Cycling and Triathlon

Hatfield Triathlon

This morning was the Hatfield Triathlon at Hatfield Marina near Doncaster. A Sprint Distance Triathlon with a swim distance of 750m, a bike ride of 23k and a 5k run. On a warm and sunny, if a little windy day, … Continue reading →

Kit list

This post is in response to a fellow amateur (soon to be) triathlete, who asked whether the following list of items covers all the requirements for a sprint triathlon. General Drink Bottle Transition bag Normal Clothes Flip flops All these … Continue reading →

Stage 15 of the Tour de France with Skoda UK

Well, so much for posting regularly from France. This is the first chance I’ve had to sit down in front of the computer! What an incredible whirlwind of an adventure. We drove to Birmingham Airport on Sunday afternoon and flew … Continue reading →

Tour de France competition

Just a quick update on a story you will see a lot more of in the next couple of days… I entered a competition last week run by Skoda UK Cycling. They sponsor a lot of cycling races including the … Continue reading →

12 IronMan in 2012 – half year review

With July upon us already, that means two things. Firstly, the Tour de France has started, and after two stages, TeamSky are doing us proud – Wiggo sat nicely just 7 seconds off the Yellow Jersey and Cav also second … Continue reading →

Curesam is proud to present…

I haven’t been banging on about it much…. (that’s a lie!!) but I am doing the London Triathlon this September, in aid of JDRF UK – the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. I’m not doing it for fun, you know….!!! Well, … Continue reading →

The VirginActive London Triathlon

So after much procastination, I have decided on my challenge for 2012. We want to shift our fundraising efforts to target a cure for Type 1 Diabetes, and so will be fund raising from now on for the JDRF – … Continue reading →

Clumber Park Sprint Duathlon – update

I found out this morning how my time compared to everyone else. It’s not as important as how I compared to last year – I always think the appeal of triathlon/duathlon is that you race against yourself. But it’s interesting … Continue reading →

Another day, another ride & run!

Sunday dawned bright and very early after the clocks went forward, and with the sun burning the fog off very quickly, I couldn’t resist going for a ride, despite my efforts yesterday! Even without the fog, it was very cold. … Continue reading →

I went for a run and a ride today…

Today was race day. For the third year in a row, I took part in the Clumber Park Duathlon – Sprint distance. A 5k run followed by a 20K ride and finishing with another 2.5k run. It was really foggy, … Continue reading →