Author Archives: lord_lordy

UK 70.3, Wimbleball 2015

Posted on June 28, 2015 by lord_lordy

SHORT REPORT SWIM: 24:28 T1: 05:03 BIKE: 2:57:58 T2: 02:13 RUN; 1:43:54 TOTAL: 5:13:36  3rd M45-49, 58th overall LONG REPORT The problem with a local race is that being at home my normal process for packing transition bags is changed … Continue reading →

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Ironman South Africa, Port Elizabeth 2015

Posted on March 31, 2015 by lord_lordy

  SHORT REPORT 0:54:08 – Swim 0:03:35 – T1 6:08:36 – Bike 0:06:56 – T2 4:15:44 – Run 11:28:59 – TOTAL – 34th M45-49, 271st Overall LONG REPORT I slept pretty well for me before the race. I wasn’t quite … Continue reading →

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Ironman South Africa 2015 Preview

Posted on March 27, 2015 by lord_lordy

It’s been a while since I’ve approached an Ironman feeling relatively content that I’m reasonably well prepared. Five weeks a go I would not have thought it possible to feel like this at this point. Following Ironman Barcelona I had … Continue reading →

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Ironman Barcelona, Callela 2014

Posted on October 16, 2014 by lord_lordy

SHORT REPORT 0:52:40 – Swim 0:03:24 – T1 4:58:04 – Bike 0:01:04 – T2 4:19:12 – Run 10:14:24 – TOTAL – 58th M45-49, 510th Overall LONG REPORT Quite a start to race morning with Marc and I walking to check … Continue reading →

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Thoughts On Drafting

Posted on October 9, 2014 by lord_lordy

I need to get this off my chest before I can write my Ironman Barcelona race report. On Sunday I finished my 30th Ironman by completing Ironman Barcelona. I nearly didn’t as during the bike section I got so disillusioned … Continue reading →

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Ironman Wales Review & Barcelona Preview

Posted on October 1, 2014 by lord_lordy

It’s really been quite an eye opening year for my racing. I’ve been the most adhoc ever in my training for Triathlon. My choice to only train if I wanted to (i.e. I would enjoy it) meant that running has … Continue reading →

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Ironman Wales, Tenby 2014

Posted on September 17, 2014 by lord_lordy

SHORT REPORT 0:58:26 – Swim 0:08:21 – T1 6:14:59 – Bike 0:02:31 – T2 4:09:29 – Run 11:33:46 – TOTAL Great race LONG REPORT The night before the race I felt relatively relaxed and the gaps between waking were longer … Continue reading →

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Ironman Wales 2014, Preview

Posted on September 12, 2014 by lord_lordy

It’s been an interesting year so far and it feels like for every race my preparation has been almost perfectly wrong. Despite this I’ve raced well so far and thus I find myself vaguely optimistic about Sunday race. This year … Continue reading →

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OtillO 2014

Posted on September 4, 2014 by lord_lordy

I’m torn writing this as if word gets out how absolutely bloody awesome this race is it’ll prove impossible to get an entry. So here goes… at least I’ve done it once. Short report: 11:24:16 37th male pair. The race … Continue reading →

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Ironman UK, Bolton 2014

Posted on July 27, 2014 by lord_lordy

Swim: 0:53:32 T1: 3:49 Bike: 5:40:04 T2: 4:01 Run: 4:04:38 Total: 10:46:04 (7th / 86th) I really didn’t have high hopes for this race. My mind was not in it at all and if I’d had an excuse to not … Continue reading →

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