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Five Passes Tour, South Island New Zealand

8th in A Grade GC 12:52:44 ~ 14 mins behind winner The Five Passes Tour is a 5 day cycle race starting and ending in Christchurch taking in 5 local passes in a big loop over the Southern Alps and … Continue reading

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Ironman World Championship, Kailua-Kona 2010

Time: 10:27:28 Swim: 57:39 T1: 2:16 Bike: 5:21:40 T2: 4:17 Run: 4:01:46 Race Analysis here Triathlete Europe Interview here This year the Pro’s started 30 minutes before the age groupers at 6:30am. This added a dilemma for me of what … Continue reading

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ETU Long Course, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain 2010

Time: 6:33:23 Swim (4k): 56:36 T1: 1:24 Bike (120k): 3:11:19 T2: 1:07 Run (30k): 2:22:58 4th Age Grouper, 4th M40-44 Race Analysis here. Had a great nights sleep. 8 hours. Thats superb for me. Didn’t really feel any nerves till … Continue reading

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Ironman Lanzarote 2010 Race Report

Time: 9:53:06 Swim: 52:31 T1: 3:54 Bike: 5:20:31 T2: 3:24 Run: 3:32:46 Race Analysis here. I managed to keep my nerves in check for most of the run up to this race. In fact, the night before as I lay … Continue reading

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Taunton Marathon 2010

SHORT REPORT: 3:18:05 and pleased ! LONG REPORT: There were no nerves for this race. I was so relaxed because this really was just a see where I am race. I didn’t taper for it other than my running was … Continue reading

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Ironman New Zealand, Taupo 2010

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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Ironman Western Australia, Busselton 2009

Time: 10:14:20 Swim: 52:51 T1: 1:50 Bike: 4:46:54 T2: 2:22 Run: 4:30:23 Race Analysis here Staying with friends of my mums in Busselton gave me not only the perfect environment for my final couple of weeks training but the immediate … Continue reading

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Ironman World Championships, Kailua-Kona 2009

Time: 11:28:42 Swim: 56:42 T1: 3:04 Bike: 5:08:53 T2: 3:39 Run: 5:16:24 Race analysis here. Ultra efficient body marking allowed me to be back to my room by 5:15am with plenty of time to try and relax. I felt so … Continue reading

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Vitruvian 2009

Time: 4:52:19 Swim (1.9k): 24:31 T1: 2:30 Bike (85k): 2:18:45 T2: 1:33 Run (21km): 2:04:57 Race Analysis here. I felt very relaxed for this race. My foot had been really playing up recently and I hadn’t managed to run for … Continue reading

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Ironman World Championship, Kona 2008

Time: 10:31:50 Swim: 55:29 T1: 2:34 Bike:5:29:49 T2: 3:30 Run: 4:00:28 Race Analysis here. Since I was staying in a hotel right near the race start I went down to body marking more or less as soon as it started. … Continue reading

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