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TransLantau 140 Race Report
Distance: 129km Vertical Gain: 6,900M Time: 16:47:29 Position: 1st Shoes: Asics Fuji Speed 2 Pack: Inov8 race belt Poles: Leki UTMB...

Athelysium
Jan 6, 2024
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2023 Review
2022 Data: 1,001 hours Swim: 26 hours (72KM) Bike: 368 hours (9,773KM + 150,000m) Run: 548 hours (5,350KM + 170,000m) Gym: 75 hours 2023...

Athelysium
Dec 31, 2023
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2024 Review...."Success is the ability to move from one failure to another without loss of enthusiasm"
2022 Data: 1,001 hours Swim: 26 hours (72KM) Bike: 368 hours (9,773KM + 150,000m+) Run: 548 hours (5,350KM + 170,000m+) Gym: 75 hours...

Athelysium
Dec 31, 2023
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UTMB, Where does the race start?
Some analysis of my own race, but mainly a look at the shift in how this race is being won, or top 10'd & 20'd this year (2023) vs the...

Athelysium
Sep 27, 2023
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World trail and mountain running championship long course race report
Build up After I went on antibiotics in April I was sleeping better, and my mood and appetite were getting better as well. For the first...

Athelysium
Jun 25, 2023
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Trail Sierra Nevada Race Report
Distance: 60km Vertical Gain: 3,700m Vertical Loss: 2,300m Time: 5:54:59 CR Position: 1st Shoes: Nike ZoomX Zegama Pack: Inov8 race belt...

Tom Joly
May 10, 2023
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Trans Gran Canaria Advanced Race Report
Build Up After travelling back to Spain in January, I was forced to take another rest week as the "totally fried" feeling from Covid was...

Athelysium
Mar 5, 2023
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2022 Review. Am I a professional yet?
I'll run through some of the stats from last year, give a brief overview of how training went over the year, as well as some key...

Athelysium
Feb 5, 2023
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Doi Inthanon Thailand by utmb Race Report
Distance: 170km Vertical Gain: 10,010m Time: 25:04:37 Position: 6th Introduction Training had gone well during the 6 week block I had...

Athelysium
Dec 24, 2022
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Ultra X World Championship Race Report
This should have been released much earlier this year, but I decided to wait for UTMB to score the race with their performance index...

Athelysium
Dec 7, 2022
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Ironman World Championships 2022 Race Report
Introduction I’ll start by saying that although it’s been a dream for years to race in Kona, my focus this season (2022) has been on...

Athelysium
Oct 30, 2022
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Ultra Sierra nevada 2022 Race Report
Stats: Distance: 98 KM Vert: 5,600M+, 3,900M- Time: 12 Hrs 16 Mins Position: 1st ITRA Performance Score: TBC Kit: Shoes: Nike Pegasus...

Athelysium
Apr 16, 2022
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Going Pro. What does that mean?
The line between amateur and professional athletes, is increasingly blurred. This article looks briefly at what separates the two, with a...

Tom Joly
Feb 28, 2022
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Ultra Sierra Nevada 2021 Race Report
Stats: Distance: 98 KM Vert: 5,500M+, 3,900M- Time: 13 Hrs 27 Mins Position: 16th overall ITRA Performance Score: 730/1000 Kit: Shoes:...

Athelysium
May 28, 2021
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If at first you fail Tri, Tri, Tri again
Ironman Kona qualifying race

Athelysium
Mar 29, 2020
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Ultra X Sri Lanka 2019 Race Report
Race report from Tom Joly, who finished 3rd in this brutal race.

Athelysium
Mar 29, 2020
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Ironman Wales 2013 Race Report
Spent he morning before racking my bike and checking in my kit at the transition area. Spent the afternoon shaving off any hair that...

Athelysium
Mar 28, 2020
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Ironman France 2014 Race report
Training I completed ironman Wales in a time of 13:20, after about 3 months of training. I knew with more training I could go faster, and...

Athelysium
Mar 28, 2020
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Iron Man Barcelona 2018 Race Report
Intro It had been over 4 years since the last Iron Man triathlon (Iron Man Nice), but having left the Army I would have a bit more time...

Athelysium
Mar 28, 2020
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