Well here we are, the end of the line. In May I did the toughest event I’ve ever done, ROC Wales. In September I did the toughest event I’ve ever done, ROC England, it’s now October and I’m writing this four days after the ROC Scotland. Spoiler alert, it was Read more…
Ever since I found endurance sports and triathlon in particular I have always wanted to push myself, to try and find the limit and when I completed Ironman Wales in 2019 I came very close! Having said that, I always felt I could do better. Roll on 4 years almost Read more…
This journey started way back in May 2023 when I did my first triathlon and set myself the target of doing a 70.3 in 2024 and full distance in 2025. True to my word in November 23 I booked Ironman Weymouth 70.3 having never done the distance previously and wanted Read more…
“The 2024 Cotswold Classic Middle Distance
Triathlon”, and other stories.
“I’m never doing that again…”~ Adey Cole ~4th June 2023 @ Cotswold 113 Middle Distance Well, how did I get myself into this position again! Well it started with a trip to Tenby in September 2023 to experience an IM event as a supporter. There is a novel published on Read more…
Booking yet another early season race meant limited preparation time. The longest distance I had ran since London Marathon in April was the 10K at the Cotswold Olympic Triathlon three weeks before. Despite some inconsistency in training, I was very happy with an PB new at the Olympic distance. Two Read more…
They say you are what you eat, but I don’t remember eating a LEGEND!
Steve Germaney – 2024
Training and lead up to the Event Around 9 months ago, the Cotswold 113 popped up on one of my socials. I can’t remember if it was FB or Insta but the thing that stood out were the words ‘Early Bird Discount.’ I’m not tight or anything but I do Read more…
A slightly different format from the norm, we have reports from three participants, Pete, James and Ruichao. Pete Jones Having entered the race a good few months back when some enterprising member got us a team discount, the news that it was in 2 weeks’ time came as a shock. Read more…