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December 5, 2017December 5, 2017zoeforman

Excuses excuses excuses – what’s yours ?

November 28, 2017November 28, 2017zoeforman

Tri & Change

November 21, 2017November 21, 2017zoeforman

Swindon 10km – Smashed it !

November 20, 2017November 20, 2017zoeforman

7 Habits of Successful People.

November 5, 2017November 5, 2017zoeforman

I’m Now on Facebook

November 3, 2017November 3, 2017zoeforman

Technology & Triathlon – digital footprints

October 20, 2017October 20, 2017zoeforman

Changing Seasons

October 18, 2017October 18, 2017zoeforman

Eleven Things I’ve Learned While Completing Eleven Ironman Triathlons.

September 28, 2017September 28, 2017zoeforman

ironman & asthma – my first year

September 28, 2017September 28, 2017zoeforman

Seven is a Lucky Number: The 7th Annual Coffeeneuring Challenge

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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 🏃‍♀️😍
Lunchtime sights - Bristol, Gromit trail with a hot cheesy chicken #gromitunleashed #GU2 #bristol #lunchtimewalk #summerheatwave
Ooohhh it ain’t half hot Mum 🔥 Now that’s not something you often hear from me ( hate cold / love heat). Took my own advise and kept ride to 3 hours and an early morning start. Helped others in need - redirected a group of girls lost on DoE, gave a bonked cyclist sports drink and a runner a gel all in more need than me as I was heading home. Thought I was covered in flies but was melted tarmac that had flicked up from melting roads #summerheatwave #cycling #keephydrated💦
IM Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 run loop today to round off weekend. Recovery pints of milk in the pub #tenby #wales#ironmanwales2018 #ironmantraining
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🚴🏻‍♀️😎 guided ironman recci route with Belinda & Lucy. Perfect weather, rode all the Hills, getting more prepared to face the dragon 🐉 Tun off the bike 🚲 Dinner by the beach 🏖 #Wales #Pembrokeshire #ironmanwales #ironmantraining #cycling

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