Tag: Ironman
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Sometimes things just don’t go to plan…
The Runner’s race today is a great example of a day when things just don’t go well. There was nothing he did wrong and nothing he could have done better- but the triathlon gods just didn’t smile on him today. Going into the race, he felt fitter than ever, confident and strong. He had been…
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Our Austrian Adventure- Part 1
Sadly, I still haven’t found my camera but I still had loads of fun on our trip and I thought it was worth sharing a few things with you! You can see what pictures I do have on my flickr account here. Austria is a beautiful country and even though it was never high on…
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The Final Countdown…
Fun Fact: The Final Countdown is a song by 80s group Europe. (sorry if you actually clicked the link and watched the video, it’s not a great song or video unless you’re into 1980s hair bands and men with leather pants and makeup). Fun Fact #2: The Runner leaves on Thursday for Europe where he…
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Greetings from Penrith!
That’s right this weekend’s adventures have taken us west for the Western Sydney 70.3. Not a lot to report yet, except that it is hot. Super hot. Like 33 degrees Celsius (or about 97 Fahrenheit!). So tomorrow could be….well, a bit uncomfortable. The race takes place at the same place as the Olympic rowing from…
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You are an Ironman!!!!
Well, it’s all over except for the drinking, dancing and sore muscles tomorrow! The Runner finished about 5pm today with a time of 10 hours and 20 minutes. Not too shabby! He was 126 to finish overall (out of 1600 entrants) and 25th in his age group (but who is counting!). He also finished first…
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Is there anything else we can cram in???
Ok, so if I’m honest this past week has been a blur of whirl of excitement about a million questions, wedding research and if that wasn’t enough, oh yeah, we’ve decided to move house as well. First of all, yes The Runner and I got engaged. It was absolutely the most perfect proposal and a beautiful day and experience—it…
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