Tag: Try Tri

1 May 2017

Winchester May Day Tri 2017

Last year, Winchester May Day Tri was the only full triathlon that I did, so I was looking forward to doing it again this year. (I did three elements from the Long Course Weekend, over 3 days and the run part of London Triathlon, but they don’t really count!) I was looking forward to wearing my gorgeous tri kit from The...

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28 May 2015

First aquathlon of the year

Tonight’s excitement for the Smiths was an aquathlon at Lakeside. We both decided to do the sprint distance (750m swim; 5km run) and managed to get in the water before the start to acclimatise. Lack of time to acclimatise was something that I found difficult last year, but I think it was easier anyway tonight as the lake was quite...

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17 May 2015

Grand Shaftesbury Run and Tri weekend

On Friday 15th May, Stuart and I headed down to Wimborne St Giles in Dorset for the TryTri Grand Shaftesbury Run and Tri weekend. We left home a little late and knew that we would need to set up our tent before it got dark. Unfortunately, we had our first disaster whilst setting up our tent as one of the...

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22 March 2015

Winchester Duathlon (aka Hell on the Hills in Hampshire!)

I’ve done Winchester Duathlon twice before: 2013 (sprint) – my first ever multisport event (completed on a hybrid bike) 2014 (sprint) – my second try at Winchester Duathlon and a massive PB for me However, this year the event has moved to the beautiful Lainston House, so it’s a new course. I didn’t really think about this too much in...

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30 September 2014

Last tri of the season – HOWSC 100

My first triathlon, last year, was HOWSC 100, so I was excited about entering the same event this year in the hope that I would get a PB (and some proof that I have made progress). I know that I’m more confident and my swimming has improved, but I wanted to know that my progress was about speed as much...

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25 September 2014

Final aquathlon of the season

This week has been so busy leading up to my final aquathlon of the season. Saturday: Lake swim followed by a run (and then a bit of cheering the junior triathletes at Lakeside) Sunday: 40k bike ride followed by a 30-minute run Monday: 1 hour of swimming with some challenging drills Tuesday: 1:06 on the turbo trainer Wednesday: 70 minutes...

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18 April 2014

Good Fri Tri

Good Fri Tri was my first triathlon of the year and my second triathlon with a pool swim. I hated my last pool-based triathlon (Ferndown Try-a-tri), so I was hoping to lay that ghost to rest. An early start We got up at 5am, and I knew that I move to move quickly as I hadn’t packed all of my...

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15 January 2014

What did the postie try to deliver today?

OMG! I think my Team SOAS kit has arrived… I’ve received a “Sorry you were out” note through my letter box and the main clues on it are that: I really hope it’s my kit. I’m so excited about it! I’ve been gear hungry ever since I first saw it! How my day went Today’s been a hectic day with...

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