TriathLot

With another year to wait for all us sporting fanatics, our summer viewing of the greatest sporting show, has merely been delayed, however for Olympic athletes, their world has been turned upside down. Meticulous training plans and daily routines now need to be adapted in order to ensure that they not only stay motivated in lockdown, but they are able to peak at the perfect time to compete in Tokyo. Whilst Olympians battle to adjust their goals during this period, I am sure, like myself, you are also disappointed and disheartened following the cancellation of so many races and sporting events. However, this is now the time for us to look at the bigger picture. We will get the chance to train and race again, so why not focus our time on setting new goals for future. When we are able to train fully again, we can achieve whatever we set our minds to, our hard work will pay off and we will reap the rewards. Nevertheless, nerves can often surround setting the goal itself, rather than the ...

This Sunday, 19th April, over 80 runners from Chasewater Running Club, will be running/jeffing an Ultra Marathon relay, around their local streets and gardens, in aid of the charity 'Our Blue Light'.  Adhering to government guidelines and restrictions, each runner will run for 15 minutes, a route that is close to home, or even laps of their garden, before the relay baton is virtually passed to the next runner.  The relay will take place from 7.30am until 7.45pm, with many of the 15 minute slots being occupied by two runners, who will each be taking part from their homes.  There will be plenty of photo opportunities and video evidence during the relay event, so be sure to follow all of our CWR family, on their social media platforms and Strava of course!  This virtual running event is in aid of the charity 'Our Blue Light', which supports the mental health and well-being of our emergency service workers and essential worker...

For many budding triathletes and runners, this period of lockdown has significantly disrupted our normal training routines, however it is crucial that we follow the government guidelines and adapt our training plans to ensure that our bodies keep ticking over, whilst we continue to follow the rules that are in place. So, many of you may be looking for ways to keep active during the lockdown period? Why not try a home workout and keep fit without leaving your lounge!  Whilst gyms and leisure centres remain closed, many of us may be concerned about the impact this will have on our physical and mental health. Not to worry, there are plenty of ‘no-equipment needed’ workouts that can be done from home. Embrace this time in self-isolation to try a workout that you've never done before. You could try to add some simple exercises into your daily routine that will become a healthy habit in no time. Personally, I am trying to focus on adding in some all-important strength and cond...

Hello again and welcome back! You may be wondering where and when my triathlon journey began and if I remember correctly it was almost a decade ago, when my Dad completed his first tri in 2011. My first memory of triathlon takes me back to a summer's day in London, when my Dad completed London Triathlon, a sprint race, consisting of a 750m swim, 20km bike and 5km run. A late afternoon start meant it felt like my Mum and I waited for an eternity to see him start the swim, let alone cross the finish line ;) Nearly a decade on I would never have believed we would be waiting 15 hours for him to finish Ironman UK and truthfully I don't think he would have believed it either. But after almost a decade it is safe to say that as a family, triathlon has become more of a way of life, rather than a hobby. Since 2011, my Dad has gone on to complete over 30 triathlons, including five half distance races and two full distance races, the whole hog, 140.6 miles of torture, I mean triathlon. ...

Hello and welcome to TriathLot, a new blog that will follow the latest news from the triathlon world, alongside updates from my very own triathlon journey.  For those of you who don't know me my name is Charlotte, but to my family and friends I’m known as Lot, hence the blog name! I’m 20 years old and currently studying Linguistics at the University of Edinburgh, don’t ask, just google… In short it’s the scientific study of language, that’s enough for now. I hope that this blog will provide me with the perfect platform to combine two of the things that I enjoy the most, triathlon and writing. After I (hopefully, cross your fingers, potentially) graduate from Edinburgh, I hope to embark on a career in journalism, however that’s not something that is going to happen over night. So here I am, behind a laptop, as I endeavour to build a portfolio of writing that is to my name. Yes, this is definitely scary as I am sure many of the people who will initially read this will be my clo...