A few months ago you may have seen my blog post on blood testing and biomarkers with Forth Edge. If not, read it here! 3 months on and I re-took the 'Female - triathlete' test to see if there had been any changes good or bad. A recap on my results 4 months ago: Results … Continue reading Forth Edge – the follow up
Not long until the pools open now! But here's a few open water swim ideas to keep it interesting until they do 😉 Crocodile eyes Practice sighting, either the next buoy or a tree in the distance. Every few strokes focus on picking your head up just enough to get your eyes out of the … Continue reading Open Water swim sessions
Trisuits can be a strange bit of clothing to those of you just starting out in triathlon. There are so many different brands and styles out on the market it can be difficult to decide what to choose. I've now tried a fair few and I am still looking for the perfect suit! So here … Continue reading Trisuits tips & tricks
Short blog today following up from last weeks - How to get into Triathlon Essential kit you will need for training/racing when its back on for your first triathlon! Triathlon is three sports and as such it can be an expensive sport but avoid buying the wrong thing or too much kit and you can … Continue reading What’s in your Tri Kit bag?
It might feel overwhelming to start a new sport let alone three! These photos are taken way back from my first year into the sport when I really didn't know what I was doing. Suddenly found myself at the World Duathlon Championships in Spain with my marathon compression socks and some clip on tri-bars attached … Continue reading How to get into Triathlon
Try these coconut macaroons for a taste of the tropical. Coconut always reminds me of Thailand 🙂 And you can't go wrong with dark chocolate. Only 5 ingredients required. Makes 15Ingredients:100g desiccated coconut2 egg whites (use the leftover yolks for a super yummy omelette or mayonnaise or homemade chicken kiev?!)2 tbsp honey1 tsp vanilla essence … Continue reading Coconut Macaroons
Over recent weeks there has been a huge uptake in open water swimming. Due to the lack of open swimming pools it seems we are all searching out local lakes, rivers or seas to swim in. And as a result wetsuit sales have gone through the roof! If you are looking for your first wetsuit … Continue reading Buying your First wetsuit
A few years ago I was introduced to the company Forth, initially as a way to see if I was deficient in anything but also to learn more about optimising my performance and recovery.They provide home blood test kits for a huge number of sports-specific biomarkers designed for athletes (both amateur & professional ;)). Now … Continue reading Outperform Yourself with Forth Edge
Houmous, hummus, potato potata. If you've not made you're own houmous yet you are seriously missing out! The flavour possibilites are endless. And you just need a nutribullet/food processor. But you could probably get away with just a fork and some patience. Today I made sundried tomato houmous because I had some spare leftover from … Continue reading Homemade Houmous
Homemade energy balls have been around for ages but sometimes they can have a whole host of ingredients which you either don't have or want to get. Energy balls are super simple and basically consist of some wet mostly sweet ingredients mixed with dry ingredients. All you need is a food processor/nutri bullet type contraption. … Continue reading Fool-proof Energy Balls
Sophie Kirk - Triathlete 