2013

As I sit here in my Finisher t-shirt, wearing my Finisher cap and Finisher medal (I am only half joking), I’d like to thank everyone for their very kind words before, during and after my race [...]

The draw to Satrouville was the Brownlee brothers but the competition was Challenge Vichy. In the end there was only the 3 of us veterans, Paul Betts, Sean Hurst and myself. The start in the [...]

About 2 months before the competition I knew I hadn’t gotten my training right, not enough training at high intensity meant I had the distance in me, but not the speed; and so my hopes of [...]

It was a dark and stormy night… A week ago the forecast was for the temperature to drop to 22°C but the day before the race the forecast was for max 16°C and for it to rain all day with winds up [...]

A short report of a long day…… Wake up @ 3am It was recommended to arrive before 4h50 and our apartment was located 30km from Hilpoltstein (swim start), hence the night was very short. [...]

Nick, (Vincent), Jamie, Sean, Richard, Kristine, Thomas, Ross, Suzie, Shannon, Paul G James and Nick were the first to arrive at the Moisson Base de Loisirs, which was surprising as they had both [...]

What a weekend for British sport, Alsitair Brownlee destroyed the field at Kitzbuehel, and Jodie Stimpson made it a GB double at the worlds toughest triathlon. Then Murray breaks the 77 year wait [...]

Lesly, Karsten, Nick, Seb, Val, Todd, Frank, Suzie, Georgia, Lynn, Rich Getting 18 people including babies and semi-grown ups down to a remote village in the alps was never going to be simple, [...]

Olympic – Sunday Sean – 3h10′  (269/500) Vero – 3h33′ (397/500) Longue Distance – Sunday Michael – 5h22′ (61/500) Paul Betts – 6h23″ (221/500) Jamie – DNF Sprint – Saturday David Shanahan [...]

So, after a ridiculously early start on Sunday morning and the small issue of Georgia and Cat getting lost en route to Gare du Nord, five bleary-eyed Expatries arrived in the picturesque spa town [...]