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Great weekends training, checking out the Rother Valley Triathlon bike course. Training this week has been awesome ending with a truly fantastic session at Rother Valley as planned. The usual cycle over to the area on the course for the event next weekend. Having a very good swim set in the lake using my new…

I competed in the Wakefield Triathlon at the weekend which was mainly to keep my competitiveness edge through this long season. The field was about 100 able bodied triathletes an I ended up coming 5th which I was very happy with.

I won the British Champs for the 4th time which was an awesome achievement and a brilliant event.

A week of hard training with adverse weather conditions resulting in running in snow and cycling on my turbo trainer in the snow outside. Swim sessions were good with a PB (which is always nice) for 1500m. A time of 29.30 which is amazing. Always a slight doubt on the number of lengths but even…

With one thing another training has not followed the normal routine this past week although it has still be hugely present. The cold weather has caused a slight hindrance on cycling but luckily the turbo trainer is always available. Not much else to report this week but with my coaches plan coming into effect soon…

Busy week this week with an addition of track training on a Tuesday night which makes it a long day for me but is really beneficial for my speed. On top of the increase in training I did a cross country at the weekend for Killamarsh Kestrels which was awesome. Avery windy day but good…

The new year has begun and training is a constant that forms the time. My shoulder injury is still present and I have contacted my physio about the next stage of action whatever that may be. It is hard to keep on doing the physio which is boring especially when it has no effect and…

Christmas has been spent training as usual although my diet has gone off the rails but all within limits. A bit more alcohol than usual and more chocolate and few more products with a high fat contents. Training has concentrated around running more as pool open times have altered and cycling results in a lot…

No major report this week as training has carried on as usual. Swimming on a Friday night with the Eckington Masters is going well and it is fast and hard work but is just what I need. I am the slowest in the group which I accept but also strive to do better on each…

I took part in one of our club duathlons on Sunday just gone and it was amazing to be back with the crowd of likeminded ‘mad’ people swimming in the Westfield Pool and then running round the local Rother Valley park in nothing but lycra. It was cold and it was raining and everybody else…