Racing
Race reports from Karl and team
Ian May: Ironman 70.3 Staffordshire
It was just about a year ago that I decided it would be a challenge to do an Ironman 70.3 after I became 70. The obvious one was Stafford 70.3 as it was to be held the weekend after my birthday. The first obstacle was to get an entry, as I was aware that the...
European Championships, Qualifiers and other races
The last 2 weekends have been packed with races for DeZeiner Fitness team members which meant that I neither had time to update my blog nor could I add to the latest themes I had laid out. These will have to wait until this race update is out. Today we will have...
Weekly Roundup (or 2 weeks in 2 parts) 25 April-8 May: Events and Races
The main headline from my personal point of view over the last 2 weeks has been my Highland Fling race. I’ll do a brief post race analysis as part of part 2. Over the course of the same weekend though 4 of my athletes were out in action too 3 of them at the Kinross...
Race Report: Highland Fling 2016 (April 30) – All about sector pacing
There is no doubt that knowing the course makes the difference in how you tackle a course. This year would be my third Highland Fling which is in its 11th year. I raced it in 2011 and again in 2015. Between 2011 and 2015 I had improved my time by 40 minutes. In both...
Weekly (or 2) roundup 11-24 April: Gala, Edinburgh, St Andrews, London
I have been a week behind on my weekly roundups for a few weeks now so instead of always being behind I have decided to right a 2 week one to get back on track. This week will be mostly about the races that my athletes have done over the last 2 weeks with an insight...
Weekly Roundup 4 – 10 April: Sub 40
Grangemouth 10k The key event for the week was going to be the Grangemouth 10k with Fiona’s aim to go under 40 minutes for the distance. In 2015 she had finished just outside 41 minutes having targeted something slower than that. This time gave her the belief that she...
Weekly Round Up – 21-27 Mar: Switching Bikes and New Shoes
TT Bike Fiona went out for a 2 hour ride on her TT bike the day after Tranent Triathlon – see previous weekly roundup. Half way into that ride her chain snapped adding to the misery from the previous day. Luckily Ian and his mate Jon were on their ride at the same...
Weekly Round Up – 14-20 Mar: First Triathlon of the Season
Tranent Triathlon On Saturday 2 of my athletes, Fiona and Simon, were due to race the Tranent Sprint Triathlon, organised by the Edinburgh University Triathlon Club. Unfortunately Simon’s heel started hurting somewhat out of the blue 2 days earlier so he had to sit...
Weekly Round Up – 29 Feb-6 Mar: Hills in various forms
Skiing again Only 1 week after our ski trip to Glencoe saw us return to Scottish skiing slopes. This time we headed for Glenshee. The forecast was mixed with a low chance of some sun but wind dropping during the day. We got held up on our way there as there was a...