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Wargrave Triathlon Race Recap

The water is so cold it seems to take my breath away. I try to start swimming as the klaxon goes off, and my breathing is quick and shallow. I can’t get into a rhythm. I start to panic. I ask the man near me who looks like he’s standing if the water is...

Ironman Training Week 2

Monday – Day Off Tuesday – 5K Run, 1K Open Water swim Morning started with the Westin Run club (you can sign up for the July run club here) then an awesome evening at the lake with Steph. It was my first open water swim since the Geneva Triathlon. I was...
Henley Classic 2.1KM Swim Recap

Henley Classic 2.1KM Swim Recap

With an alarm set for 2.45am, my Aunt and I nervously chatted and laid out our kit last night before heading to bed at 9pm. I find it hard to sleep the night  before an event so lay listening to Lindsay Hein’s podcast I’ll Have Another where fittingly she...

Why I’m Taking On A Swimming Challenge…

This morning an email came into my inbox… 12 weeks to go until the Henley Classic Swim. That would be twelve short weeks until I take on my first proper swim event, the Henley Classic, a 2.1KM swim down the Thames along the Henley Regatta course. Luckily, my...