What a difference a year makes Finally over the finishing line in Marbella at IM703WC 2025 I’ve finally accepted that I’m one of life’s ‘tri-harders’, the sort of person who gives 110 per cent and still somehow manages to trip over my own enthusiasm and face-plant with a mighty splat. (I‘ve been literally doing thisContinueContinue reading “Ironman 70.3 World Championship – top Brit in age group”
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Bourne to tri
At the end of Eastbourne standard distance triathlon, my first Olympic distance and my third triathlon, I wanted to get up, jump back into this inviting English Channel segment of the Atlantic Ocean and do it all again. My first triathlon in 1988 was a sprint, starting in a heated pool at Hampton Court, whenContinueContinue reading “Bourne to tri”
The importance of recovery
Ruth is doing Ride London in May, raising funds for Brentford Football Club Community Sports Trust. Donate here. Back in 1987, when I was just 27, I ran the London Marathon in a time of around 3:38. Then the next day, feeling absolutely so energised and on top of the world, I played a hardContinueContinue reading “The importance of recovery”
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