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LAST OF THE SUMMER TRI

04/10/2011 23:45

What a great way to end the season, this event was a good day out all round. Free bacon butty's is always a good start in my book, massages and a friendly encouraging atmosphere was the perfect way to end Tritanium's first Triathlon season, good to see Team Harder & Team Hargreaves offering much needed support. Iain Powell was the outstanding performer on the day recovering from his Clitheroe 4th place catapulting into first place knocking Mark from the top of the tree. Well done Iain, roll on next season 

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CLITHEROE TRIATHLON 21st AUGUST 2011

26/08/2011 19:03

All 6 members represented Tritanium supported by Team Manager Nadia, check out results and the new

 'Average Speed Graph' 

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NICK OF PENDLE TRAINING RIDE

26/08/2011 18:43

Nathan & Graham Training Ride over the Nick of Pendle on Thursday 25th August

Roughly 30 miles covered on a glorious sunny day

 

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100 MILE CHALLENGE 12TH AUGUST 2011

17/08/2011 00:00

'Top of the World'

100 Miles ChallengeBLOG.doc (1,1 MB)

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This week in TRITANIUM

03/08/2011 22:25
  • Iain has been getting in some open water sessions whilst on holiday
  • Mark lost his sense of direction and his cool during the Padiham Tri fiasco
  • Nathan, Mark and Paul M represented Tritanium at this weeks Padiham Triathlon taking 8th, Joint 1st and 16th places 
  • Paul M didn't get a flat tyre whoop whoop
  • Nathan sampled nicest coffee in the world ever at the Eslick/Hargreaves household during a sub comittee meeting
  • Cycle Jerseys arrived looking very cool
  • Mark took Iains Graph maestro mantle with a quality graph which will work accross all events   
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This Week in TRITANIUM

02/07/2011 01:06
  • Team Manager Nadia has organised some cool retro cycle tops to wear as a team during the tour of Britain stage
  • Paul Mcguire had his bike serviced and within a mile of his first time out his rear tyre blew out
  • Nathan - Paul M & Mark Harder are getting ready for next Sundays Padiham Triathlon
  • Team Manager Nadia ventured out on the bike with fellow Tritanium member husband Graham
  • We agreed on the tri club name 'Tritanium'
  • Iain P mapped out a 100 mile practice route around the Yorkshire Dales to see if we are up to the challenge of a tour of Britain stage 
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Friday 12th August 2011

Nathan - Iain - Graham - Mark

'MOLTENI BOYS' HAVE MORE FUN

The day started out like any other Tritanium event, it was raining and i was late! but this was helped by the fact that Iain had only just arrived. Although it was no surprise to anyone that i was last to be ready, not helped by the fact that my back wheel had popped out whilst in transit and i thought i'd buckled it and wouldn't be able to ride, (I went a nice shade of green at the thought that i was all dressed up with no where to go) as ever Mark was around to fix the problem and make me feel like an idiot as he fixed it in 5 seconds. Graham and Mark who say i'm enthusiastic, had cycled to the meeting point and were sheltering in a bus stop, as we were to experience later a bus may not have been a bad idea at times and who would have thought that Iain's humerous charactor profiles would once again prove to be true to form, those 2 hours sat quietly typing away while trying not to wake the kids up in Norway proved to be time well spent.

 Well we were off, sadly the rain meant the Molteni matching tops would have to be hidden away like a closely guarded secret until a very brief break in the showers later in the day. I can only speak for myself but i'm sure Iain and Graham would agree that for the mere mortals in the team it was both the most exilerating and enjoyable ride of our lives and the worst ride ever all rolled into one.

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Cheers Nathan

          

 

TRAINING TIPS

 

Chia Seeds - On the advice of Mark H I was advised to try Chia seeds as I was always tired from early mornings and training. Mark was right it did look like frog spawn and to be honest it tasted as bad. My next attempt I used orange instead of water and it was nice, time will tell if it helps me in my early morning training sessions. Nathan

 

CAN'T SWIM, CAN'T BIKE, CAN'T RUN

Check out Andy Holgate's Blog

www.ironholgs.wordpress.com/

the author of 

CAN'T SWIM, CAN'T BIKE, CAN'T RUN from common man to IRONMAN

I found the book very inspiring and the blog is just like an additional chapter every few weeks, just add your e-mail on the site to recieve the Blog direct to your inbox.

Can't Swim, Can't Ride, Can't Run follows Andy Holgate's epic journey from being an overweight librarian to an Ironman triathlete. Before he could even begin the rollercoaster ride which amassed more punctures than Andy cares to remember, this would-be Superman had first to buy a second-hand bike and take swimming lessons. Along the way, he ended up in hospital, dealt with family crises, encountered crocodiles and deadly amoebas, and persuaded his friends that doing an Ironman event is what normal people do on their stag weekend. This is the inspirational, amusing and moving story of how one normal bloke learnt how to fall off a bike and not injure himself, to run a marathon despite two dodgy knees, and most importantly how not to drown.
 

About the Author

Andy Holgate is 37 years old and lives in Lancaster. After less than 18 months training, in 2007 he completed his first Ironman distance race, The Big Woody. He walked down the aisle a week later and married Emma, who continues to be an Ironwidow. In 2009 Andy completed his second Ironman in Germany in a time of 12hrs 57m 21s.

 

 

 

    Easier to smile at the 'TOP'

      In front of the camera

             for a change

 

 

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