Ibbo

Sad news, my good good friend, John Ibbotson unexpectedly passed away this morning. There are so many good things to write about John and many already are, please read the tributes to him on www.londoncyclesport.com , http://www.addiscombe.org/members/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=1890 , and our www.fit-for.com forum too.

He will be truly missed by many, not least by me.

7th at HIMUK

I did beat Luc Van Lierde though (fastest Ironman ever!) I lost 1min 30secs to the leaders in the swim, mmmmm, wasn't over the moon about that, then I rode ok, but came in to transition off the bike 6-7mins down on the leaders then ran well but just as quick as the front guys so the gap stayed the same! I was pleased though, I had a good run, and the field was top quality.

Anyway off to train with Bella in Boulder then race Ironman Florida. Should be a fun 2 months.

More Hard work! I like it!

Blog soon.

Stephen

No race this weekend!

I did race on Bank holiday Monday though. In the famous and fabulous Thames Turbo series it was race 4 and I was mighty pleased to win this last race and along with winning the other 3 races in the series I won the overall series, thanks must go to all the sponsors and a major big thank you to all at Thames Turbo who put on this fantastic race series which just gets better and better.

Next up is HIMUK on 11th Sept, a strong field is listed, but I'll give it my best and see how I do.

After that I leave to train in Boulder Colorado with my girlfriend Bella Comerford to prepare for Florida Ironman on 5th November.

I shall update from Boulder on all my training (always fascinating!!) and all the interesting people I'm sure to meet on my travel.

"Keep massaging that brain if you don't want a sore head" A quote by someone!

See some of you at HIMUK

Thanks for reading
Ciao.