Time flies and Ironman Wales was a month ago and I’ve now been able to reflect on what happened during the race, what I’ve learnt and what changes I’d make for my next event.The key incident during IM Wales was having my perscription swimming goggles broken by being kicked in the face by someone doing [...]
Fancy setting yourself a challenge and competing in a endurance triathlon, cycle, run or swim in 2020, here Richard Miller* shares his top tips. 1. Train consistently on all disciplines over the winter and early spring months. Whilst it’s important to allow your body to recover during the off season, it’s also important to use [...]
Resilience in the face of adversity, to slay the dragon or be slayed! Ironman Wales - Tenby September 15th 2019 Race Summary Swim (3.8km) 01:23:31 Bike (180km) 07:16:43 Run (42.6KM) 04:05:25 Overall 13:07:38 8th in age group Let’s start in reverse. The atmosphere in Tenby was off the hook, never experienced anything quite like it!As [...]
Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional! (Murakami). Ordinary people, extraordinary goals. (Me)This was my third 140.6 Ironman. Daniel mentioned earlier in the year he was going to compete and complete his twelfth Ironman, which would qualify him for a Kona legacy slot and I instantly knew I had to join him. Along with Valentina, Daniel, Nicky, [...]
Race number #3070 We awoke Saturday in our caravan park about 4 miles from Weymouth and transition to armageddon. High winds, nil visibility and torrential rain battering our thin walls, if an Ironman’s tough this will make it impossible! All thoughts of a quick shake down ride and a dip in the sea went [...]
Pescara is located in the Abruzzo province 200 miles due east of Rome on Italy’s Adriatic coast. I was staying with friends who have a house, about 1 hours drive, near the spa village of Caramanico adjacent to the Maiella Nation Park (approx 40% of Abruzzo is covered with national parks). This is my third [...]
My coaching and training philosophy is based not on numbers and minute data, but an understanding of the individual. Today’s athletes are bombarded by information and statistics, which most of the time either goes over everyones heads, confuses the athlete and/or can demotivate. I like to listen, feel an empathy with my clients, listen to [...]