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Ironman Barcelona 2017 – Sept 30, Matt Paden’s Race Report: A 100+ min PB
Preamble Ironman Barcelona was to be my 4th IM distance event I had competed in, having already claimed a Finishers T-Shirt at IM Austria in 2014 and the Outlaw Triathlon in Nottingham in 2015 and 2016. My times were however heading in the wrong direction with each...
ITU AG Standard World Championship, Rotterdam – 17th September 2017: Carolyn Dyson’s Race Report
This year was all about the Standard distance. But having developed in the early Spring an acute on chronic Achilles tendinopathy which was failing to resolve, I had done no run training and virtually no running apart from my qualifying races’ 10km. So about a month...
West Highland Way Race 2017, Joe Goldie’s Race Report: Keeping Calm in the Storm
I helped put the kids to bed. It was 8pm. The race was due to start in 5 hours. I was still riddled with doubt. I had run this iconic race the year before yet was sitting with many many doubts tonight. Mostly heart and desire. I knew it would hurt, I'll be honest the...
Ironman 70.3 Edinburgh, Alvaro Martin’s Race Report: Battling Demons
Was not the best race, not even close. Fears, demons and doubts… Morning started early, not cold, not warm… windy as expected. Calmed down. Just as I were going to do a hard training and not a race… Talking with friends and strangers. Feeling alone… Sea showed up its...
Ironman 70.3 Edinburgh, Clare Dow’s Race Report: Was it all a dream?
A couple of years ago when my friend Julie announced she had signed up for Dublin 70.3 I distinctly remember saying I could never do that in a million years. So how did I get here? After failing to get a place in the London marathon I was feeling at a bit of a loose...
Sarah Ormerod: Tales of woe from an injured runner
Sarah is one of my athletes who is currently training for the Glen Lyon Ultra marathon and the Brighton marathon. Unfortunately an injury has sidelined her for the moment which prompted her to write this piece on her blog. For anyone who runs regularly and has...