Race 3 of the Human race off road series was the Iceman. Held on January 25th 2014, I was expecting a lot colder conditions than at the previous races, but it was in fact quite mild, and instead of ice… we had mud.
Iceman: Done!
(photo Marsha El-Hage)
November 7th 2013: Human race off road duathlon series, race #2. 4 weeks ago was the Wildman and I thought it was hard. Pah! The Mudman was on another level. I’ve since been told that this one would be the hardest of the series, so it reassures me that the increasing difficulty isn’t a trend as the season progresses, otherwise we’d have to prepare harnesses and ropes for the last one!
Bike: end of lap 1
(photo Simon Kibble)
After last winter mostly spent indoors, stuck on a turbo or a treadmill, I thought it would be fun to mix things up and go play in the mud. Alongside registering to a silly event like the Grim challenge, I’ve also hit the button to enter the whole of the Human race winter off-road series. Moment of madness? Given how hard the first race was yesterday, probably!
Leaving T1 at the wildman 2013
Photo Marsha El-Hage
About 11 months ago I started my first personal coached plan with Jo Carritt through the training business she runs with her partner Steven Lord: Every Day Training. 10 months of discovery of what such a plan entails, of performance improvements, and ultimately discovery of myself.
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