This was a big early season race for me, the aim was to win the race and to qualify for kona. Unfortunately I didn’t manage to win the race but I did manage to get kona qualification sewn up, which is nice as it means I’ve got the rest of my season to target some other events and can do a decent build up to Hawaii as well. The swim at ironman Texas wasn’t great for me but it wasn’t…

I flew out to New Zealand on Saturday 27th January and didn’t actually arrive at Dougals house until the Tuesday. Originally I was going to train with Dougal in Omaru but we changed this and I ended up joining him in Wanaka which was great. The scenery in Wanaka is breathtaking and the town itself is really nice, loads of nice cafes and a chilled out vibe. In Preparation for Ironman New Zealand I raced challenge Wanaka on the 17th…

Since Ironman New Zealand in early March my focus had been on this race and going under the 8 hour barrier. It’s something which I had wanted to do for a long time, partly because no Brit had achieved it yet and also partly because it fascinated me. I just wanted to say that i had achieved a 7 hour something Ironman. I flew out on the Wednesday before the race and stayed with a really nice family the Fielder’s,…

  Here’s my latest blog post on the upcoming challenge Fuerteventura and what I’ve been up to. You need to click on the link to open the pdf document up.   Challenge Fuerteventura