Roding Valley Half Marathon, finisher
Almost an entire month after completing my first ever official half marathon event I’ve summoned the energy to write about the painful memories of the 2 hours and 9 minutes it took me to complete the Roding Valley Half Marathon. The preparation for this event was fairly limited, a handful of weekend 10 km runs, numerous [...]
The Running Man, covering the half marathon distance
Two weeks and counting until the I “compete” in the Roding Valley Half Marathon. Nervous about never before having covered the full distance for this event (21km or 13 and a bit miles) I took it upon myself to give it a go in advance. My worst fear on the day is not being able to [...]
5 week countdown to Roding Valley Half Marathon
The Roding Valley Half Marathon, my first “competitive” event of 2010 looms closer taking place on 28 February. I’ve never run further than 10km previously, and to this day still haven’t run past the 12.5km mark, so yet to know if I’m able to last the extra 9.5km that I’ve not run previously. I do keep [...]
Blenheim tri here I come, first of 3 triathlons in 2010
Blenheim tri here I come, first of 3 triathlons in 2010 Quite unexpectedly I recently signed myself up for this year’s Blenheim Triathlon. It wasn’t an event I was planning to participate in as I’d already signed up for the Windsor Triathlon olympic distance taking place the following weekend on 13 June, but I caved under [...]
Images: Tour of Britain final stage, London
A handful of images that I managed to snap whilst spectating at the 2009 Tour of Britain’s final stage in London. Edvald Boasson Hagen comfortably sealed overall victory in The Tour of Britain, as Italian Michele Merlo sprinted to victory in an action packed stage in front of thousands of spectators in central London. Boasson [...]
Video: Cervélo Beyond the Peloton, one Beginnings
A beautifully shot video telling the story of how the Cervélo team came about. As a relatively young company starting off as a two man team working out of a bedroom, Cervélo now employ 80 dedicated people developing and building some of the most coveted bikes in the world. I want one myself. This video, [...]
Images and review: Planet X SL Pro Carbon
I’ve owned my Planet X SL Pro Carbon road bike for two years now. Originally purchased directly from Planet X via the Halfords cycle to work scheme I can honestly say that I’m very happy with this purchase, one of my best bike buys to date. Value and service? In terms of value, it can’t really [...]
Video: Tim Don dishes out great advice for triathlon beginners
Wise word of advice for those new to the wonderful world of triathlon from one of the best in triathlon, Tim Don. “join a triathlon… all of a sudden there’s like-minded people…” “…one of those sports where there are so many rewards…” Couldn’t agree with you more, Tim.
Images: Building Track day at Herne Hill
Following on from my earlier post providing on-board video from a fixie riding the Herne Hill Velodrome, here’s a follow-up which presenting a gallery of images from the day. If you didn’t catch the on-board video, have a look at Video: Building’s track day at Herne Hill Velodrome
Video: Tim Don talking about his Olympic 2012 hopes
With three years to go and the countdown under way, triathlete Tim Don gets geed up about competing in front of a massive home crowd in Hyde Park’s Serpentine, London.
Video: Building’s track day at Herne Hill Velodrome
I was lucky enough to attend the Building’s Herne Hill track day on Wednesday 19 August. Although I was attending on official work business, I felt privileged to be doing so at the legendary Herne Hill Velodrome for this quite excellent event in the construction industry event calendar. In my capacity as on-board cameraman, supporting [...]
London Triathlon 2009 in summary
Over two weeks have passed since completing the 2009 Mazda London Triathlon and I’m still feeling chuffed with myself at finishing a whole 15 minutes quicker than last year, something I wasn’t expecting to achieve. I’m now convinced I can do significantly better next time round, so gunning for a 2:30 next time… My splits [...]
Video: Tim Don’s swim training tips for triathlon
Triathlete Tim Don explains why only training in a pool won’t quite cut it come race day. “Try get in a lake, it is different. In a swimming pool try swimming a length with your eyes closed and you’ll be bashing off the lane rope, because that’s what happens in triathlon…”
Video: Tim Don dishes out advice for the bike transition
Triathlete Tim Don reveals his top tips for competing in a triathlon, including using a cheeky splash of baby oil.
Video: Tim Don triathlon training tips
Tim Don emparting his wisdom via the armchair… Courtesy of the latest ads from Oakley
