Tag Archives: Lanzarote

Day 3

Posted on April 5, 2011 by lord_lordy

STEVENS DAY This morning was the aquathon. It was a key event for us requiring us to correctly get swim and run splits (and thus transitions) as they were essential for handicapping the remaining races and deciding on prizes. I, … Continue reading →

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Day 2

Posted on April 4, 2011 by lord_lordy

STEVENS DAY The weather looked a little better as we headed to the swim at 7:15am with clear skies but still a howling wind. Some keen-os had headed out early with Jo to get an extra 15 minutes swimming (in … Continue reading →

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Day 1

Posted on April 3, 2011 by lord_lordy

The day started with a surprise: rain! As we peered out of our apartment into the dark, the silhouettes of palm trees shook violently in the winds that had grown in force through the night, and the ground glistened  with … Continue reading →

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Saturday – Arrivals

Posted on April 2, 2011 by lord_lordy

Our campers that arrived early and have been getting an extra couple of days of swim, bike and run training in prior to the start of the camp, whilst the rest arrive this evening. Last night Jo and I put … Continue reading →

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Getting Ready For Camp

Posted on April 1, 2011 by lord_lordy

With just over a day to go before the camp starts we’ve everything in place (more or less) and Jo & I are really excited, and a little nervous, for the camp to start. We’ve been in Lanzarote for 4 … Continue reading →

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Oomph! Race Gear

Posted on May 29, 2010 by lord_lordy

Thanks a million to Helen for sending me some great race photos. Better than the official ones. I’ve added a load  to my race report. The picture above is one of Helen’s and it shows me in my new Oomph … Continue reading →

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Ironman Lanzarote 2010 Analysis

Posted on May 23, 2010 by lord_lordy

AWESOME. I am chuffed to bits. I got my Kona Slot !! How pleased I am about this makes me realise how much I wanted to go but also how I’d really managed to reconcile myself to the fact I … Continue reading →

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Ironman Lanzarote 2010 Race Report

Posted on May 22, 2010 by lord_lordy

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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Ready To Go

Posted on May 21, 2010 by lord_lordy

Here’s the bike all ship shape. It’s clean, it’s lubed, it’s raring to go. Been managing to keep my nerves in check so far and long may it continue. This has been achieved by focussing on the fact this is … Continue reading →

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Pre Race Thoughts

Posted on May 19, 2010 by lord_lordy

The picture today is of our EverydayTraining athletes out here in Lanzarote ready to race. It’s very exciting not only racing here myself but also having a couple of guys I coach out racing as well. The work has been … Continue reading →

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