Stories of an amateur triathlete from West Wales.
Like many of you, we have spent the past 3 months training a lot indoors. Luckily, exercising outdoors was never banned in Wales however we were limited. For example, cycling was only permitted a “reasonable walking distance” from home. So, before you knew it we were both signed up to Zwift and the Wahoo KICKR... Continue Reading →
Our journey of cutting down on meat started in January last year when we started doing Meat Free Mondays as our new years resolution. As the year went on our meat free days increased and by the end of the year we were usually only eating meat for about 2-3 days a week. Fast forward... Continue Reading →
During Mallorca 70.3 in May my boyfriend, David qualified for the 70.3 World Championships which in 2019 would be in Nice, on the Cote d’Azure, France. What better place for a trip at the beginning of September?! Having never been to an Ironman World Championship before we were excited to embrace it all. David and... Continue Reading →
1. You get used to being permanently damp because your either in damp clothes that haven't dried properly from last night's wash or smelly clothes that you thought would be "okay" for another outing but on reflection definitely should have gone in the wash. 2. You start planning your rides on strava to the meter... Continue Reading →
Training wise November was a very hit and miss month for me with motivation floundering. I didn't mind too much because let's be honest - if you're going to have a quiet month November seems like the perfect time but after a non-existent October of training too I was keen to get myself back into... Continue Reading →
The social media posts from the athletes at the race last week have brought back some great memories of our trip to Ironman Cozumel in November 2018. Having completed my first Ironman at Wales in September I was in desperate need of a relaxing holiday however, they aren’t really David’s cup of tea so when... Continue Reading →
Our latest triathlon adventure has been a rather exciting one. At the beginning of October David and I travelled to China so that he could take part in Ironman 70.3 Chongming, Shanghai. David decided on this event because it is one of the few 70.3 races where you can qualify for the Ironman World Championships... Continue Reading →
This race wasn't on the plan at the beginning of the year. I had arranged my year so that all of my races were before August because August was to be full of hens and weddings however I enjoyed Mallorca 70.3 so much I decided to enter this to finish off the season. I wouldn't... Continue Reading →
It's that time of year again.. 90% of my Facebook feed have just run Cardiff Half marathon, the London Marathon magazines are landing on doorsteps and I'm seeing posts on the "Ironman Wales Journey" facebook group which read abit like "So I've got a spot for Ironman Wales, I've never ridden a bike/done a triathlon/swum... Continue Reading →
