August was a solid month of training for me, with no major triathlon events. The main performance of note was my first ever 25mile cycling TT, which I completed in 54 minutes. I was pleased with this result as it wasn't much slower than my 10 mile PB speed. it was a great high-class field with many Paralympians, who were...
July saw me taking part in my first Middle-distance ('Half-Ironman' distance) triathlon at the Cotswold Classic at South Cerney. Unfortunately, the swim was cancelled due to fog. In enjoyed the bike, pushing it hard. I spent the first 30 mins overtaking lots of cyclists before I could get by head down and get into a rhythm. I started to feel...
This month saw me competing in my first standard distance triathlon for a very long time - the Leeds British Championship triathlon - where I finished 6th/38 in my age group. This looks to have qualified me for the 2022 Abu Dhabi World Championships. The swim and bike felt good. The bike was quite a technical course, with quite a...
May saw me returning to triathlon racing, with 2 races this month. The first was a BUCS sprint triathlon race. This had a very good quality field and I finished 29th out of 187 participants, but I wasn't too worried as I'm focusing my attention on longer distance racing. The swim was ok, considering I've only recently returned to swimming....
This month finally saw me return to multi-event racing with the BUCS sprint duathlon. This involved a 2mile run, 10mile bike and another 2 mile run to finish. It was great to be back racing and I was pleased to get my best time ever for that course. As always with BUCS racing, the running is fast and furious but...
The end of March saw, at long last, a return to racing in the form of a 10 mile TT at Castle Combe. It was my first time out on a new bike and in a new skin suit and I was pleased to get an 18 second PB and a power PB in what was perfect conditions for time...
My training during February went pretty well but, of course, there was a lack of swimming.
The highlight of December was a 10k running TT race on 6th December at Castle Combe race circuit. I got 35:25 (a 1 minute PB) in freezing conditions so was pretty happy with that. It's only the second time I've ever done a 10k run on its own without it being part of a triathlon or duathlon so it was...
October finally saw me compete in my first multisport race since November 2019 at the Clumber Park Duathlon. It involved a 4 mile cross-country run followed by 23 mile bike and then another 4 mile cross-country run to finish. It was a rolling-start so I never really knew exactly what position I was in so I just had to push...
With my cycling, yet again, the highlight of the month was setting a new 10mile TT by 17 seconds. I've really been trying to work on tucking in my head and shoulders to stay as aero as possible on my TT bike and I think that was the main difference to give me a new PB. I set out a...