Archive for Swimming

New Blogger – Welcome Alex Houghton!

Alex is like many of us – he has a busy life and fits in his training in and around his commitments. Alex is going to be submitting his blog every other week to let you know what training he is doing in preparation of an Ironman in Switzerland later on this year.

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WORLD DECATRIATHLON CHAMPION – Simon Bourne

Congratulations to Simon Bourne, who has just been crowned World Decatriathlon Champion in Monterray, Mexico. Competing in a grueling 24 mile swim, 1120 mile cycle and 262 mile run (the equivalent to 10 marathons!) the Norfolk based athlete has entered the record books by winning the 12 day event.

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The Inner Chimp Video

We’ve all been there…we’ve woken up too early in the morning, hit the snooze button on the alarm and thought, I’ll give training a miss this morning. It’s going to rain, it’s too cold and I’ve been training hard all week are all common excuses.

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Mel Ryding – Beijing ITU World Championships 2011 Report

Mel has recently returned from the Far East having competed in the ITU World Championships – after suffering a potentially career threatening injury she competed and even exceeded her own expectations…

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Emma-Kate Lidbury: Victory at Ironman 70.3 in Augusta USA

The dust has settled and Emma-Kate reflects on her awesome victory in Augusta last weekend. She’s getting stronger and stronger!

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Emma-Kate Lidbury: Ironman 70.3 World Championships, Las Vegas

After months of preparation and planning the big day finally arrived – The Ironman 70.3 World Championships in Las Vegas. Emma-Kate has been in great form this season and as always she has provided us with a fantastically honest and detailed account of the race. A great read.

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Emma-Kate Lidbury: A warm welcome to the USA!

Brand Ambassador Emma-Kate Lidbury has just arrived in the USA to start the preparation for the build up to the big one, the Ironman 70.3 World Championships in Las Vegas on September 11th 2011.

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Emma-Kate Lidbury: It’s all about Vegas

Emma-Kate Lidbury has just returned from a gruelling training camp in Morzine where all her training has been focused around the impending 70.3 Ironman World Championships in Las Vegas on 11th September 2011.

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Emma-Kate Lidbury: Video Highlilghts Ironman 70.3 @ Wimbleball

Didn’t get a chance to catch the highlights on television on sunday morning of Emma-Kate Lidbury’s brilliant victory at the UK Ironman 70.3 in Wimbleball? Not to worry you can see the video highlights here, just watch in awe the way she powers up that hill and over the finish line!

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ETU European Triathlon Championships, Pontevedra, Spain

Having just returned from the ETU Triathlon Championships in Pontevedra (Spain) Mel gives an honest assessment of her performance detailing what positives she can take from the event and more importantly how she can improve going forward.

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