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 2021 My First World Championships
By Sam Laidlow
In 2021 World Championship, Race Review
Posted October 8, 2021

2021 My First World Championships

In defeat lies our soul. I’m on the train, coming back from one of the biggest cock ups of my career so far. I stopped after 80km during my first World Championships, I won’t go into the reasons [...]

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 2021 IRONMAN UK Bolton
By Sam Laidlow
In Ironman Bolton UK 2021, Race Review
Posted July 12, 2021

2021 IRONMAN UK Bolton

5:43am, I turned to my dad and said : let’s go and get this Kona slot Another Ironman under my belt, in the bag, on the hard drive, in my system. I wanted to learn, make mistakes, and grow : and [...]

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 2021 Tradeinn International Triathlon – Spanish Long Distance Championship
By Sam Laidlow
In Race Review
Posted June 14, 2021

2021 Tradeinn International Triathlon – Spanish Long Distance Championship

1st, 2nd, whatever If this is what professional triathlon is then I’m signing for the next 20 years please. Seriously, the last 8 days have been absolutely epic : I was ill and coughing my guts [...]

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 Challenge Gran Canaria : Almost back
By Sam Laidlow
In Race Review
Posted May 19, 2021

Challenge Gran Canaria : Almost back

Just as we were all starting to loose hope on pinning a number on, it seems as if races are back on the menu.  My training over the winter has been great, in fact it often is in my case : no [...]

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 Ironman Barcelona 2019 – 5000 Lessons 5 Minutes Late
By Sam Laidlow
In Ironman Barcelona 2019, Race Review
Posted October 11, 2019

Ironman Barcelona 2019 – 5000 Lessons 5 Minutes Late

And just like that 2019 comes to an end. My first season racing long course triathlon has been by far the most enjoyable year of my life. Although I’ve encountered many setbacks I’ve learnt so [...]

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 Ironman Barcelona 2019
By Sam Laidlow
In Ironman Barcelona 2019, Race Review
Posted September 25, 2019

Ironman Barcelona 2019

Where to start? After deciding to make this my main goal almost a year ago it has certainly been a rollercoaster just getting to this point. I’ve had the biggest doubts but also the greatest [...]

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 The Lakesman Triathlon – Happy Father’s Day
By Sam Laidlow
In Lakesman 2019, Race Review
Posted June 25, 2019

The Lakesman Triathlon – Happy Father’s Day

The Lakesman Triathlon is an Iron distance race in the Lake District near where my family grew up. My The Lakesman Triathlon is an Iron distance race in the Lake District near where my family [...]

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 Chocolate Medal for Easter ‘2019 Cannes International Triathlon’
By Sam Laidlow
In 2019 Cannes International Triathlon, Race Review
Posted May 5, 2019

Chocolate Medal for Easter ‘2019 Cannes International Triathlon’

It has been a while since I last put a bib number on, and after last year’s frustration I thought it would be nice to head back to Cannes and kickstart 2019. To cut things short: I’ve never [...]

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