Stories of an amateur triathlete from West Wales.
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 →
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 →
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 →
The week leading up to the race mainly involved refreshing the Met Office app, BBC weather and the Irish Met Office website on a continuous loop. Unfortunately every time I hit refresh the weather forecast seemed to worsen! David and I were both racing and Helen and Roger (David's parents) came with us to support.... Continue Reading →
Here it is - the final installment in this thrilling series! Ha. Week 1 and 2 can be found HERE and HERE. 3rd-9th June I think it is fair to say that by this point in my training I was starting to tyre and counting down the days to taper. MONDAY - Pyramid swim session.... Continue Reading →
If you missed Week 1 you can read that HERE. So after a solid first week of training there was not to be much recovery at the start of the week as it was Bank Holiday Monday! I also had the Tuesday off work because it's tradition in our office to be closed on the... Continue Reading →
It's Tuesday today and we are officially into our "taper" for Ironman Ireland. It's been a big 3 week block of training and I thought I would write a few posts looking back at my biggest training block this year and how I've fit it in around work and life generally. If no-one finds it... Continue Reading →
It's hard to know where to start with this blog post... I'm writing this on the runway of Mallorca airport and it's quite tough to get my thoughts in order, my brain and body are absolutely frazzled! I am also very sad to be leaving. I absolutely love Mallorca. This is where I properly fell... Continue Reading →
Ironman Wales 2018 Race Report by Nia Davies. I hadn't been nervous at all in the days leading up to the race. I just felt ready. I had done the training and now wanted to get it over with. David, my boyfriend and coach, kept telling me not to have a time in mind but... Continue Reading →
My triathlon journey began in late 2013 when I met David Cole. He was already an Ironman at that point and I began my triathlon journey as a spectator. The first event I watched him race was Mumbles Duathlon 2014 which was his first ever duathlon. To think he would go on to represent GB... Continue Reading →
Nia's Tri Adventures 