I did a sprint triathlon this week as I wished to have a lake race in addition to sea races, so that I could know how I perform differently. My ideal race would be an Olympic distance race, with a lake swim, flat bike and flat run, but unfortunately I couldn’t find any accessible options which could fit into my calendar, with some races held on a time of day when no trains run at all for me to get…
I did the Eastbourne Triathlon again this year on 12 July, competing in the Standard Aquathlon race. Unfortunately it was again so windy on the race day, with forecast showing force 6, not much different from two years ago when the swim was cancelled. However, this year it was wind with tide, therefore the organiser activated a backup plan to shorten the swim to a 750 m down the wind and tide, so we walked to the pier to start…
It has been a while since I last blogged due to the race off-season. I did my first triathlon this year last weekend (8 June) in Weymouth, the WMD Classic, organised by Bustinskin Events. This is my 4th standard distance triathlon I have done. The race is in Weymouth, with a sea swim, hilly open-road bike ride and a flat run. I don’t fancy a hilly bike ride (I always avoid hills when cycling) however there aren’t any other better…
On 1 September I completed my 3rd standard distance triathlon, Brighton & Hove Triathlon (referral link) at the best possible location, good beach weather, completely flat course by a quality organiser. Motivation I’d like to do a triathlon with open sea swim, flat bike and flat run, as I believe this combination can get me the best result. Brighton & Hove Triathlon perfectly fits all three criteria, and I registered as soon as the registration opened last year at the…
After Eastbourne Triathlon was weathered out, I wanted to do another one to see where my ability was. I looked at my calendar and 29 / 30 June was the only weekend when I was available to race, and I looked at British Triathlon website to find a race on this weekend, with a flat bike course and a flat run course. I eventually narrowed myself into choosing between Cardiff and Torquay. I eventually signed up for Torquay because it…
This article contains referral links. They can sponsor me for the cost of doing triathlons. Yesterday I raced an early season aquathon as a preparation for later triathlon races this season. I chose Eastbourne as the race to do because it is not far from London, has a sea swim and flat run. I registered for the standard distance aquathon, with 1500 m swim (against the tide to the pier and with the tide back), and a 10 km run…
I am now a triathlete! On 2 July, I did my first triathlon, Banana Triathlon, held in Dorney Lake. I completed it but lost it on the bike. Background My thought of doing a triathlon started in 2020 after I had done a few aquathons for a couple of years. Due to the COVID pandemic it never materialised, and I didn’t even have a chance to do another aquathon again before I left Hong Kong in 2021. In my year…
Today I did my first aquathon race this year (as the previous race at Repulse Bay was weathered out), which was 3 years after I started doing aquathons and the first race since I joined Tritons. The race was at Tai Po Waterfront Park, the format was swim 1.5 km (3 loops of 500 m) then run 6 km (3 loops of 2 km). The swim:run ratio was 1:4, which I consider the perfect ratio, i.e. for an athlete with…