Trains, Travels

2011

• May 9 – May 23 Lanzarote Training Camp – back to the training destination of choice for a couple of weeks hard work and some Ironman spectating.
• May 28 Eton Swim Open Water 10K – something needed to be done to help my swim motivation.
• June 25 – July 2 Pyrenees Multisport Iron Camp – it’s been far too long since I’ve visited the Pyrenees. A week of heavy training.
• July 24 Outlaw Triathlon – potentially a fast course and an exciting event.
• August 13 – August 21 Epic Camp France 2011 – the final Epic Camp… I couldn’t resist.
• September 18 Challenge Henley – I have to race a Challenge event on my back door.
• November 5 ITU Long Course World Championship – another chance to race in the Team GB kit and a season highlight.

2010

• January 2 – January 18 Epic Camp New Zealand – length of New Zealand.
• March 6 Ironman New Zealand – next in the collection of southern hemisphere races
• March 28 The Lucozade Sport Race Your Pace Half Marathon – Acting as a pacer for those aiming for 8 minute miles. Should be fun and interesting to ‘race’ knowing the time you should take!
• May 22 Ironman Lanzarote – back to race it sitting on the bike properly!
• August 1 ITU Long Distance Triathlon (O3) World Championship – aiming for the podium in this one.
• October 9 Ironman World Championship Hawaii – back again with more ambitious goals

2009

• January 18 Gatorade Queensland Tri Series race 4 – another race in the series again just down the road, slightly longer sprint this time.
• January 31 – February 9 Epic Camp New Zealand – back for more, this time not sick.
• April 5 Ironman Australia – chasing that Hawaii slot
• May 23 Ironman Lanzarote – second shot at Hawaii this year
• July 12 Quelle Challenge Roth – tick another race off the to do list
• August 2 Ironman UK – another Hawaii backup and a chance to race Ironman back home.
• October 10 Ironman World Championship Hawaii – got my slot for this year!
• October 25 ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships – closer to Hawaii than I expected, this will be a bit of a slog!
• December 5 Ironman Western Australia – back to Busselton, my favourite race on the Ironman calendar

2008

• May 17 – May 23 Iron CAMP – a week of plenty of riding, running and swimming in the Pyrenees.
• May 24 – May 26 Tour of Wessex – 3 days and 330 miles
• June 1 Beaulieu Middle Distance Triathlon – first ‘proper’ race of the season
• June 7 – June 16 Epic Camp Italy – an even bigger week of riding, running and swimming in the Dolomites
• July 13 Ironman Switzerland – A race of the year. Aiming to improve of previous times and Hawaii
• August 2 – August 16 Mountaineering Training – climbing up to 4000m and learning the basics of Alpinism
• August 31 ITU World Long Course Championship – on the GB age group team, see how I do after Switzerland and some time off
• September 18 – September 20 Travel to Australia!
• October 5 Gold Coast Half Ironman – No Hawaii, so a local half instead
• November 2 Noosa Triathlon – too famous not to do whilst I’m there
• November 9 Port Macquarie Half Ironman – tune up race for Western Oz and hopefully find out what I can do there without a puncture!
• November 16 Gatorade Queensland Tri Series race 2 – a sprint tri 2k down the road, might as well get one more race in.
• December 7 Ironman Western Australia – another go at the sub-9:30 target and maybe Hawaii?