Reading List: How to be successful
Here are my favourite books about how to be a successful human.
Outlaw Triathlon Review
This is a Race Review from Outlaw Triathlon 2021
Book Review: North: Scott Jurek
This is the story of ultra running legend, Scott Jurek running the Appalachian Trail to try and set a fastest known time for running the entire length. It’s the story of how he tackles the challenge and how he rediscovers his motivation and love of competition. ...The Humber Swim
The Humber estuary is a significant part of the landscape between Grimsby and Hull and one that has to be swam across. A swim is always more exciting if there’s a destination; across a river, channel, or estuary, or from one side the other. Especially one with a...Book Review: The Line: Where sport and medicine collide, Dr Richard Freeman
The book is written by Dr Richard Freeman, who was the sports medicine doctor with British Cycling and Team Sky until 2017. He describes lots of the innovative methods he helped to develop as well as talking about case studies of athletes he helped.
The Short-Sighted Triathlete
I’m really quite short sighted. I can’t see to tie my shoelaces and I don’t get on with contact lenses. Doing any water sports can be a bit of a challenge. Back in the day when I first started triathlon, I’d never heard of prescription goggles, and I never came across anyone with the same vision problem that I had or they were wearing contact lenses. Triathlon and open water swimming was only just beginning as a mass participation sport so they were probably not something you got on the high street.
Do you have hill anxiety?
Many cyclists feel intimidated by hills especially when starting out when cycling legs haven’t been developed yet. But even if you’re not new to cycling hills can still be difficult to manage and how you feel about them can affect how you feel about your cycling. Being scared and intimidated by hills can ruin your enjoyment of cycling.
Human Efficiency in Water
Did you know that humans aren’t very efficient moving in water! When we compare 100m world records for running and swimming its much clearer how much energy we lose in swimming.
How to choose an Ironman
So you’ve finally decided you have the courage to do an Ironman and now you need to choose a race. If it’s your first or your 10th long distance race then it’s well worth spending a bit of time choosing the right race for you. Ironman races are all very different with varying levels of difficulty which can be the difference between finishing with a smile and a DNF. Here are some things to help you choose.