Bedford Mini,
The weather leading up to the event was great and although rain was expected it turned out another great morning to race. It was an early start of 7.00am, so up at 4.45am! but I am sort of getting used to this now. I had entered the ‘Mini’(as I am still too young to do an Olympic distance – another year to wait). With a short 200m swim, 15K bike and a 3.3K run...a real short speed event!
The organisers promote the event with ‘see if you can get close to Chrissie Wellingtons time of 43.41’ She is a massive inspiration so that was my goal.
I have been working on my stroke technique at Box End Park, in fact completely changing the arm position into the water, the hard work seems to have paid off. I came out the water in first place and in a good time (for me). I felt good heading out onto the bike and had a storming ride, all that was left was the run. It is only a 3.3k run so I thought I would go all out. I crossed the finish line in 42.30 so really pleased that I had got a PB for this event and managed to achieve my goal of getting a faster time than Chrissie and picking up a great memento too!
.The ‘Classic’ race started while I was out so I spent a bit of time chatting to one of my sponsors, Dave on the ‘Tri-crazy’ stall whilst the race was on.
I am really pleased to announce that I have a new sponsor, Booost. Effectively 99% oxygen in an easy to use delivery system (a can) that gives you the edge or a booost (see what I did there!)
The organisers promote the event with ‘see if you can get close to Chrissie Wellingtons time of 43.41’ She is a massive inspiration so that was my goal.
I have been working on my stroke technique at Box End Park, in fact completely changing the arm position into the water, the hard work seems to have paid off. I came out the water in first place and in a good time (for me). I felt good heading out onto the bike and had a storming ride, all that was left was the run. It is only a 3.3k run so I thought I would go all out. I crossed the finish line in 42.30 so really pleased that I had got a PB for this event and managed to achieve my goal of getting a faster time than Chrissie and picking up a great memento too!
.The ‘Classic’ race started while I was out so I spent a bit of time chatting to one of my sponsors, Dave on the ‘Tri-crazy’ stall whilst the race was on.
'air in a can, you're having a laugh' was my first reaction, I did a bit of research and sussed out there was nothing to laugh at. I asked the guys from Booost how they cope with the air in a can thing.
This was their reply:-
The questions about “air” in a can are very common! Here’s how I tend to answer people “Air has only 21% oxygen and your body is used to breathing that. booost is 99% oxygen – that means there’s five times the oxygen going into your bloodstream to fuel your muscles and brain. It’s why the first thing medics do when you are stressed or in pain is to put you on oxygen.”
Other things worth noting:
1/ Kenyan athletes are famous for winning all the long distance sports events, with one tribe being the most successful. They live over 7000 feet above sea level – their success is down to the fact that they get more oxygen in their blood at sea level than the rest of us.
2/ booost is most effective, we have found, in extreme situations, or when going “through the wall.” A team used booost recently to break the world record for treadmill running over 24 hours. They used booost when they were really struggling at 3 or 4 in the morning. Several Rugby teams are using booost, and again, they tell us it’s really effective when there isn’t long to go in the game and they’re really struggling – they now have it in their pitch side drinks holders. And from personal experience, I found it really effective after a triathlon event – I had terrible leg pains and could hardly walk, but several shots of booost cleared the pain really quickly.
3/ It’s instantly effective for headaches or hangovers!
Don’t know why I need to know about 3/ but my dad seemed very pleased!
So there you go, as I say very pleased to be part of the booost team.
We have decided to work hard in my new (old) K1 boat. With such nice weather this has made it easier and I feel my ‘paddle’ is improving; it is going to be great to compare my time last year at Box End Quad and this one. Hopefully it will put me in good stead for the World Sprint Quad Championships in Germany next month.
So there you go, as I say very pleased to be part of the booost team.
Next Sunday (5th June) I am competing in a Quadrathlon at Box End Park. They also do a triathlon there so come along for an off-road Tri or Quad if you fancy a bit of a challenge.
We have decided to work hard in my new (old) K1 boat. With such nice weather this has made it easier and I feel my ‘paddle’ is improving; it is going to be great to compare my time last year at Box End Quad and this one. Hopefully it will put me in good stead for the World Sprint Quad Championships in Germany next month.
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