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Ford’s Flitwick Flyer!

Ford’s Flitwick Flyer!

Flitwick 10k, April 2011 Overall Position : 8th out of 821 Overall Time : 35:48 In a busy weekend of sport that included the Grand National, I ended up running in the Flitwick 10k. I managed to run a PB on the course and distance of 35:48. In my first race over the distance, I finished a superb 8th overall out of more than 800 competitors in what is just the beginning of a series of 10k events...

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Watford Cross Country – Jan 2011

Watford Cross Country – Jan 2011

We’ll it was the first cross country of the year in Round 4 of this year’s cross-country championship in Watford on Sunday. The course was a challenging 5 mile course, held in Cassiobury Park, Warford. I recorded a time of 35:20 and 17th place overall out of the 265 athletes that took part. I started off slower than normal to try and pace myself through the hard course. However, I found...

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Bike Build

Bike Build

The Frame Well I thought I got the wheels so why don’t I build a bike. I had a look at the Trek Speedconcept 7.2 but bulked at the price. So what should I do ? Well if I had the money I’d go for the LOOK 596 I-Pack Frameset but the 2499GBP price made me go for a planet-x frame (Planet X Pro Carbon Track Frame New Logo) with at 649GBP with forks. The frame looks...

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CycloCross – Hillingdon, Sunday 31 October 2010

CycloCross – Hillingdon, Sunday 31 October 2010

Round 5, Archer RC (Central League) A dull and damp day didn’t deter the team trisports team that much and a big field took to the Hillingdon circuit for some fast and furious racing, although the conditions did bog a few down at the end.  The race was my first proper muddy experience and it was a very tough day at the office. By the end of the race I struggeled to clip my shoes in and...

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2010 Edinburgh ITU Duathlon World Championships – 4 Sept 2010

2010 Edinburgh ITU Duathlon World Championships – 4 Sept 2010

After holidays in France I tried to recover from injury (hamstring). The event was the ITU Age Group World Championship Duathon in Edinburgh.  The duathlon event comprised of a 10km run, 40km cycle and 5km run completed with transitions between each section. The bike course followed the loop around Arthur’s Seat which is a significantly long climb, with a steep and technical decent. The...

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Worthing Triathlon 2010

Worthing Triathlon 2010

We started our trip to Worthing with a extra hour stuck on the M25. When we arrived at Worthing we did a quick investigation of the area. As I had already booked a table at fishworks for 7pm I registered early to enable me to get another valued 20 mins in bed on Sunday morning. our meal was fantastic and Delyth and I shared a fish platter that was great value for money. The children also had...

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