This was meant to be my Strava notes post race, but then realised it was getting a little long and so it’s become an accidental race report. This is the “Berkeley 20 & Half Fission” race. A small race down at Berkeley Nuclear Power Station, and consists of a 20 Read more…
My second time doing runwalkcrawls excellent Celtic Trail Races on a “sunny” December Wales morning. After not an amazing year of racing, I wanted to get something in the calendar to prevent or at least partially mitigate the standard winter rut but was umming and aaahing.. So.. one evening in Read more…
I have wanted to try Swimrun for a while – it should be a perfect fit for me because I love trail running and open water swimming. Add in the Lake District (which I also love) and the Coniston Swimrun seemed like my perfect event! Due to an injury-induced lack Read more…
Having arrived on the Friday afternoon, I found several other triathletes at the same camp site. We were able to compare previous experiences and talk about what to expect on the day. Three of them were more used to fell running and one had already completed the Roc, England, 2 Read more…
September 3rd 2023 – Spoiler alert… I finished!! BuildupI’d always had the dream of one day completing an IRONMAN event, not just any Long Course event but a full on proper branded IRONMAN event. However so often things remain a dream unless you actually do something about them. Watching a Read more…
River Dart 10 km challenge. Having undertaken a mind numbing 10Km swim at lake 32 earlier in the year, I decided any future distance swims needed to be sea or river, which led me to this event. Seemed a little pricy when booking until I read that all profits go Read more…
I’ve been aiming for a place on the GB age-group team for a few years now and decided that aquathlon was my best shot, with my swim and run being decent while my cycling peaked at average a few years ago and has since fallen by the wayside completely. I Read more…
I have been a member of TTG for 25 years. The club has ebbed and flowed, but always been full of lovely people. I met my partner, John at the club (our eyes met across Brockworth pool in 1998) and have made lifelong friends on training rides and many trips Read more…
This was a great day out and if you could mix this event with an event at lake 32 it would be unreal. When I arrived I was a little apprehensive as no one else I knew was taking part. The location appeared a little under prepared with no clear Read more…