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Tri club news
The Iron Man of Lanza

Nick Kinsey’s year I started off by running a which had over 3,500 athletes
so far has been one of couple of seriously steep competing this year. One
deep satisfaction as he ‘Mountain Marathons’ to step lower on the podium
continued his odyssey of enhance my run strength and for me, a third place, against
exotic parts in search overall core/conditioning, but stiff competition left me
of further glories. Since ended up falling over more happy enough with my
times than I care to remember, form (following a chest
March he had been cutting myself up quite badly, infection, cough and cold
working as a triathlon calling into question the a couple of weeks before).
wisdom of this decision. There was a great picture of
and cycling coach in me in my pointy silver aero
Mallorca, whilst at the Next up, in early April, was helmet leaning my bike over
same time pursuing his a great little triathlon race Valentino Rossi style on one
in a little fishing port on the of the descents... well almost.
own training towards Eastern coast of Mallorca
his primary goal of the called Porto Colom, with Two weeks later followed my
a pretty lighthouse on the primary goal IM Lanzarote
year... to win his age headland at the mouth of the full distance event
category at the Iron the harbour. It is the perfect (2.4miles, 112 miles and a
season opener, offering two marathon run). I flew home
Man Lanza. distances, the full 111km (1km from Mallorca the week
swim, 100km bike, and 10km before the race to hook up
run) and the 55.5km ‘half’ with my Thomas Cook flight
version. I finished 2nd to a and hotel package the next
Belgian guy who informed day, to stay near the race
me from the top step of the start in Puerto Del Carmen.
podium that he owed his
victory to the Tagliatelle
‘Wiggins’ that he’d eaten in
Tolo’s the evening before!

After this I rode a long
distance sportive, the
Mallorca 312km, round the
island ride, with a group
from a large club in Kent.
Although not strictly a race,
it offered a pretty intensive
workout which took over
12hrs to complete... that’s a
tough day’s training!

Next up was the biggest
Half Ironman race in the
World, the Mallorca 70.3,