Long Course Weekend Archives - Fat Girl to Ironman

July 15, 2018

Long Course Weekend 2018 – the good, the bad and the ugly

Two years ago, I took part in Long Course Weekend. I’d originally entered the full distance, but when I got pregnant, I realised that I wouldn’t be able to do the full event. I loved the experience, so we agreed that we would come back when M was a bit older so that I could do the full distances. M is...

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February 6, 2018

Planning for 2018

I usually spend some time on New Year’s Eve planning my races for the following season, but of course, I start thinking about what I want to achieve before then. This year was no different, but I’ve been so busy that it’s taken until now for me to write down my plans… Swimming Swimathon – swim 2.5km in under an...

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August 7, 2017

What now?

So, although I’m not feeling like things have been going well this year, I’ve now done my ‘A’ races. This year has not been the year for me to do an Ironman (not least for financial reasons), but I have managed to do a 5km (3.1 miles) swim, a 100 mile (160km) bike ride and a marathon (42.2km/26.2 miles). Since...

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July 13, 2016

Long Course Weekend: Run

Following the sportive, Stu, Roelie and I went out for something to eat. I didn’t really have the energy to eat anything, but managed to force down a falafel as I knew I’d need the energy. We then headed back to the hotel for an early night. Our room was much less cluttered as our bikes had been locked away...

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July 13, 2016

Long Course Weekend: Bike

I didn’t sleep well last night – possibly because of the adrenaline coursing around my body after the swim and also because I was really nervous about the bike ride. I can’t fault the hotel – for the first time ever, we managed to stay in a hotel that didn’t seem to have a big event on the night before...

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July 9, 2016

Long Course Weekend: Swim

This weekend, Stuart and I headed off to Tenby for the Long Course Weekend with a couple of friends, Roelie and Sergio. Originally, I intended to train for the full weekend as a precursor to doing my first Ironman next year. I’ve swum the distance before and have completed 5 marathons, but I’ve only cycled 100 miles (rather than 112...

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July 4, 2016

Swimming and running… and not a lot of cycling

The last couple of weeks have been tough. I’ve been busy at work and busy at home, which hasn’t given me a lot of downtime. I’ve managed to make the last couple of Monday night swims with Southampton Tri Club and am quite pleased that I can still sprint 25m, but my speed over longer distances is definitely declining as...

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October 23, 2015

Planning for 2016 and some new kit

There are so many exciting things happening in the next two weeks that I’m going to have to work hard to find enough time for blogging. Forthcoming excitement Exciting thing number one is a new training location taking shape. There will be a sneaky glimpse next week, but you’ll have to keep following if you want more than a peek!...

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