Wensley’s Cycles Winter Duathlon series event #2 RACE REPORT

Well I’m pretty damned chuffed with this! Today’s goal was simply to be slightly better at transitions with a handler. Having not really had a clue what I was wanting to do last time around, it taught me a few lessons that I used to make today’s transitions a bit better. I was definitely more organised with my layout and despite having a different handler, we were much more slick through transition than last time too.

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#196 Getting the Covid Jab, plus Winter Duathlon #2 race report!

Being someone that is permanently disabled, my Covid risk category is the same as the elderly and I have thus been called up to get the first of 2 vaccines. Also, this weekend saw my second go at the winter Duathlon (1km walk, 10km bike, 1km walk) the last one being the 27th June. Here’s how I went this time – and it wasn’t without its challenges! Check the bottom of the blog for a few photos too.

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#193 Matariki, mind games & a balancing act!

Matariki signals the Māori New Year and has connections with the lunar calendar. From next year it is being added as a New Zealand public holiday for the first time. This week I have been working hard on self belief, getting past mental barriers.. and of course.. still trying to balance (but I have adopted an entirely different approach this time!)

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Southland Tri Club winter Duathlon series: race 1 race report

🏆Race Report!🏆

Thank you Southland Triathlon and Multisport Club for the event (and the event photos!) I had an absolute blast!

I wanted to try this as soon as the event came up on the local club page: but I had all sorts of apprehensions about it. What if I can’t walk that far? How will I get through transition? What do I need the handler to do? What if my legs are toast after the bike ride and I can’t do the second run?

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#171 The cupcake mile!

As you may (or may not) know, I’m a member of a global triathlon team called the cupcake cartel. Although the team encompasses everyone from elite to your average guy / gal.. the team chat is always done tongue in cheek with cupcakes involved somehow, either physically, metaphorically or symbolically! The team decided to do a fund raiser for the flood victims in New South Wales. Here’s how it works.

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