Ironman is a stupid enough way to spend a day at the best of times – so racing Zurich four…
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On the 10th July, I competed in the Women only Shock Absorber race in Eton Dorney. It was an all…
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Almost as soon as I had crossed the line at Kona last year then I knew my goal for Austria…
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This was my second ‘half ironman’ distance event. The course showed as pancake flat so would never get easier (that’s…
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I did only one standard distance last year, so time to up my game and the first of this years…
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First open water sprint race of the season for me and Judy, a day of sunshine, optimism, a new Tri…
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Read Paul's brilliant account of what it takes to race the epic Kona Ironman. If you've ever wondered what it's like to race Kona, this is a must read.
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Two Optima members took part in this set of events last month. Gill Sanders competed in the Elite Women for…
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I was delighted to get the hell out of freezing Edmonton and to lovely warm Chicago. There were 11 days between racing in Edmonton and then kicking off the grand final of the World Tri series in Chicago.
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I am 13 years old and raced in the Diamond Tri at Eton Dorney on 6 September. This was my first triathlon after joining Optima in May. It was a sunny day with little wind so I was hoping for a good time.
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The National Relays is an institution in the British triathlon calendar. Whilst Optima has been absent for a couple of years, the reinvention of the weekend with different formats (including new Team TT finals on Sunday!) saw us rock up to Nottingham with a total of...
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Season 1, race 6, amongst the rolling hills of the South Downs, the Bewl Water Sprint. A field of 110 men climbed into the resevoir for my first mass start in open water.
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