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Bring on the Sharkfest 2017…
Posted on October 11, 2016 by jofrancis in thetrilifereportersMy season has been somewhat dominated by my knee surgery, but on the plus side, my swimming has subsequently improved as a result of being injured! In May, I could only swim 100m in open water. However, by September I was able to participate in a low-key swim event in Nottingham where I completed the 3000m course […]
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Train hard, race easy…
Posted on October 11, 2016 by jofrancis in thetrilifereportersVictoria Stears – #thetrilifereporter – final training report My last month of training leading up to my final race of the season appeared to zoom by. I had mixed emotions taking on the final 4 weeks of training; a part of me was excited to have some free time (I’ve been putting off my yearly dental check-up for, […]
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Fail to prepare, prepare to fail…
Posted on September 13, 2016 by jofrancis in thetrilifereportersNic Walton – #thetrilifereporter – Month 6 So before I did the Hever middle distance event, the thetrilife sent me various updates to fill in and help plan my race strategy. Before I did this and actioned it I probably would have had a very negative or sceptical view about it. I did the London triathlon in August […]
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Last race of the season coming up…
Posted on September 13, 2016 by jofrancis in thetrilifereportersVictoria Stears – #thetrilifereporter – Month 7 Last month’s training was a bit hit and miss. Following on from the spontaneous aquathlon that I did at the end of July, I developed a chest infection which decided to linger for 3 weeks. I tried my best to continue with training before realising that, as an asthmatic, I probably […]
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Finding it tough…
Posted on August 23, 2016 by jofrancis in thetrilifereportersMatthew Gwenter – #thetrilifereporter – Month 6 Despite it being the height of race season and the middle of Summer the last few weeks have been tough going for me on the triathlon front! Primarily due to moving house and starting a new job and sorting out everything that goes with it! It’s fair to say […]
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