I dropped Blair off at the airport early this morning for his flight home. He had 3 weeks here, got a load of riding in, mostly on his mtb (but he did join us for the 4 Passes last Friday) and most importantly of course – he got a tan; effectively his freckle all joined up. [...]
There is a Q and A type interview online at tri247.com talking about my race last w/e and a few other bits and pieces.
Have a read if you want at tri247.com.
…….. Cray fishing off Gordons Bay – it is about a 40 minute drive down to the coast from Stellenbosch.
Although Gavin Noble and I have been living and training out of Stirling for a lot of collective years, we tend not to manage to train together that often due to our different racing schedules. Gav decided to travel to Stellenbosch with his mountain bike this month, so we have mostly only been logging the run miles together (him [...]
Wow! Baptism of fire, or something like that ….. Dan Hugo tells me there is ‘hill climb’ low key type affair being organised by his father, so I was more than happy to go along. Oh. My. Word. 14.7k, topping out at close to 1600m with a average gradient in the region of 8%. It [...]
It all started fairly normally; leave school, start university and believe that like most others on my course I would be finished up four years later. It didn’t quite work out like that though did it? Nonetheless I did eventually manage to wrap up my Chemical Engineering Degree from Heriot Watt University yesterday. It’s a long story…too long [...]
I just got back from a great w/e riding the mountain bike in the Lake District with all the guys from my team T.R.I. I got back to Stirling on Friday morning after the long travel back from Florida, but within a few hours (and a quick nap) I was in the car and heading south [...]
I’m all packed and I’m yet again on the move; to St Petersburg, Florida. There is just one week left till the Foster Grant Ironman World Championship 70.3 in Clearwater, and I am heading over to the same great homestay I enjoyed last time with Carolyn, and also Julie Dibens. We were there in Arpil [...]
Encinitas is down by the beach, about 15 miles away from Escondido – where i stay whilst here in CA. It’s a pretty little town, quaint almost, and for me it typifies everything that California seemed to mean as depicted by the vision (tv) whilst growing up. And what better a depiction of Californian life [...]
Here are a few shots that Iain from www.imacimages.co.uk took of us a couple weeks back. From right to left; Alun Woodward, myself, Toby Jameson and Graeme Stewart. All except Graeme are racing in Clearwater at the World Championship Ironman 70.3 in just under 3 weeks time.
Sorry it’s been a few days, but I am now more or less settled back into life as a San Diegan for the third time this year, albiet just for another couple weeks. I go in late on Monday and have been easing into the training which is very much needed in order to go and [...]
This is going to be quick – I’ve got to get to bed for my flight to San Diego tomorrow morning . . . but
What about CHRISSIE Wellington?! Superb, although there was nothing unexpected about the domination she showed out there on the lava fields. Truly inspirational stuff I felt.
Photo by Rich Cruse
Kona is all bustling and ready for action; the biggest triathlon of the year is nearly upon us, and there are 1800 Ironman athletes assembled on the volcanic Island to get the race underway on Saturday morning.
Today us at TotalRacingInt.com had ourselves a few photies on the shore of loch Venachar, not so far away from Stirling. It was sunny, for the most part, but oh so brrrr. Autumn is here for sure.
Give Lance Armstrong his due – Google him, YouTube him, watch archive footage of him, – you can’t fail to be motivated. As the clip says ‘if you wish to be out front, then act as if you were behind’.
Whatever you’re take on him, one thing is for sure; he’s hard as nails!
I was luck enough to head along to the Competitor studio whilst in town in August, and you can listen to it at www.competitorradio.com/details.php?show=258
But i wasn’t the first Scottish multi sport athlete to hang out with Babbit and Huddle . . . . . .
03.50 alarm, 04.30 get in the car for airport, 06.45 depart San Diego, arrive in JFK New York at 3.00. Then a delightful 8 HOURS!! spent wandering a terminal as boring as any i’ve been through.
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