My Triathlon Journey – from enjoyment to GBR age-group
Comeback 2.0
Hi everyone, It has been a little while since I last posted on this blog. I have found it hard over the last few years to get back into triathlon or any fitness at all. Mostly due to a few injuries and then mentally struggling to get back into it. However, since the start of…
Infrastar sponsorship alert for 2023 season
What a month it has been. It has been a good 4-week block of consistent comeback training since my last blog – T3 Training Day. Since then, I have been consistent in the pool and have just finished my final weekly open water swim session. It’s getting a bit too cold for me now. I…
I’m back with a T3 training day!
I’m really pleased to have completed my first T3 (my triathlon team) training day back, after my long recovery period I have had to take due to a knee injury I sustained on a mountain bike weekend back in November 2021. It was great to get a good open water swim in with some of…
Ironman Weymouth 70.3
Ironman Weymouth 70.3 was my last race of the year. As like most of my season, I had a less than ideal run up with a rib injury. I had to make a decision to race or not to race on the week up to it. I had 2 choices, with a very strong argument…
Hever Castle English National Championships
In July, I raced in the English National Middle Distance Triathlon Championships at Hever Castle. The previous couple of weeks had been a bit hit and miss with my training whilst carrying a few niggles. So I knew that coming into this race I would have a hard time and also the course was going…
Eton Dorney Standard Tri
Just a week after racing the Cotswold 113, I took part in the Eton Dorney standard tri (1500m swim, 40k bike and 10k run). This weekend was slightly different to normal. Instead of going with my parents as I usually would, I went with a couple of T3 team mates, which made it great fun.…
Cotswold 113 2021!
Sunday 6th June, I competed in the Cotswold 113 middle distance triathlon. 1.2 mile (1.9Km) swim, 56 mile (90km) bike & 13 mile (21km) run. The run up to the race wasn’t ideal in my eyes, after falling off my bike on bank holiday Monday and my bike shifters not working on Friday, I went…
My First Win
Earlier in the week I decided to race the Newbury Race Course half marathon today. It has been a little while since my last stand alone half marathon race, which was most likley the Milton Keynes half in 2019. So it was fun to get back out there. Leading into this race, I had a…
What have I been doing?
It is late February now and I have not posted a blog since November… What have I been doing? Yes, I could say that I have been too busy with training or with work. However, I think we would all know that I would have had at least some time in the last few months to put together…
Westonbirt Duathlon
On Saturday 31st October 2020, it was the Westonbirt Duathlon. This event consisted of a 5k run, 25k bike and a 5k run. The run was 3 laps around the grounds at Westonbirt school and the bike was initially a single lap around the local area. It was staggered starts with people going off in…
Cotswold 113 2020
This years Cotswold 113 was a little different, athletes started in waves based on your surname in alphabetical order. The waves were in 15 minute blocks and within the wave athletes started 5 seconds apart. The wave I started in was wave 2 which started between 7:15 – 7:30. Another change was that we initially…
Plans for the blog and my next race
I just want to start by saying, during these difficult times I hope that everyone has stayed safe and remained in good health. I thought now as I have entered my first race of the year, the Cotswold 113, it would be a good time to explain what I have been doing the last few…
First race of 2020 and finishing 5th place …
It’s that time of the year again and as how most my years start, I’m at the DB Max Chilly Duathlon. The race at Castle Combe race track consists of a 2 Mile run, 10 mile bike and a 2 mile run. Normally, the duathlon is in February, but due to Storm Dennis it was…
Last Race of the Season 2019
A few days ago, I decided to compete in my last race of the year – the Gloucester 10 Mile run which occurred today. I have a new coach called Mark Threlfall, who is an ex pro triathlete and one of the presenters of GTN (Global Triathlon Network) on YouTube. He is also the founder…
Greeper Laces
I first came across Greeper laces at the London Tri show in March 2019. My father and I saw a photo on a stand of a top local age group athlete and coach, it was Tom Ward from Passionfit and we decided to look at what product his banner was advertising. As a result we…
Looking forward …
What have I been doing since Ironman Wales? The days following Ironman Wales my main focus was just to walk properly again and eat as much food as I could. Basically, it didn’t take me long to eat the calories I burnt during the Ironman! As well as this I was straight back into studying…
Sundried – 50% Discount Code!
Sundried is a quality active wear and triathlon clothing website. It was founded by a triathlete named Daniel Puddick in 2015 and became Sundried in 2016. There was a market for professional quality triathlon clothing at affordable prices so he made his vision into a reality. Sundried make high quality clothing that should last a…
Cotswold Classic
After an early start travelling to the Cotswold Classic middle-distance triathlon (1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike, 13.1mile run) we got the bikes out the car and sorted out what we will take into transition at the back of the car. Pumping up the tyres, lubing up the chain, filling up my water bottles with…
IRONMAN WALES 2019
5am: the alarm goes off. I got up and put the kettle on ready for my morning porridge and knocked on the room next door for my dad. We then walked to transition together in the dark to do our final checks. The air was fresh and wet, and the nerves were kicking in! I…
2020 European Championship Qualifier
My first ever qualifying attempt for the 2020 European Triathlon Championships came at the Woodhorn Museum Standard Distance Triathlon. After a long day of travelling the evening before and a 5pm race start, I decided to have a later wake up at 9am to allow my body to rest. Upon waking up I already had…
Immortal Sport Triple Crown Weekend
The Immortal Sport Triple Crown Weekend in Wimbleball, Exmoor consisted of a 10k run race on the Saturday morning, an Olympic distance triathlon in the evening (1500m swim, 28 mile bike, 10k run) and then on the Sunday morning a half iron distance race (1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike and a 13.1 run). The…
The Start
May 2019 was the beginning of my journey to become an accomplished triathlete. I’ve always been inspired by the professional triathletes that I keep up with on social media. I would look at them competing in their iconic blue GBR kit with their names printed on it, and think that maybe that would be me…
Introduction to Me!
Hello and welcome to my brand new blog! My name is Ryan, I’m 20 years old and passionate about triathlon. I have created this blog to give you a unique insight into my life as a triathlete, and hopefully provide a useful resource for similar people, as well as beginners that are looking at getting…
Ryan Coombs Triathlon 