It was a muddy one at Xterra Duathlon in Matterley on the 10th Feb. Having done duathlons and xc mountain bike races here before, given the wet conditions, I was glad to see they had used the less technical trails. The practice lap showed me there was still a fair share of mud to grind… Read More First race of 2024
On Sunday 19th Nov I took part in Roly’s Run, a 20mile trail race starting and finishing in Swanmore. It includes the South Downs Way and Meon Valley Trails, getting great views along the way, particularly from Winchester hill. It was my 2nd time doing this event so I was prepared for the mud, deep… Read More 3rd at Roly’s run!
As an Ordnance Survey Champion I’ve been privileged to test the brand new Suunto Wing headphones. I love bone conducting headphones and having used them for several years, couldn’t ever go back to in or over ear. The ability to enjoy music, but also hear what’s going on around me is a must! Upon opening… Read More Suunto Wing Headphone review
On Saturday 30th Sept I took part in the 2 Valleys race as part of the OS Champion team at the inaugural 13 Valleys ultra trail running event. Ordnance Survey were the mapping partners for this event, which meant everyone could download the route to OS Maps to make sure they stayed on track. They… Read More 13 Valleys Ultra – 2 Valleys for me
The 2023 European Cross Duathlon and Triathlon championships were held in Riva Del Garda, Italy and I had qualified to represent the GBR age group team in both. The first race was the duathlon on Friday 8th Sept. It involved a: The two biggest challenges were the heat, which was almost pushing 30 degrees when… Read More European Cross Championships – two races, two medals and lots of plantbased cake!
On the 6th August I was in Emberton Country Park for the BCS Events Cowman Tri. This was a middle distance triathlon consisting of a 1,900m swim (two laps of the lake), 90km cycle (two lap road course) and 21km run (4 laps on a mix of road, gravel and trials). The Cowman was the… Read More Cowman Tri Completed 🏊🏻♀️🚴🏼♀️🏃🏼♀️
Last year my focus was on middle distance triathlons (1,900m swim, 90km cycle and 21km run). This year it’s changed to cross triathlon, however I still had some middle distance races entered, such as the Castle Race Series Hever Castle Gauntlet on the 9th July. While my training hasn’t been focused on it, with only… Read More Hever Castle Gauntlet Tri win
I thought a good day to cover would be #workoutwednesday! This kicks off with a 5:30am alarm to go to Everyone Active Fareham pool for an early doors swim. I try and swim three times a week, with one session being more endurance focused, the other tempo and the final one including higher intensity intervals.… Read More Day in my life – training and fuelling
I’m very happy to now be an OS Champion! I’ve being using OS maps for years to plan adventures and am looking forward to working with the team behind the maps to hopefully encourage more people to #getoutside. You can read my OS Champion profile here. I’ve also written a guide on how to get… Read More I’m an OS Champion
On Sat 13th May, I was excited to compete in my second cross triathlon at Weston Park, run in partnership by Always Aim High Events and Xterra. Having only got into mountain biking about a year ago, the bike leg was the one I was most nervous about. I expected mud and was impressed with… Read More Xterra and Always Aim High Cross Tri and another 3rd place 🏊🏻♀️🚵🏼♀️🏃🏼♀️🥉
PlantBased Sam T 