Guards Rally

Back and in one piece!

Griff Freeman — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 12:57:38 +0000

We are all back in London after a very long slog to Paris! Although hard work we all had a lot of fun doing the challenge. As some of you may already know we were pulled from the Channel about 1/3 of the way across due to some very bad weather. A real shame as swimming was our strongest discipline and we were all feeling good on the day to break the record.

On a more positive note we achieved the fastest time ever for the run down to Dover in 10 hours, 1 minute and 55 seconds. A sign that if the weather had been on our side we were definitely on course for a new record. Such is life and you cannot compete with nature!

Some photos and video footage should be out soon and as always a big thank you to all of you who have supported us on the way.

Run- 10hrs 1min 55sec

Swim- Abandoned

Bike- 12hrs 13mins

World Record in our grasp!

Griff Freeman — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 18:41:18 +0000

Having taken everyone’s average speeds into consideration and weather permitting, we believe the world record is in our grasp! The biggest factor will be the weather. We will let everyone know our leaving time from Marble Arch soon, it would … Continue reading →

Nearly £30,000 raised for our Charities

Griff Freeman — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 18:37:23 +0000

After two very sucessful fundraising events and lots of generous donors on our Justgiving site, the team have nearly made the £30k mark. Please keep supporting us all the way to the end!

Serpentine Photos

Griff Freeman — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 18:34:03 +0000

Some recent photos of the team training together in the Serpentine.

Not wise to do a deep dive...

Running in Hyde Park

Getting Cosy

2-hour Swim Test at Boscombe Pier

Griff Freeman — Tue, 10 May 2011 11:18:16 +0000

Fun times in the sea- We all managed to complete the swim with relative ease, despite conditions being harder than what we should expect on the Channel crossing!

Before the Swim

After the Swim

Serpentine Photos

Griff Freeman — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 08:22:21 +0000

A few photos of our first session in the Serpentine. The water is a lovely temperature and this beautiful lake will become a home away from home…

Enjoying the fresh water

Team Photo

The heating is broken

Training photos

Griff Freeman — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 15:56:04 +0000

Some training photos of one of the hill rep sessions we did in Wandsworth Common…

Fred, Andrew and Paul ready for the hill

Having fun on the hill

Taking a breather!

Pool Sprint Training

Griff Freeman — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 11:49:15 +0000

The Team found themselves in their well known pool in Putney for another early morning Sunday training session. As always the focus was on the swimming and with fitness levels at a respectable level we progressed onto sprint training in the pool. The sprints consisted of three 0.5km stints with the aim to improve by 30 seconds each time. Incredibly draining, half of us managed to achieve the target; sweating in water is a strange sensation… After the swimming we were straight onto the bikes to head up to Hyde Park where we did one lap of fartlek training. Whilst running round Hyde Park we kept a keen eye on the Serpentine which is soon to replace Putney’s finest pool.
As you would have seen on our last blog and on facebook, the venue for our fundraising drinks is confirmed at The Cross Keys Pub on 12th May; spread the word and we look forward to seeing you there!

After training photo

Fundraising Drinks 12 May at The Cross Keys

Griff Freeman — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 15:58:14 +0000

Please see the details below, come and join us for an after work drink, you could win a prize! 1 Lawrence Street Chelsea London SW3 5NB http://www.thexkeys.co.uk/ £10 donation in the form of a raffle ticket on entry Payment at … Continue reading →

Hardest Session Yet!

Griff Freeman — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 17:56:15 +0000

The Team put themselves to the test this Sunday, taking on the longest triathlon training session to date. Swimming in Putney Leisure Centre followed by hill reps in Richmond Park and then a long cycle home. The result was a strong improvement. Swimming in the Serpentine is something we are looking forward to doing on the next Team session, the colder the better (not!).

We have very kindly been given a wet-suit sponsor but are still open arms for bikes and running shoes for the big-day. Tables for the Boodles Dinner are being snapped up fast so please let us know soon if you would like to attend to avoid disappointment.
Thanks for all your support and please spread the word!