triathlon
Different stroke
I have had a lot of input into my swimming stroke over the last few years - I’ve improved my body position, my timing, my catch and recovery to the extent that I often get compliments on how graceful my stroke is. The only trouble is, it isn’t very fast. Even after more than two years [...]
The swim fast plan
I know how to swim. I mean, I can do the Olympic triathlon distance (1500m) in a lake or in the sea, and I regularly thrash out 50-70 lengths. But annoyingly, I can’t seem to get any faster. In fact, my husband, who swims approximately three times a year, has a habit of donning his [...]
Tri’d again
After my disappointing time at my first tri in 2 years, a few weeks back, I was really pleased with my performance in yesterday’s Brett Ashford Triathlon in Kent, where I knocked 15 minutes off my July time (the course was slightly kinder, but even so…), came 9th and won my age group - finishing in [...]
Everyone’s a winner!
I reported on my rather disappointing triathlon last month… so you can imagine what a pleasant surprise it was to receive a trophy in the post for being ‘first woman’ in the 40-45 category. Hmm, maybe there weren’t many contenders! Jeff also got a trophy for his third place overall. But far more excitingly, Sidney entered [...]
Back on the start line
Sunday saw my first race in more than six months - the inaugural Sussex Triathlon at the stunning Ashburnham Place, near Battle. I took on the Sprint Distance, thinking to myself ‘how hard can it be to do a 5km after a quick swim and bike ride?’ But let me tell you, it was pretty [...]