years a go I was feeling pretty confident and I had probably my most disappointing … Continue reading →

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Energy Bar

Posted on March 24, 2017 by lord_lordy

I’ve started making my own low carb energy bar which I use for snacks and have started to do the bike leg of an Ironman with it. I’m still messing around with the mix so this is the latest version. … Continue reading →

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Key Swim Training Sessions Each Week

Posted on February 16, 2017 by lord_lordy

Based on a talk given at Giant / Blueseventy Event In London on 2nd Feb 2017 Video of talk can be found here. Before getting into any specific sessions we should start with the fundamentals – whatever level of swimmer … Continue reading →

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