Tagged: Races

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Aberdovey Triathlon

The Aberdovey Triathlon was never in my race schedule for this year, but last weekend at swim training I was asked by the organiser if I’d be kind enough to help someone out and do the swim section of the race for them. They wanted to race but didn’t feel comfortable enough in open water so...

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Alanya Aftermath

It’s been a week since I got back from the European Age-Group Champs in Alanya, Turkey. I’m now back in the UK after an amazing trip. I booked my travel independently through Thomas Cook and boy am I glad that I did. Those that booked through the BTF’s preferred travel partner Nirvana had loads of...

Another Trophy for Al 1

Cotswold Triathlon Photos

As promised in my Cotswold Triathlon Race Report here are a few photos from the event thanks to my Brother Jay and my Dad. You can see Jay’s entire album on Flickr. The official Photos are here: http://chrisyoungphotos.co.uk/group9299.html

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Cotswold Triathlon – Race Report

Having missed my first race of the year I’d been looking forward to the Cotswold Sprint Triathlon for quite a while. Looking forward to it maybe, but although it wasn’t an important race there were still the usual pre-race doubts. These weren’t helped by the fact that I didn’t sleep a single wink  the night...

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My 2013 Race Schedule

I’m beginning to get my race schedule ready for 2013. I’m not planning on doing a huge raft of races this year for a number of reasons. First is the fact that last year was quite a long season with races from the 1st April right through to the big race at the World Championships in...

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Bike The Lake, Rotorua – New Zealand Day 20

We had an early start on the campsite today, getting up before dawn so as to get to Rotorua in time for the Bike the Lake race. Once in Rotorua I had to get ready, add race numbers and timing chips to my helmet and bike, sort out drinks etc and congregate for the start....

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Race Day – A Supporter’s Perspective

I feel like we’ve been preparing almost as hard as Alan for this race. OK, we haven’t been out running, cycling and swimming everyday but we have been there in the background supporting away since he qualified for the World Championships back in May. I’ve made sure he has all the healthy snacks he needs...

2012 ITU Age-Group World Triathlon Championships, Auckland – Race Report 12

2012 ITU Age-Group World Triathlon Championships, Auckland – Race Report

After a fitfull sleep my day started at 4:30am with a caffeinated coffee, porridge and Beet-it beetroot juice for breakfast. This was followed by a shower and getting my stuff ready to go. I then walked down through Auckland CBD to transition area with Graham and Sharon at 5:30am, had my helmet checked and started setting...

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Rother Valley Triathlon – Race Report

I wasn’t really sure how this race was going to go. It was quite a big race being my one and only chance to qualify for the 2013 European Championships, but preparations hadn’t been great. I’d been training well but hadn’t necessarily peaked for this race, and I’d been struggling with injuries. The Injury List First...