It feels like this race should be my New Year’s day- or my birthday. It was a year ago, in 2011, that this race really ignited the spark to re-enter the multisport training/racing scene with oomph. After a decade of relatively non-activity, and then slowly getting less slothful, completing 2011 as a pair with @BrentOne80 [...]
As race day draws nearer, there’s slightly more time to think back on the preparation and a little more on the year gone by since TotalSports Challenge 2011. It’s been a busy year. At last count, approximately 35 races were attended of which some were swims, others were trail runs, other MTBs, and then a [...]
Open water swimming is special. There’s something quite primitive about it- much like trail running I guess. It’s just you (mostly) and the environment. Of course, being surrounded by the cold waters of the Atlantic, a wetsuit is necessary, for me at least. And over time, I have collected and abused an array of wetsuits [...]
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