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Journey back to Ironman, or, when you’re going through hell, keep going
In May 2014, things were looking good. I’d just qualified for World Championships in Kona via a top 10 overall result in Ironman South Africa, was enjoying a balanced amount of work and training, and...
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Challenge Billund-Herning race report
Having finally managed to stay in one piece for long enough to do the training for an iron distance race, it was time to put it to the test! I chose Challenge Denmark months ago, looking for a race...
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Where next?
So – having finished Challenge Denmark iron distance in June – I can finally say I am officially back to doing what I love! Of course, the next aim is to do it faster… After Denmark I had a whole FOUR...
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Challenge Fredericia race report, August 2016
Having not really dared to plan anything based on what my body might still be able to do After The Ironman, I was slightly bewildered to find myself still in one piece at the end of June, back training...
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Ironman 70.3 Dublin race report, August 2016
I entered this race because all my friends seemed to be doing it…. which seems like a bad reason at first glance, but over the years I have learnt that racing needs to be fun as well as hard! I’d also...
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Challenge Herning 2018 race report
Ed and I headed to Denmark to race (We’ve been there before. It’s a wonderful place.) The weather is hot and the racing is fast Despite awesome swim gear, I’m onto land last I jump on my bike and...
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Reflecting on a year of change
2018 was an exhausting year. I moved house, changed my coaching setup and had my longest training and racing season ever. I had an absolute shocker of a race in June, after which I made some fairly...
View ArticleThe great weight debate…
I’ve had an unprecedented level of response to my last post, mostly asking about weight loss and how I did it while training for long-distance triathlon racing. Below follows an attempt to set the...
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Don’t mess with Texas, round 6
Texas 5, Frankie 1, and an exciting day for women’s racing I’m not sure what it is about racing in Texas. After two terrible days out racing the Ironman in the Woodlands, two simply “meh” races at the...
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A Most Bothersome and Preventable Tragedy
Two bone breaks, both caused by stupidity (A Spanish island’s where we lay our scene) This training breaks down under scrutiny I’m so far now from where I could have been. From forth the awful year of...
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