Where I’ve been hiding… Well I haven’t been hiding really. If I’m honest, I’ve got so caught up in the…
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The second of the annual Thames Turbo sprint series events saw the chance for Optima to set the tone for…
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A number of Optima’s triathletes raced at the ITU World Triathlon Grand Final in London’s Hyde Park this weekend with…
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In 2011 I raced the inaugural Ironman Wales and was blown away less by the remnants of the hurricane that…
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5am alarms are the same the world over. It’s far too early when it goes off, and you stumble around…
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Sunday June 30th had been staring down at me from my training calendar like an angry relative since November of last…
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Conditions at the start echoed other races this year – a cool, blustery day, with a 100m reduction in the…
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Karina, Anna and I had a great weekend down at Swashbuckler. First off, a great big thanks to Karina and…
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Junior (17-19yrs) European Cup race, part of junior European series On May 10, Anthony, Luke and I headed across the…
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IRONMAN NO.17 – RACING FOR FUN? Last year’s announcement of a new Ironman in Los Cabos (Baja California, Mexico) grabbed…
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You don’t do an Ironman because you think it’s going to be easy. But you don’t necessarily do it because…
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Just before 7 a.m. on Saturday 13 October, I found myself treading water by the pier in Kailua-Kona, waiting for…
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