https://matt-thornton.net/tags/triathlon/ Recent content in Triathlon on Matt Thornton Hugo -- gohugo.io en Sun, 14 Jul 2024 22:46:37 +0000 https://matt-thornton.net/general/i-am-iron/ Sun, 14 Jul 2024 22:46:37 +0000 https://matt-thornton.net/general/i-am-iron/ <p>This was today:</p> <p><img src="https://matt-thornton.net/images/posts/im1.JPG" alt="Ironman 2024"></p> <p>Back in 2021, <a href="https://matt-thornton.net/general/i-am-granite/">I completed Guernsey&rsquo;s answer to a (half-)IronMan</a> - the <a href="https://www.guernseytriathlon.com/">GraniteMan</a> - a 70.3 style triathlon in Guernsey.</p> <p>I harboured ambitions of completing a full distance proper Ironman event - 3.8km swim, 180km bike, 42.2km run - but unfortunately, &rsquo;the plan&rsquo; never worked because <a href="https://matt-thornton.net/personal/2022-h1-review/">2022 went to shit</a>.</p> <p>And 2023 wasn&rsquo;t a lot better.</p> <p>Towards the end of 2023, though, I managed to start training again and decided to have another go at the plan&hellip; 2024 would be a trial year (marathon, triathlon, no injuries) with a view to Ironman in 2025.</p> https://matt-thornton.net/general/i-am-granite/ Sun, 19 Sep 2021 22:46:37 +0000 https://matt-thornton.net/general/i-am-granite/ <p>This was today:</p> <p><img src="https://matt-thornton.net/images/posts/gm1.jpg" alt="Graniteman"></p> <p>Guernsey&rsquo;s answer to a (half-)IronMan is the <a href="https://www.guernseytriathlon.com/">GraniteMan</a> - a 70.3 style triathlon in Guernsey.</p> <p>Here&rsquo;s my bum.</p> <p><img src="https://matt-thornton.net/images/posts/gm2.jpg" alt="Graniteman"></p> <p>Finished in a fairly respectable time. Well for me, anyway.</p> <p><img src="https://matt-thornton.net/images/posts/gm3.jpg" alt="Graniteman"></p>