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Ironman World Champs 2022

Thursday, October 6, 2022 Jenny Leave a comment

We arrived on the island 10 days before race day to acclimatise and recover from the long journey from Cape…

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Celtman Xtri 2022

Saturday, June 18, 2022 Jenny Leave a comment

A 1:30am alarm meant a long day ahead! We were staying at the Gairloch Hotel which was an hours drive…

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Munga Grit Tankwa 2022

Saturday, April 9, 2022 Jenny 7d Comments

Half Ain’t Easy! I was a bit nervous and anxious before this race as I was feeling a bit underprepared.…

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Cape Ultra Tri

Sunday, March 6, 2022 Jenny Leave a comment

I couldn’t quite catch him today! Well done Cobus 😘 I was chasing him down on the run but I…

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IMSA 2021

Sunday, November 21, 2021 Jenny Leave a comment

The swim was hectic! Glad we had a swim though. Shame not full distance as I’m swim fit and would…

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Knysna Extreme Triathlon

Saturday, October 16, 2021 Jenny Leave a comment

They don’t call it Extreme for nothing! What an epic race! 5km choppy swim and battling a strong current, but…

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Sleep, rest, recovery and massages

Tuesday, January 19, 2021 Jenny Leave a comment

Sleep is super important! Especially for athletes. It is when all the recovery takes place. Sleep enhances muscles recovery through…

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Nutrition – daily, racing and supplements

Sunday, January 17, 2021 Jenny Leave a comment

Nutrition is a very personal thing. Not only do men and women have different nutritional requirements but each individual is…

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2021 Race Plans

Wednesday, January 13, 2021 Jenny Leave a comment

Unfortunately we are still in lockdown and the COVID chaos is still upon us. Races are still being cancelled or…

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DC 2020 – Pure Savage Mixed Racing Team

Saturday, November 21, 2020 Jenny 2d Comments

Another race whoop whoop! I felt a bit sad/bad that my legs didn’t come to the party this year at…

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The 36ONE 2020

Saturday, November 14, 2020 Jenny 8d Comments

If, buts and onlys Even before the start of the race, in true Jenny fashion, I had several mishaps: I…

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Double vEveresting plus a bit more!

Saturday, August 1, 2020 Jenny 4d Comments

That’s was the toughest thing I’ve ever done. A brutal mental and physical challenge. 10000m was ‘fine’. I’d done it…

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v360km+ Ultra

Sunday, April 26, 2020 Jenny 2d Comments

14hrs 30mins in my pain cave. Just as I finished my second vEveresting within a week a friend forwarded a…

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vEveresting

Saturday, April 18, 2020 Jenny Leave a comment

I have been crazy enough to virtual Everest twice within a week! I had heard about a few people vEveresting…

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Clovid-19

Wednesday, April 1, 2020 Jenny Leave a comment

What a strange year 2020 has become. A worldwide pandemic has caused chaos; thousands of deaths, lockdown of countries and…

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2020 Race Plans

Thursday, March 12, 2020 Jenny Leave a comment

2020 Race Plans: My main race this year is Celtman Xtri (www.cxtri.com) in the north west of Scotland in June.…

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Off season training

Tuesday, February 4, 2020 Jenny Leave a comment

Off season: After racing at Ironman World Champs in Kona on 12th October I had 3 weeks of rest to…

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Val de Vie Torpedo SwimRun

Saturday, February 1, 2020 Jenny Leave a comment

Great fun doing my first SwimRun! I wish I could swim better and I would have preferred it to be…

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Coronation Double Century 2019

Saturday, November 23, 2019 Jenny Leave a comment

Pure Savage Ladies A savage race and a great team effort! 06:02:46 4th (missed the podium by 20 seconds)

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Ironman World Champs 2019

Saturday, October 12, 2019 Jenny 4d Comments

Don’t be shit! The day we had all been eagerly waiting for had finally arrived! Time to celebrate the months…

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