Ironman Texas for me was a make or break race not getting a result wasn’t really an option as my finances were running dry and the day before I was due to fly I actually nearly called off going there, I was looking at booking a hire car and I couldn’t believe the price, I considered staying at home and racing Ironman Lanzarote as it would be much cheaper then going to the states but luckily my main sponsor stepped…

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Challenge Dubai – Pre Race

So the first race of the season Callenge Dubai is right around the corner. I’ve been training really hard for this event and with it having such a strong field 65+ male professionals who are of a decent standard it’s served as great motivation especially when the weather has been terrible or when I’ve been feeling tired. After Tenerife I had a week easy and ten completed 3 great weeks of training hitting some really good sessions. The standout sessions…

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Tenerife Training Camp

A couple of weeks ago I came back from Tenerife on a training camp. I had a great time out in Tenerife training with Eleanor Haresign and Steve Berry, we were staying near the Tenerife Top trainig facility which was great as it had some fantastic facilities such as: Open air 50 meter swimming goal Open air 25 meter swimming food 333 meter running track, sounds rubbish but was great and handy if doing Kilometer reps. State of the art…

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2015 Update

This winter I’ve moved in with Laura my girlfriend in Norwich. It’s been great for training as I’ve been able to train with a lot more people. First off I’ve been swimming with a club called Norwich Swans, there’s a lot of decent swimmers that push me. When I first started I would be absolutely shot by the time I had finished the sessions were we regularly cover over 6 kilometers but now I’m getting used to it and and…

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