Brief account of my experience at Iron Man Bolton

You have heard me bleat on enough about it, but what on earth is the latest venture? Here is all the low down on the world's hardest,...

So you have decided you want to take on an Iron Man. You have seen the price of the entry fee is £300-450 and you think it is expensive...

A year ago I signed up for a challenge that I was unsure I would complete. A year ago I could not swim front crawl A year ago I was...

On embarking on this journey I figured it would be easy enough to do everything on my own without much help. A new gym workout from Paul...

So the past two triathlons had been interesting, but in the spirit of not completely destroying my confidence, I decided to leave the...

Since beginning open water swimming I have started to really enjoy it. Ginny and I pop down on Thursday evenings to a lake in Lydd and...

So after realising you bit off more than you could chew with your first triathlon being a half Iron Man distance what do you decide to...

So how do you break yourself into triathlons gently? How do you build up stamina to be a full iron man? You jump in at the deep end with...

The swimming pool is the perfect place to people-watch. Over the months I have been both intrigued and irritated with the variety of...

The longest bike ride to date... I was nervous, no I was beyond nervous. If I could not get through this then there was really no point...

Cycle sportives, the only place I have felt safe cycling long distances in preparation for Iron Man. They take the pressure off having to...

Last weekend saw the introduction of pure road running races. No adventure marathons, no mud, no trail runs, no mountains, just loop upon...

Last weekend I partook in my first bit of brick training for Iron Man in the form of an Olympic Duathlon...well that is what it was...

To an extent, weight gain during a holiday is inevitable. We are generally more sedate (unless you are hiking the Inca trail), we drink...

What is it that drives people to partake in events that push themselves? Why do people opt to partake rather than save the money and go...

After chatting to a few people that have already competed in a Full Iron Man it is becoming clear these are 7 things you need to ask...

Wiggle Wiggle Wiggle: After agreeing with a friend that I would partake in a cycling event with him in November my time had finally...

The realisation that you are not as good of a swimmer as you first thought: I have always enjoyed pleasure swimming on holiday, emphasis...

Taking cycling to the next level. So I have been cycling for "fun" for around a month now. Nothing too extravagant, just a few 5-mile...