Sport Archive

  • Max#9: Elliott Cole Triathlete – diary update

    Max#9: Elliott Cole Triathlete – diary update

    Today’s interview is with Triathlete, Elliott Cole who is giving us his regular training and event diary update. In this interview Elliott discusses how well he competed in his first two Olympic Distance Triathlons for the season, as well as highlighting some excellent (yet so simple) fitness tips for people to implement to take advantage [...]

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  • Elliott Cole Update: 4th July Steelman Triathlon

    Elliott Cole Update: 4th July Steelman Triathlon

    Dorney Lake in Eton is renowned for being windy on the calmest of days but Sunday 4th July were without doubt the windiest conditions I’ve ever raced in. Sunday 4th July saw the annual Human Race Steelman Triathlon take place at the Olympic rowing facility in Eton with 700 athletes entered for the event.  On a normal [...]

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  • Elliott Cole Update: 2010 Nokia Windsor Triathlon

    Elliott Cole Update: 2010 Nokia Windsor Triathlon

    There aren’t many Sunday morning’s where you look forward to the alarm going off at 5am but Sunday 13th June was one of them as this particular Sunday saw the 20th annual running of the Nokia Windsor Triathlon, a race I’d been looking forward to for months. The Nokia Windsor Triathlon is one of the most [...]

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  • Elliott Cole Update: 2010 Blenheim Triathlon

    Elliott Cole Update: 2010 Blenheim Triathlon

    There’s an old saying in triathlon, ‘Never try anything new on race day…’ That saying applies to nutrition, technique or equipment and is unfortunately a phrase I chose to ignore and something I would later regret ahead of the 2010 Blenheim Triathlon on Sunday 6th June where almost 6000 competitors took to the picturesque grounds of [...]

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  • Elliott Cole: 2010 Enduro Challenge Sponsorship

    Elliott Cole: 2010 Enduro Challenge Sponsorship

    The time has come for me to ask each and every one of you to have a dig around in your pockets for anything you can spare for a great cause. For those of you that saw my blog on 23rd April , you’ll know that I am competing in the 2010 Enduro Challenge for the [...]

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  • ‘Working out’ music – why I love to workout with my I-Pod!

    ‘Working out’ music – why I love to workout with my I-Pod!

    By Jo Taylor, Jenrick Group I personally would not consider doing exercise without music playing in the background for both my aerobics classes and at-home workouts – and the louder the better! I really feel that the beat of the music inspires and pushes me to maximise my workout potential, plus, it is a natural distraction from [...]

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  • Max#5: Elliott Cole Triathlete – lake swimming and competition update

    Max#5: Elliott Cole Triathlete – lake swimming and competition update

    Today’s interview is with Triathlete, Elliott Cole. Today Elliott gives us an insight into the importance of Lake Swimming within his training regime, as well focusing in on why sleep is such an important part of your health. Elliott also answers questions regarding what running shoes he uses, what make and model of bike he rides [...]

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  • Elliott Cole Update: Eton 1/2 Distance Triathlon

    Elliott Cole Update: Eton 1/2 Distance Triathlon

    Well sun cream was the order of the day at the Eton 1/2 distance triathlon on Saturday 22nd May at the Olympic rowing centre Dorney Lake in Eton. With a slightly later race start than usual (11.20am) the temperature was reaching the mid 20’s before the gun went off to let the under 30’s Age Group [...]

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  • Elliott Cole Update: Running, coughing and puffing to 3rd Fastest Run Split

    Elliott Cole Update: Running, coughing and puffing to 3rd Fastest Run Split

    Well it’s definitely been a difficult few weeks. Struck down at the beginning of last week with a nasty virus for a day which left me in bed with cold sweats one minute and then boiling hot the next; that then turned into a cold which I had for a week which then turned into [...]

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  • Daily Water Intake: Helping you Maximise your Potential

    Daily Water Intake: Helping you Maximise your Potential

    Most people know that water makes up 50 to 70 percent of an adults total body weight and that all of the major organs and structures in the body such as the brain, muscles, tissues, lungs and blood contain water in them yet people constantly fail to take in the right amount of fluids each [...]

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  • Max#1: Elliott Cole Triathlete – introduction

    Max#1: Elliott Cole Triathlete – introduction

    Interview #1 with aspiring triathlete, Elliott Cole. Elliott is aiming to qualify for the 2011 World Triathlon Championships - and we are following him, every step of the way!

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  • Elliott Cole Update: votwo Dorney Lake Duathlon 24 April 2010

    Elliott Cole Update: votwo Dorney Lake Duathlon 24 April 2010

    The sun was well and truly shining for the first votwo Sprint Duathlon (5km run | 20km bike | 5km run) of the year at Dorney Lake on Saturday 24th April and with temperatures creeping above 20 degrees it was definitely the hottest race of the year so far and fluids were consumed in abundance! The [...]

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  • Swim, Bike and Running for Charity!

    Swim, Bike and Running for Charity!

    Never the type to turn my nose up at a challenge I’ve now found myself entered for the annual ‘Enduro Challenge’ competing to raise money for the chilren’s Charity Sparks. Now in it’s 5th year, the Enduro Challenge has seen teams being represented by company’s such as Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse & Morgan Stanley, all competing for various [...]

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  • Elliott Cole Update: Winter Duathlon 3 April 2010

    Elliott Cole Update: Winter Duathlon 3 April 2010

    A much better result than March Winter Duathlon.. 6th overall in a time of 01:07:36 (8 minutes quicker than March) and the field was a lot more competitive than before with 2 of the guys that finished in front of me both being full time athletes and racing for team GB so it’s an awesome result!

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  • Elliott Cole Update: Winter Duathlon 14 March 2010

    Elliott Cole Update: Winter Duathlon 14 March 2010

    I had the first race of the year yesterday, not a bad start to the year if a little frustrating. It was a duathlon at Dorney Lake (5km run, 20km bike, 5km run) with 140 entrants in total. I came into transition after the first run in 7th with a time of 18:21min. I headed out onto [...]

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  • ELLIOTT COLE – Personal Profile

    ELLIOTT COLE – Personal Profile

    Name – Elliott Cole Age – 22 DOB – 21/07/1987 Occupation – Account Manager Height – 6ft 1” Sporting Hero – Lewis Hamilton About Me Since as long as I can remember I’ve not been able to sit still (annoying for some but I love it!); Sport has always been a massive part of my life. From the age of 10 [...]

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  • Happiness is key to a healthy heart

    Happiness is key to a healthy heart

    An intriguing new study suggests that a happy disposition and optimistic outlook in life cuts the risk of developing heart problems. A new study found people with a pessimistic attitude were at a 22 per cent higher risk of heart disease than those with a positive outlook. According to researchers, there is plenty of circumstantial evidence that [...]

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