May 9, 2022
Triathlon 19 - 52x52 Challenge
Friday 06/05/22
Number Nineteen
Swim 26.41
Bike 1.52.16
Run 1.03.44
This was a Tri of two sides for me today - one was that it was enjoyable because it was all outside in very warm weather and the other was because it felt hard going, probably because it was all outside in warm weather. You just can’t please some people can you 🤣
The swim was cold of course, but at 12 degrees in the sea it is more than doable now. I had to do a wide swim around the pier to get the metres in, but it was so flat and calm (and completely transparent to the floor) that my mind was entertained the whole way.
The bike was a flat course all the way to Worthing and back with very little traffic and beautiful coastline all the way.
The run was hot, hot and damn hot. I went 5k from the pier to the Marina and out the other side onto the under-cliff and then then the same 5k back of course. The sun was really beating down on me and it became a bit challenging. As I never eat or drink anything before or during my Tri’s I was a bit dehydrated when I got back. But nothing new there.
Moaning aside, 19/52 done and I’m pleased with that.
Would be nice to get a bit more sponsorship though as not had anything for weeks now and this is all about raising money for the Starr Trust. So if anyone out there wants to…………..🙏
More updates from Rob
Rob talks to BBC News about his 52x52 Challenge
Watch Rob Starr talk to BBC News about his 52x52 Challenge on the day he finished his 52nd and final Triathlon of the year!
Triathlon 52 - 52x52 Challenge
A short blog to end; Triathlon 52/52 done. So pleased it’s over. Lots of money raised for the Starr Trust and I really hope it continues as there are so many young people who need our help.
Triathlon 51 - 52x52 Challenge
That was one of the hardest yet both physically and mentally. Physically because my back is still in muscle spasm, caused by a Crohn's flare up that needed rest but didn’t get it. Mentally because the whole triathlon was done gym based, which meant no sea, no air, no trees, no birds - just a clock telling me I’ve hardly started!
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