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The Training Diaries: ETU Championships and Ironman Copenhagen
Okay so we’re almost halfway through 2018 and I’m only just getting round to penning my first blog post of the year. The last five months have passed in a whirlwind of train, work, eat, sleep, repeat – and I’m loving it. 2017 was the year of ‘actually, yes I…
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Triathlon Training – The Extra 1%: Strength and Conditioning (Home Workout Routine)
As an endurance sport, triathlon can be incredibly tough on both the body and the mind. With three disciplines to master and – when it comes to age-groupers – up to 17 hours of constant movement to contend with in Iron distance races, race day success relies upon a body…
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Exercise, Anxiety and Me: How Triathlon Has Improved My Mental Health
We have our falling outs, my brain and I. In 2014, during my final year of University, I got diagnosed with general anxiety disorder. Having a name for how I was feeling was kind of a relief in itself, and on reflection it made me realise that anxiety was something…
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Why I Tri
“Wait, what? All in one day? And you do that for fun?” Throughout my Ironman 70.3 training, and even more so now I’ve decided to step up to the full Iron distance, a question I’ve been asked a lot is: “but… why?” Granted, I can see that from the outside…
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Run Slow to Get Fast: The Power of the Long Slow Distance Run
If you want to get quicker at running, you’ve just got to out and run faster more often – right? Not exactly. It can be hard to get your head around the idea of deliberately running easy. It’s something I definitely struggled with initially – how could running slowly make…
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7.3 Things I Learnt From My First Ironman 70.3
Views from the top of the Kitzeinhorn Glacier, Zell am See Through 9 months of training and 6 hours 26 minutes of racing, the journey to the finish line of my first Ironman 70.3 definitely taught me a few things. From how to tackle a big climb to becoming the…
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Ironman 70.3 Zell am See Kaprun Race Report: Mischief Managed
Guten tag from beautiful Zell am See. I’m so happy to be able to say I am officially an Ironman 70.3! Currently strutting around in my finisher t-shirt. Well, shuffling – sorry legs. Race report below, it’s a long old ramble so you may want to grab some sort of…
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The Training Diaries #IM703: Pre-race Reflections
I guess it’s kind of a good sign that I’ve been too busy training to blog, right? My little blogging fail means that I’m starting this post with a bit of time travel. Grab your time machine (mine is pink and glittery) and let’s head back to June… *cue some…
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The Training Diaries #IM703: Duston Sprint and MK Half Marathon
It’s T-minus 114 days until Ironman 70.3 Zell-am-See and I can honestly say I’m starting to feel excited about seeing what I can do – rather than crapping my pants about the distance! So that’s a good start. Training has been going really well and I feel like I’ve made…
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How to Find Motivation to Train (When You Really Can't Be Arsed)
Motivation is a fickle beast. Some days it’s right where you need it and you’re chomping at the bit to get sh*t done. But then there’s the other days – the days where you wake up and just the thought of dragging yourself out of bed and putting some clean…
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