Bison Duathlon win

First off a big thank you to boxfit for putting on such a top event,the race consisted of 6 mile run-18 mile bike-6 mile run, centered around the famous bison hill in bedfordshire, the course was very hilly and hard so it was going to be a tough day,The first run went very well for me a got into a good pace early on and managed to keep it going and came into t1 in 36 mins 27 secs for 10km, then i got on the bike and by this time the sun was coming up and it was starting to get a little warmer , i managed to settle into a bit of a groove as much as you can with bison hill its a 16% hill that goes on for about 800mts its pretty tough ,i went round the 18 mile bike course in 1 hour dead and i was quite happy with that,coming out of t2 i was being chased down, i think i had a minute lead, all i had to do was keep the second run together and i would take the victory ,which is what i done,but going up bison hill for the 5th time my legs were starting to cramp big time but i had to keep going cause i knew the athlete behind would still be pushing,i finished with 1 minute to spare and i took the win, i was very happy with the way the race went as i have not done any serious mileage on the bike since ironman france in july,it certainly blew the cobwebbs away.

Lidlington tri win

This was a great race for me it was a inter club champs between team mk and boxfit,i finished the race in 1st place and i finished strong,i was very pleased with the result.here are afew pictures of the day.

ironman pictures

Ironman france pictures,this was an awesome race and i was happy with the result,i finished in a time of 10 hours 34 and it was a new pb of 5 mins i was 18th in my age group and 9th brit home,the thing i was most happy with was after 2 miles on the bike i was knocked off by somone running into me and i had road rash all over me and i still finished strong.

stratford marathon

stratford marathon pictures and result,i finished in 4th overall with time of 2 hours 46 mins which is a new pb of 14 mins,this i am extremely happy with it just shows me that the training i am putting in is working,now its full steam ahead for the ironman in june,i am putting everything into this race so i am in the best possible shape ever ,so i can nail it.I will keep everyone updated on how training and racing is going speak soon.

Cambridge pics

Cambridge duathlon and update

My update, Training and racing in march and april has been going brilliant,i have been hitting 400km cycling,45 miles running and 6000 mts swim with one weight session in the gym for all over conditioning,i am trying to get lots of consistency into training ,With hitting big mileage every week and i feel this working very well ,My body seems to be able to cope with this high volume.
Right now onto the racing part, I took part in the cambridge duathlon today 20/4/08 and this race was brilliant,i settled into a good pace on the first run and came in 6th and then on the bike i made up another 2 places , i felt really strong on the bike which was windy and rainy, on the second run i soon settled into a good pace again, The guys in front were too far in front to catch so it was about maintaining my position which i did and in my second duathlon of the season i finished in 4th overall and 3rd in my age group,the best thing is that the guys who finished in front of me are all short course athletes so they have that raw speed,but overall i am happy with my performance and the way things are progressing with 9 weeks left till nice.next race on the cards is Stratford marathon on the 27/4/08 looking for a sub 3 hour to get an automatic good for age spot at london next year 2009.
I will blog again soon with pictures and official results.thank you for your continued support.

Ironman training so far

Well where can i start training so far this year has been going better than expected,i am feeling stronger at this point now than i did when i was at the start line for ironman uk in august,just got to keep up the good consistent hard work,the weight sessions are paying off too because i feel i have more power on the bike and i can push harder for longer periods of time ,i notice that the harder i work on the bike the better my running too, i done a 20 mile training race in hemel hempstead 2 weeks ago the course is brutal ,hills all the time, long drags and i still run it in 2 hours 10 mins well pleased,got some time trials coming up so can test this power out and see where i need to work on.
Nearly into the last 11 weeks of training and this is the most crucial part of training with quality and quantity playing a big part.
I know one thing come june 22nd i will be in the best possible shape of my life ready for ironman france,i am training with another ironman athlete Graham who keeps me on my toes being an ex para hard as nails and its good to get out and have company cause i have always done the training on my own,i still like to get out on my own and get lost in my own thoughts cause it gives you that mental edge come race day,it all you out there.well thats it for now blog again soon!

races for 2008

my 2008 races are as follows its going to be a tough season this year,i have got less races than 2007 with more emphasis on some good hard training to be prepared for ironman france in june.

1)Cambridge dutahlon april 20th(world duathlon qualifier)
2)Stratford marathon 27th april
3)luton 10km -may
4)Big cow tri fest-may 31st/1st june
5)weymouth half ironman-8th june
6)IRONMAN FRANCE-22nd june
7)Big cow half ironman-july
8)Bedford olympic race-august

Also to add to this list are some tt races and more run races as and when i feel neccesary.

new sponser

I have got a new sponser for the 2008 season Skins compression gear have put together a package for me and i was very happy to accept,I will be working closely with them over the coming year this is an exciting new start for me to get such a massive sponser on board is great and will really give me the boost i need to kick my season on even further.
To see there products go to there website at www.skins.net

Ironman nice 2008

Hi my main focus for 2008 is ironman france june 22nd all my efforts are going into this race.
I am working harder than ever to achieve what i want from the sport.