A perfect snack – both filling and packed with healthy fats and nutrients. These will get you past the 11am hunger pains at the office and/or those low times on a long bike ride.
I often make these on Sunday evening so they are kept handy for the week. For those who have sensitive diets, these are gluten free, dairy free and vegan friendly.
Prep: 5 minutes
Simmer: 20 minutes
Result: 18 Coconut Rice Squares
I signed up for the 1500m race, borrowed a wetsuit and made my way to Dorney Lake for the race.
I found out about the Eton Open Water Swim after speaking to a few members of Tri London at the Crystal Palace Triathlon a few weekends back. It seemed like the perfect segue from pool swimming to open water swimming – without having to worry about transitioning, cycling and running after.
I thought I had prepared myself quite well earlier this week by going for a swim in an open air Lido to test out the wetsuit and get familiar with the cold water… well it definitely didn’t hurt but I was still completely and utterly shocked 100m into the race today.
Shocked by… the cold. the compression. the commotion. and the conditions.
First triathlon – check! By the time I crossed the finish line of the Crystal Palace Sprint Triathlon I felt a little underwhelmed… ‘that’s it!?’
Dan’s been racing in triathlons for over three years now and I had actively avoided it until this year. I’m not saying Triathlon is easy (by any means) but it is certainly not scary like I expected it to be.
Overall I finished the race in 1hr and 25minutes and placed 8th in my age group! Really pleased with that!!
Here’s a short synopsis of my experience leading up to and during the race… I definitely had some awkward and challenging times…
One more day until the London Marathon ballot is closed (shutting on Friday 8th May at 17.00).
Traditionally, triathlons involve an open water swim… so for a non-swimmer like me, an open water course is REALLY intimidating. It’s one of the main reasons why I didn’t try triathlon sooner.
My first triathlon is this weekend and I am so thankful that it is a pool-based swim. I’m finally feeling confident with swimming, but swimming in open water seems like it’d be a totally different ball game.
What a stunning race the Balmoral 10k was. The course takes you along a rural path for about 3km until you start climbing the extremely steep 1km hill and descending for 3km after that. In the last 300m you come past the stunning Balmoral Estate (although, at this point all you want to see is the finish line!!).
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