Slow month at Tri220

Clearly the nation's triathlon magazines will print anything. If ever proof were needed of a lack of material, three pages about me should suffice. A big thanks to Amy Swan for writing the piece. Also another huge shout out to Tri-Topia who, for whatever reason didn't get a mention in the article but deserve huge props (that's street that is) for putting me up for the last four weeks (and hopefully the next two as well!). Check out their website on the right.

Long day in the saddle

Yesterday myself and Lee completed a fairly epic 126 mile bike ride. It was 36c and I was chaffing from about mile 4, I think it may be time to replace my beloved Skinz bib shorts, if what Lee tells me is correct then they've been washed so many times they've become see through. If that doesn't stop drafters, nothing will.


We started early to avoid the heat, note the much needed coffee on the post box


Lee getting aero as I try to take a photo whilst dealing with the chaffing.


A village fete meant an off road detour and added an element of cyclocross to our long ride.



YEAH! 200 hundred sweaty, sweaty kilometers.

It was a great day and testament to the amount of time a spent aero is this large (and slightly tender) lump on my forearm which appeared this morning. Hoping this goes down before tomorrow's ride...

Down by the river side

If I recall correctly, this time last year I was about to start teaching year 8.

Sub9 or bust

More training/eating fun from TriTopia. Roth is 4 weeks away now and the title says it all. I'll be aiming for sub9 on race day and it's either that or nothing, and by nothing I of course mean a slow hobble to the finish. Something tells me it's going to be the either my quickest long distance race ever, or my slowest. Everything on the line.

TriTopia Video Update

Another trip abroad, some more video blogs, or "vlogs" as I have been reliably informed they are called. Sorry for the wait (I've been here nearly 10 days already) but thanks to my illness I need to cream the next 14 days if I'm going to stand any chance of going sub-9 and, most importantly, getting my sub-9 t-shirt. As we all know... it's all about the stash! Enjoy.