Author Archives: jofrancis

Masters Spotlight – Stephen Branagan
Posted on October 5, 2017 by jofrancis in Feedback, Uncategorized
Stephen Branagan is a Year 3 Masters athlete, who joined the Masters program in January this year, having historically been a coached athlete, working with Mike Redshaw. At the start of this year, Stephen set himself some goals in terms of completion times and race performances (rather than AG placings). They were: Sprint: Sub 1:05 Olympic: Sub 2:30 […]
No Comments. Continue Reading...
August / September Results 2017
Posted on October 4, 2017 by jofrancis in Results
Coached athletes Jim Prendergast competed at IRONMAN Switzerland with a time of 12:42:56. Jim dug deep to get round the run after rolling his ankle 3k into the run. He also took part in the ITU World Triathlon Finals in Rotterdam, coming 45th overall with a time of 2:18:48. An impressive result from Jim in a large wave and […]
No Comments. Continue Reading...
How to put on a wetsuit
Posted on September 1, 2017 by jofrancis in Swimming, year1base3(1)std
You’ve purchased your new wetsuit, and you’re raring to go, so the next hurdle is getting the wetsuit on. The uninitiated may anticipate it gliding on, like the second skin it’s portrayed to be, but the reality can be a little different, particularly at first. So, keep calm, take a deep breath and follow our […]
No Comments. Continue Reading...
How to change an inner tube
Posted on September 1, 2017 by jofrancis in Cycling
We’d all like to think that the Gods will be on our side every time we go out for a ride, whether it’s a training ride or an event, but at some point the dreaded puncture is going to happen. It’s pretty much inevitable. So, it’s best to be prepared and know that you can […]
No Comments. Continue Reading...
Your race is soon – have you got everything you need?
Posted on September 1, 2017 by jofrancis in Racing
Your first sprint triathlon is fast approaching. Your training is going to plan. You’re mentally prepared. Time to take a quick inventory to check that you have everything you need. The chances are that you will already have most of this, accrued through your training period, but there’s no harm in double checking that there […]
No Comments. Continue Reading...