About Me

I've been taking part in Triathlons of increasing distances since 2005 when I took part in the Dorney Super Sprints and I've been hooked ever since. I completed my first Half Ironman last year and feel I'm ready for the big one this year. Ironman is a 140 mile Triathlon consisting of: 2.4 mile Swim (152 lengths of a standard pool) 112 mile Cycle (almost the entire length of the M25) 26.2 mile Run (the equivalent of the London Marathon) To be honest I’m a little bit scared of it but I guess that’s a good thing! I’ve always expected to finish the events I've taken on in the past but I have an enormous amount of respect for Ironman and I am expecting it to test me to my absolute limits. A big part of my motivation for completing Ironman is Tom Prince, the thought of Tom and his family make it all worthwhile and it often keeps me going when my body has long since said it's time to stop. Please read Tom's story opposite and if you would like to help me to raise money for the trust you can do so at www.justgiving.com/markdewey

Friday, 29 February 2008

Reading Half Marathon

No not a mammoth day in the library - I'm joining 14,999 other people and running 13.1 miles around the lovely berkshire town of Reading on Sunday and I'm hoping to set a new pb and dip under the 1h 40 mark for the first time. Come back next week to see how I got on!
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Saturday, 23 February 2008

Mum's Help

Mum has very kindly just sat with me and proof read my blog so there shouldn't be any spelling mistakes, Thanks Mum.
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Wednesday, 20 February 2008

So I got to the gym last night and spinning had been cancelled so I went swimming instead.
It was the first time I've swum this season and it went very well, I didn't measure or time it but it felt good and my stroke doesn't seem to have suffered from the winter break.
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Tuesday, 19 February 2008

The test in weston went very well, I did 1.21.18 and was under 1.21 on my watch. I felt strong the whole way around and particularly the last mile where I manged to dip under 7 minutes.

I was supposed to start swimming lunchtime today but went to the pub instead! - still I am spinning tonight.
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Thursday, 14 February 2008

I've got my first real test this Sunday with the Tough Ten in Weston-Super-Mare, I did 1.24 last year so I'll be looking to beat that and hopefully dip under 1.20

I've been doing a toughish 75 minute cross country route through the woods and hills around Marlow over past few weeks me so it should be OK -as long as I don't catch the cold that's floating round the office.
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