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…
Where to start, right at the beginning I guess. I am not a natural athlete but after our 4th child, I had a meltdown regarding my weight and fitness. My husband said I was beautiful and perfect, but if I was unhappy, I should ‘do something about it’. So I Read more…
What was a brief write-up has turned into an essay. I can only apologise. THE STARTThe event came around quicker than expected. I had tapered properly and loaded on carbs for three days before, so was feeling confident. I meticulously plan everything, so for the umpteenth time the night before, Read more…
Some of you may or may not know that this darn Ironman has been a long time coming. Originally signed up to Ironman Emilia-Romagne in 2020! It was cancelled due to Covid – in 2021 COVID restrictions stopped me from doing it again and in 2022 I arrived in Italy Read more…
Ironman St George. Once seen coverage of the race, it’s definitely a course that makes you think ‘I’d like to race in a place like that’… So that’s what I did! I’ll not bore anyone with the details of logistics. But I shall start by saying that like any race, Read more…
On Sunday 11th September at around 10.15pm I crossed the line at Ironman Wales. I still can’tquite believe it’s true. It has taken me a month to remove the race band. If you’re interested I’dlove to tell you a bit about it…Ironman Wales is one of two full Ironman events Read more…
Or: The day I didn’t become an Ironman. A month on from Ironman UK, I’ve finally got around to finishing writing up my thoughts on the day, and the two years leading up to it, It’s not pretty, it’s not QA’d and it was written over the course of a Read more…