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Work on the new arm movement (Rotator cuff movement) went well on my recent session which gives me a lot of confidence. I must keep doing the physio stretches with these new movements though! Cycling, Well turbo trainer on my wife’s bike and on the gym exercise bikes was not ideal but I did good…

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Well the last week has been very up and down due to the snow, then a possible infection in my leg and then having a thick cold. I’ve had two days off work and over a week off proper training. It’s very hard for me to do nothing and rest and I’m constantly making lists…

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This year is going well and I really feel that I have got my goals back in my head giving me something to work towards and something to get up and out of bed and out in this cold weather. I did a club duathlon last weekend which I always see as bench mark and…

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Oh dear, last week just burnt me out through the training and cold and I’ve had to back off in a big way this week to recover…and listen to my body. I hate doing nothing as it makes me feel lazy and thus guilty. Life is getting busy at the moment with Christmas responsibilities and…

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A full week of good training with technique swim set, very good turbo session, a run down with Killamarsh Kestrels and squeezed in a cold bike ride on Saturday. Sunday after a very cold family bike ride I did the Sheffield Tri Westfield Aquathlon. These are great to give you little bench mark goals to…

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New sponsor Alert. Blueseventy have decided to sponsor me which I am ecstatic about and can’t wait to get some gear and put it through some training sessions. A big thank you to my mate Matt Emerson who pointed me in the right direction.

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Another good week of training although I have still come up with excuses for not going track training. I’m feeling nervous about not having a coach situation sorted out and so I need to confront this and think about what I want and what I can set up. I also want to get a swim…

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This week I have finally picked up the pace a little and done a good six days of training and it felt good. Tuesday I did a photo shoot at Ponds Forge for a new info belt that is worn when spinning. It was a good work out and very strange having photos taken of…

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Race report for the ITU Paratriathlon World Championship Final in Aukland New Zealand Israel – April In April at the European Championships I was beaten by a new athlete from Italy called Michele Ferrarin by four minutes. I had given one of the best performances of my Paratriathlon career and was ok to receive the…

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At last the day had arrived for the ITU World Paratriathlon Final consisting of 109 Elite athletes from 21 countries. Registration had happened the day before which gave us a chance to meet our competitors and finalise categorisation. My category Tri3 had a total of 10 athletes. The day was ok with overcast skies and…

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