tri-ing for No Limits

And now we're into 2014...the year of my HALF IRONMAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My 2014 season :)

19th October - Leatherhead duathlon 33.20/ 1.56.45/ 1:18.27.10/ 1.07.90/36.31.05 = 2:31.22.45 5k/25k/5k

28th September - HOWSC sprint triathlon 19.03.1/ 3.51.75/ 58.30.35/ 1.44.05/ 33.31.20 = 1:56.40.5 750m lake swim/20k/5k

25th September - Eastleigh aquathlon 19.28.69/ 1.30.18/ 32.24.31 750m lake swim/4.5k run

THE BIG EVENT!!!!!
14th September - Challenge Weymouth half ironman 1:00.51/ 14.06/ 4:31.23/ 8.49/ 2:44.26 = 8:30.36 1.9k sea swim/90k/22k

7th September - 2k pier to pier sea swim Southsea 50.48 (pb)

18th August - parkrun A? 30.53

13/7/14 Weymouth Olympic Distance sea swim triathlon 1500m sea swim (56.42.87) / T1 (5.24.6) / 23mile cycle (1:58.02) / T2 (1.28.7) / 10k run (1:23.03) Total time = 4:24.41.
I was dead last but I can now say I've completed an Olympic distance triathlon!

12/7/14 Soton Parkrun B course 5k = 31.52.04

9/7/14 RR10 Marwell Zoo 4.8miles = 59.28.96 (I did cycle to Marwell and back - approx. 22miles)

29/6/14 Eastleigh open water sprint triathlon 400m lake swim (11.29.3) / T1 - got stuck in my wetsuit (3.06.85 ) / 22k cycle (53.37.55 ) / T2 (1.28.25) / 5k run (31.37.95) Total time = 1:41.19.9

15/6/14 Polsden Lacey 10k = 1:10.72

1/6/14 Leatherhead sprint triathlon 400m pool swim (12.11), T1 (2.32.45) 16.5mile cycle (1:18.57.85), T2 (1.12.25), 5k run (34.25). Total = 2:09.18.55. NB time for just the 400m pool swim was 9.57.91!!!!

29/5/14 Eastleigh Novice Aquathlon 400m lake swim (14.51.8) / T1 (1.45.45) / 2.5k run (15.25.35). Total = 32.02.65

18/5/14 Netley 10k = 1:03.30

11/5/14 Portsmouth Duathlon #3 5k run (33.52) 23k cycle, we had to take A teeny tiny ferry over to Hayling Island to start the bike route (1:03.27) the 5k run (33.01) = 2:10.21

7/5/14 RR10 #2 Stoney Cross in 50.50mins approx. 4miles. Was very muddy.

5/5/14 Mya Day Triathlon, Winchester @ Kings School (pool swim, 2 laps of a very hilly, very beautiful bike course then a 5k run which was not flat!)

400m swim (11.10.2) a very faffy T1 with new bike shoes (2.08.11), Cycle ? approx. 24km (1:17.27.8), T2 (1:49.80) 5K run (36.45.15) Total time = 2:11.18.15 I was 197/202, 10th woman in F41-45 category and 58/60 woman finisher.

26/4/14 Soton Parkrun route B = 32.08

13/4/14 - Portsmouth Duathlon #2 (No Dame Kelly this time) 7.5k run (48.54.45), T1 (1.44.40) 15k cycle inc T2 (38.38.51) 5k run (32.51.24) = 2:02.08

8/4/14 - Lordshill Road Runners magic mile series #1 = 09.04

16/3/14 Portsmouth Duathlon series #1 5k run (33.59.36) T1 2.08.11, 15k cycle (40.46.70) T2 1.09.96, 5k run (34.26.92) Total = 1:52.31

(oh and fyi - i raced with DAME KELLY HOLMES!!!!)

15/3/14 - Parkrun 5k = 32.09.88

Brighton Half Marathon Sunday 16th February 2:41.26, 2 minutes slower than last year but my recovery was so much quicker.

My 2013 season:-

On Sunday 30th June 2013 I took part in the Eastleigh Open Water Triathlon. I did a 400m open water swim (15:07.2), then struggled out of my wetsuit (T1=02:43.45) and hopped onto my bike and cycle 20km around Eastleigh and Chandlers Ford (52:40.0). I then leapt off my bike (T2=00:51.65) and ran 5km around Lakeside, Eastleigh (29:01.05).
Total time = 01:40:23.30
However, my 2013/14 season doesn't begin and end with the Eastleigh Tri...

1st event of the 2013 season was the Brighton Half Marathon on 17/2/13 = 2:39:26.
my knee started hurting from about 8miles... (ran the 1st 8miles in 90mins then the last 5miles in 70mins)

2nd event was on Sunday 17/3/13 - The Winchester duathlon - 2.5k run/10k cycle/2.5k run = 1:02:24.50
Run= 12:48.7 T1= 00:01:07.95 Cycle= 00:33:11.35 T2= 00:00:59.50 Run= 00:14:16.95 (25th out of 44)

Absolutely tipped it down but such brilliant fun.

3rd event was the Andover novice triathlon on Sunday 7th April
200m swim/15k cycle/2.5k run:-
Swim=06:07.2 T1=00:03:35.70 Cycle=00:39:30.35 T2=00:01:12.80 Run=00:16:14.05 Total time=01:06:40.15 position 32nd out of 47!!
right foot hurting as stumbled off the bike into T2 so the run was a bit limpy but my foot was fine by Tuesday

4th event - was the Southsea duathlon on Sunday 12th May. 5k run in 30:33, T1 was 11:05 as included the ferry over to Hayling Island, 23k cycle in 64:30, then another 5k run in 33:30

5th event - the Polesdon Lacey 10k on 23/6/13 - last year in 2012 I did it in 81minutes - today I did it in 73mins! Very pleased although left knee was abit tender at about 50mins...

6th event - the Eastleigh Open Water Triathlon DONE IT!!!

7th Race for Life 10k Sunday 14/7/13 in 65:54! My new personal best 10k time. Absolutely delighted.

8th event - the Ashtead 10k Sunday 15/9/13 UNDER AN HOUR!

Plus as a member of Lordshill Road Runners I've been participating in the RR10's
#1 24/4 Victoria Country park 4.5miles / 6.9k in 47mins (killed my right knee running on the shingle)
#2 8/5 Stoney Cross 7k in 47:56
#3 22/5 Sway 8k in 51:23.67

Oh and on Saturday 8th June I climbed Ben Nevis in 4hours 45mins (35mins luncheon on the summit) then 2hours 45mins to get down (my thighs and calves were screaming in agony!)

And on Saturday 13th July i cycled 50miles, travelled on 6 ferries and had one sea dip from Southampton to Hythe to Lymington to Yarmouth to Cowes to Fishbourne to Portsmouth to Gosport to Warsash to Hamble to Southampton.

My google blog - operationfitandhealthy will keep you fully updated!

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