I am back – back from representing Great Britain at the World Triathlon Championships. This is going to be a very frank and open blog about my race… so grab a cuppa and settle down. We landed in Brisbane after a long flight, there were other athletes on the flight, all wearing their kit –Continue reading “My trip down under….”
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This is it…
This time tomorrow, I will be sat comfortably on the plane with my noise cancelling headphones (thanks Lillian) with my super comfy superior travel comfort pillow (thank you Lucy) and my chocolate 🙂 The training is done – there’s nothing more I can do, but to get my head in the zone, get to theContinue reading “This is it…”
1 week to go – time to see what I can do!
Reading Triathlon – a triathlon run by triathletes – just the best! It’s my local triathlon run by my Triathlon Club – Tri20- it’s not my club, but I am a member 🙂 . It’s such a friendly club and they really know how to put on a great Triathlon! Today was the 35th ReadingContinue reading “1 week to go – time to see what I can do!”
6 weeks and counting…
I still can’t believe it’s real! I am going to Australia to represent Great Britain! 5,000 of the world’s best elite and age group triathletes from 46 nations will be heading to Queensland for the final race of the 2018 season and I am one of them! In just 6 weeks, I will be racingContinue reading “6 weeks and counting…”
Overwhelmed… and thank you!
It’s been an overwhelming week this week! I picked up my race kit on Friday – to say I was excited was an understatement. I picked up my trisuit, a polo shirt and a swim cap – cannot wait to get to wear it! The kind donations for sponsorship has been so overwhelming – IContinue reading “Overwhelmed… and thank you!”
The wait is over…
As my fish fingers cook in the oven (fish finger sandwiches are my favourite if you didn’t know)… I am sat here contemplating if I should head out to Australia to represent Great Britain at the World Triathlon Championships in September. OMG.. I am a GB Triathlete… Yes, me…. I qualified… To represent Great BritainContinue reading “The wait is over…”
I have fallen in love again…
I loved it. I loved the swim. I loved the bike. I loved the run. I loved it all. I loved triathlon today. So today, I raced with Britain’s finest triathletes – once again, they were fast. The course was fast. And, I was fast, for me! Today was a totally different experience to lastContinue reading “I have fallen in love again…”
Now that was something….
We turned up, we raced… we went home – what a hard morning’s work… We had decided that we would try to qualify for GB in Standard Distance triathlon on Sunday 13 May in St Neots – Cambridgeshire. It had been raining heavily all afternoon and into the evening and even whilst I wasContinue reading “Now that was something….”
Can I do it….?
I am going to try and represent Great Britain and enjoy the experience of racing at an Internal Triathlon Union (ITU) World Championship! Next year’s World Championship will be in Australia – Gold Coast. To qualify I need to do extremely well at St Neots Standard Triathlon (1500m Swim / 40k bike / 10k run). Continue reading “Can I do it….?”
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