Racing
Race reports from Karl and team
2011 Season Review
Last year – 2011 – turned out to be a decisive year in terms of what I would be doing in 2012. It was a great year for running and an average year for triathlon mostly brought on with issue in my open water swimming. The year started off very well with some very...
Race Report: Beacons Ultra Marathon (45 miles) – Nov 19, 2011
Every ultra marathon is different and from every ultra marathon you learn something new. My main learning points from the Speyside Way ultra and the River Ayr Challenge were to do with nutrition especially in the latter stages of the race. Beacons Ultra is both longer...
Race Report: River Ayr Challenge – 24/9/2011
On Saturday September 24, 2011 was the River Ayr Challenge – a 41 mile run from Glenbuck along the River Ayr to the town of Ayr on the coast. I lined up for this Ultra marathon 1 month after I had completed the Speyside Way Ultra. From looking at the maps my...
Race Report: Speyside Way Ultra – 27 August 2011
The Speyside Way Ultramarathon covers 36.5 miles from Ballindalloch along the Speyside Way to the coast at Spey Bay with the last 5 miles following the coast eastward to Buckie. The weather forecast for race day was not very inviting, there was a weather warning out...
Ironman Austria 2011: Less for More
At the end of Ironman Austria 2011 I was asked by a fellow athlete how I thought this year’s event compared to the one I did 5 years ago. Thought I would share how I thought the 2 events 5 years apart compared: The course for 2011 was slightly changed over what had...
Race Report: Ironman Austria 2011
Ironman Austria 2011 was my 4th Ironman and my fastest one to date. That in itself should make me pleased but as someone remarked – I am always disappointed. This definitely appears to be the case for Ironman races. I can’t really remember how I felt after my first...