Racing in the heat

What a fantastic summer, temperatures in the 70’s, blue skies normally only seen in holiday adverts, Wes getting mugged off in  Love Island and England on their way to winning the World Cup!!  All good, except maybe for those racing Ironman UK. For...

Early season success

May is traditionally the start of the race season, especially for those who prefer the smell of neoprene over that of chlorine! This year the early season races took on a more significant role as it contained a number of Qualifiers and National Championships races....

Fantastic IM UK weekend

“A superb, informal  and very informative weekend” “I’m feeling more confident about getting to both the start and finish line” “I Learnt so much on a really chilled out weekend my confidence has increased so much” These...

Avoiding race day disaster!

You’ve done the training, spent a small fortune on fancy kit, shaved all excess body hair and persuaded your family to get up before the milkman ( do we still have milkmen or am I showing my age here?) to come and support you on your big day….. Then...

Swim Smooth V Peak XV

My stay in Perth is nearly over. I have spent the last couple of weeks checking out how Swim Smooth Perth operates and getting inspiration and new ideas for our own swim sessions back in Blighty.  Whilst here I have been overwhelmed by...