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WELCOME TO THE NEW SEASON - 2 RACES TO SEE AND BE SEEN AT

ROY NASR MEMORIAL TRIATHLON - REGISTER HERE What: Triathlon Where: Dubai Island When: 7th October 2023 - Saturday The Roy Nasr Memorial Triathlon is the traditional UAE season opener held in memory of Roy Nasr who passed away over ten years ago....

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SPORTED.AE TRAINING CAMP

8 - 10 SEPTEMBER 2023 Location: Oceanic Hotel, Khorfakkan, UAE Coach: David Hunt Accommodation: AED 475 per night single occupancy full board basis and AED 575 double occupancy full board basis Athletes to email the hotel direct: [email protected] or WA Ian Philips...

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Finishline Coaching and Duisburg 70.3 Recap

I first discovered the Trisutto method through a Trisutto camp organised by David in Khorfakkan UAE. I had done a few sprints and my very first Olympic triathlon a few weeks prior and was timidly considering levelling up to...

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TRIATHLON HOLIDAY LOCATIONS (SPAIN)

Girona Girona is a lovely city in Catalunya, Spain. Its not too big and everything is walkable. They speak Catalan, but everybody understands you if you speak Castellano or English. Already when you will arrive, you will notice, this...

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TOP 10 QUESTIONS YOU NEED TO ASK YOURSELF WHEN PLANNING A WORKATION

Workation sounds like Vacation – there’s just a little BUT. You are in a vacation destination of your choice, BUT you are not on vacation and have to work instead. Maybe this is not appealing to everyone, but it...

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RACE REPORT: SWANSEA 70.3

Racing in Europe is a very different experience to most of the races we do here in the Middle East. It can rain for starters, although the proverbial biblical rain did fall at the recent Ironman in Israel. Rain can...

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The importance of warm ups and cool downs in training sessions

Whether it be swimming, cycling or running most training sessions follow the structure of a warm up, a main set and a cool down.  So why do we do a warm up? The main purpose of the warm-up is...

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50 METER POOLS IN DUBAI

Hamdan Sports CentreExit 611 on Emirates Road, opposite Global Village. With two 10 lane 50-meter swimming pools, you have plenty of space and almost guaranteed your own lane. The 15000 seater arena makes you feel like a pro, no...

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Bike Box Alan FAQs

What colours do you have? We have red, black, blue, green, orange and grey. We also have Limited Edition Pink! How much does the box weigh? The Bike box Alan weighs 13kg. Once your bike is inside it will...

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The trek to Everest Base Camp

I was worried about the altitude. What I wasn’t ready for - at least mentally - was the cold. The trek to Everest Base Camp, the official starting point for climbers of the world’s tallest mountain, is a roughly...

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Marbella Ironman 70.3 - It’s taken a bit to digest this result…

As someone who sets very high standards for himself, I’m rarely satisfied with a race result and I’m often guilty of only posting about my successful results and not the disappointing ones. On the weekend, I gave a performance...

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Race Report Marbella 70.3

A lot firsts on this race - first European race, first hilly bike course, first big race of the season! Getting to Marbella from Dubai is not as easy as it sounds. No direct flights - the best option...

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