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September 1, 2018September 1, 2018zoeforman

One week, 7 days, 180 hours to go …..ironman Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

August 10, 2018August 11, 2018zoeforman

Cotswold Classic 2018 race report – 113 Events

July 29, 2018July 29, 2018zoeforman

It only takes one idiot to ruin a ride

July 22, 2018July 22, 2018zoeforman

50 days to go 😳 IM Wales

June 4, 2018June 4, 2018zoeforman

💯 days to ironman Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

May 26, 2018May 29, 2018zoeforman

ironman Wales – Stick or Twist ?

February 19, 2018February 19, 2018zoeforman

Living and Learning – old dog new tricks

February 10, 2018February 10, 2018zoeforman

Testing Testing 1.2,3

February 1, 2018February 2, 2018zoeforman

January Blues

January 11, 2018January 11, 2018zoeforman

A great post about our goals, drive and need for a reason Why by www.swimbikemom.com You know your 2018 goals – do you know your Why ? Will it be strong enough to get you through ? http://www.swimbikemom.com/2018/01/big-goals-crush-souls-motivation-discipline.html?doing_wp_cron=1515671696.1567900180816650390625

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Relax it’s Sunday 😀Dogs chilling out, moving from sofa to sofa for an alternative human lap to lounge on. A day to dodge the showers and wind and catch up on trashy TV ! Drying out after our family day out at game fair #springerspaniel #cockerspaniel #workingpets #sundayfunday #relax
Not what I normally see in Wiltshire walking the dog 🐶 Very curious and don’t seem to mind the rain ☔️ #lama #Wiltshire #wetweekend #dogwalk
ironman Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 2018 Registered, packed, racked, reviewed the swim zigzags, carbo loading underway. Ready as I can be. Wrist still sore & swollen but that should take my mind off everything else that hurts on the day ! 🤣😳 #562 #ironmanwales2018 #Tenby #Wales
Oh fook 💩😳🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🐉 It’ll be what it’ll be now ! Saw Chrissie Wellington at Bristol station this morning Asked if she was going to support / watch Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 - I chatted to her for an hour in the run there last year. Said she hoped to be there and was wishing for better weather for all. She wished me luck and said You can do it 😊. Made my day
Cotswold Classic 2018 I have swum & run in relay teams and marshalled this event for many years but this was my first time as a solo finisher of the Classic or 113 event. Boy was it a hot one on course ☀️ Swim - I chose to wear my wetsuit and for the first time had a bit of a bun fight to the first two buoys. Steady swim 38mins Bike - cracking ride for me and only slowed for the loose gravel for about 5 miles, flying on my Felt and loved the speed and lack of traffic. 3:03 with loads Strava PR’s 🥇 Run - well the wheels didn’t just fall off but they melted ! BBQ & dust roads set my asthma off at start of lap 2 which was when I discovered that I’d lost the canister 😳 💨 Friend ran to my tent to collect a spare and I literally had my second wind. 6:40:00 finish. Met Steve who was doing his first ever triathlon and suffering with groin strain & knee pains ( ex rugby player) we agreed to help each other limp, gasp our way through last lap and a half to the finish. When the going gets tough the tough keep going... Many people pulled out due to panic, illness, injury or heat exhaustion. Full respect to all finishers & survivors in the 30c heat. That post finish flop in the lake was the best ! Just a month to ironman Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Still plenty to do but getting back on track. #cotswoldclassic #113events #Middledistance #hotonetoday☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️
Golden summer evening walks with the dog 🐶Sunsets, golden crops and balmy temperatures. Long may it last, although starting to get dark earlier. #summertime #sunsets #countryside #home #goldenhour
They may all be weeds or wild flowers but isn’t nature beautiful This evenings dog walk with Jango #wiltshire #nature #naturalbeauty #countryside #dogwalking #simplylife
What started with such excitement became a ruined ride by a Twat in a white van who cut me up on a roundabout, then blocked me off to hurl abuse. He forgets he has a registration number of which I have a picture. The thunder showers and wind I could cope with but he reduced me to tears as I sheltered under trees. Three soakings, one road rage incident and I never made it to my sisters. Also Garmin touring sent me 8 miles along canal tow path as last update switched avoid unpaved roads off - my carbon beauty wasn’t made for gravel tracks and had never been so dirty. Shite ride - but home safe, showered and had a sleep. Tomorrow is another day. #cycling #roadrage #cyclesafe #ruinedrides #whitevanman #angry
If you want time to fly just enter an ironman. Last blog was 💯 days to go, now just 50 😳 Quick blog round up on how I’ve got back on track to tame the dragon 🐉 Still scares my pants off at the thought of it www.swimsweatandgears.com/2018/07/22/50-days-to-go-😳-im-wales/ #ironman #IMWales #Tenby #50daystogo
LCW 2018 official photos - a few decent ones. Obviously no run ones of me ! 🤮 I hearing of more that were sick sometime during the weekend to vary degrees of wrecking the triathlon efforts. #lcw2018 #Tenby #longcoursetriathlon #140miles
LCW 218 - the best of Tenby. Stunning in the sunshine. Full ironman distances swim 4325m & Bike 112mikes completed. Sickness took me out of the run and destroyed my ride. Plenty positives though - bring on the IMwales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 dragon 🐉 Amazing race, great company and weekend.#lcw2018 #tenby #wales #ironmantraining #IMWales
LCW - 2018 Not been my finest weekend. Fed the fish twice on swim, 4350m 1:31 a bit long but an improvement - RedBull & ginger biscuits. 🤮 on bike 6 times - dodgy water 💦?? Not what I expected 8:20 moving time 9:00 puke stops 🤢 Bailed on run this morning as still queasy & sprained ankle on Wednesday night, but made most of our park passes in indoor & outdoor pool, water splash pads, slides and feeling better for Sunday roast dinner Off to watch runner finish 🏃‍♀️😍

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