Barcelona Marathon 🇪🇸 2:52:28
So proud of that effort, huge shift on Spanish soil!
A controlled and calculated run, buzzing! 🤘🏼
#barcelona #marathon #running
IRONMAN Tallinn 🇪🇪 10:17:02
My IRONMAN Debut in Estonia - look how far we’ve come!
A huge thank you to @coachtommy.nrg & @meg_hodgson_ for getting me to the start line in fighting shape.
It needed to be perfect for the sub 10 and it wasn’t, but still immensely proud of the effort and grit I showed out there.
Brief breakdown of the data from the day, with a more in depth video to come soon!
3.8km Swim: 1:54/100m (1:12:28)
a really solid swim, 2 x 1900m laps with an Aussie exit.
calm, controlled and executed well.
T1: 3:59 - a fairly swift transition, but had to return to my bike rack as the foam cup had fallen out my aero bar on the journey. Brilliant.
180km Bike: 34.03km/hr (5:16:09)
not the bike leg pace I’d hoped for, but the power was 198W and that was what I’d planned to hold - lap 1 felt good but laps 2 and 3 the weather took a turn - wind and rain coming in. More time in TT needed, legs faded.
T2: 3:30 - thank god I’d packed a pair of dry socks. Was so glad to have made it onto the run, but still had a hell of a job to do.
42.2km Run: 5:09min/km (3:40:59)
to make the sub 10, I had to run a sub 3:23 off the bike - a big ask after 5hr+ in the saddle. But I had to roll the dice.
With a few toilet stops, I pushed the pace for 32km until my legs had quite literally nothing left. I surrendered the sub 10 aim; and enjoyed the sun setting over Tallinn.
Would be lying if I said I wasn’t a little bit gutted, but I’m a big believer in the fact that you get the race you deserve. I didn’t deserve to go sub 10, but I put in a solid race and left Estonia feeling more motivated and determined than ever.
This block took an awful lot from me: social life, free time, dating etc… but it provided me with so much more than just a medal.
I can do challenging things I put my mind to.
I can be resilient and dynamic in the face of adversity.
And I feel like I’m only just getting started.
Oh, and I am an IRONMAN 😅
thank you so much to each and every person who has interacted, commented, messaged and supported this journey.
Adios x
#ironman #ironmantallinn #triathlon #rookie
how I train 17.5 hrs/wk & work full time.
a big week on Ironman prep, sticking to plan rather than feeling great 100% of the time - at this stage it’s easy to let the fatigue take over.
but the week ended on a 180km // 6km brick high, feeling strong throughout the session and fuelling exactly to plan.
might all be coming together, might not.
met some lovely folks in the park this weekend too, I suppose when you spend 6 hours doing the same loop, you’re bound to make some friends.
as always, have a good week sports fans 🫶🏻 love ya x
#ironman #training #creator
Road to IRONMAN 🇫🇷 Season 3 🫱🏻🫲🏼
Girona Training Camp 🇪🇸⚡️💨
The stats speak for themselves, but boy am I proud of this week.
The old me would have spent a week in Spain on the beers, but 29 year old Gregor spent it on the tools 🏊🚴🏃🏻♂️.
I was really faced with some challenges this week - it was by no means a walk in the park. Being abroad and having all day to train is a blessing, but some of the sessions really pushed me.
Being on the new TT rig was invaluable and as much as it made the climbs a little bit harder the value in spending hours in position will pay off.
As we enter the final phase of training for the Ironman in 5 weeks, it’s all systems go.
Full focus on that finish line and a time that starts with a 9.
Let’s go.
#ironman #girona #training #triathlon
GIRONA TRAINING CAMP 🇪🇸
A week in my life, on IRONMAN training.
I wanted to spend a week in triathletes paradise, aka Girona, to put myself in the pits - and remind myself of what is required to take on the distance.
A seriously dialled week and I really needed that.
So many lessons from my highest ever volume week and it’s all about keeping the momentum going over the next month - whilst having a little bit of fun with it all.
This video took an absolute age to edit, but I absolutely love it, and I hope you love it too, my dearest sports fans.
Until next time Girona, adios 😭🫶🏻
#ironman #triathlon #training
rough stuff this IRONMAN malarkey 💀
probably the toughest day of training in a long time 😂
forgot how brutal this stuff is, but it’s gotta be done!
#ironman #girona #training
ARE YOU SLOW? 💀💨
I was once slow too!
Then I got a TT bike, and now I’m slightly faster!
Jokes aside, beyond grateful to @argon18bike & @sigmasports for sorting me out this incredible rig on the Road to Ironman.
Full video on the bike selection and fit process coming soon but I had to show you the new speed demon.
Been soaking up the miles here in Girona and absolutely LOVING this bike - long may the fun continue.
As they say, you’re not sad - you just needed a new bike.
HERE’S TO MANY HAPPY MILES 💨🔋😛
#triathlon #ironman
Sebastian Vettel crushed a sub 3 at the London Marathon in cruisers.
Should everyone be running in Carbons?🧐
#Dietstartsmonday #marathon #running #carbons
