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Kobestarr’s Road to Ironman Staffordshire 70.3 Part 6: Running

Sod Cross Country Running! I was never the best distance runner at school. I used to win the sprint distances at primary school and then moved to rugby where interval running brought the results. Since leaving school I entered some running distance events it has and it has been 5 – 10K running that has […]

Kobestarr’s Road to Ironman Staffordshire 70.3 Part 4: Cycling

Balancing Act As I get closer and closer to Ironman Staffordshire 70.3 i’m getting more and more nervous. Im glad that this year I have addressed my largest area of triathlon weakness. My cycling. I have always cycled. I learnt to ride a bike by myself initially on stabilisers and then taking one stabiliser off […]

Kobestarr’s Road to Ironman Staffordshire 70.3 Part 2: Swimming

I’m Not a Bad Swimmer… This is the second in my series of blog posts leading up to Ironman Staffordshire 70.3. You can find my previous blog post here Let’s look at my preparation into the first of the three disciplines. The Swim. I’m not a bad swimmer actually, especially given a nice warm clear pool […]

Kobestarr’s Road to Ironman Staffordshire 70.3 Part 1: Intro

Ironman Staffordshire 70.3? Why Oh Why? In the hazy fog of some point last year I decided to sign up to do my first Half Ironman, the inaugural Ironman Staffordshire 70.3 in Northish England on Sunday 14th June 2015. The exact reasons for doing are lost in the heady ether of last year and, to […]