July, 2017

Rowland Smith 8 Hour Strong Wool Ewe World Record Attempt & Journey

By on July 29, 2017

Rowland Smith 8 Hour Strong Wool Ewe World Record Attempt & Journey   Picture of Rowly in action on the day with a few words of encouragement from his brother Matt   Quite clearly a blog article will never give you the full picture of what makes up a world record score…… that would be […]

Rowland Reaches For World Record – 24th July 2017

By on July 19, 2017

So, what is happening on Monday 24th July? You may recall last year Mike and I were working with Matt Smith to help him break the 9 hour world record…. Well since November 2016, we have also been working with his brother Rowland to play a small part in what will hopefully be another record […]

Review of Dartmoor Classic 2017 – 30 minutes quicker

By on July 16, 2017

Check out this ladies journey……and her review of her Dartmoor Classic 2017 experience…. Review of Dartmoor Classic 2017 This was my fourth year of doing the Dartmoor Classic, why, you may ask, have I put myself through the pain of climbing those challenging hills of Dartmoor four years on the trot. The first year I […]

** Out of The Comfort Zone For Charity ** – Me and A Horse

By on July 15, 2017

** Out of The Comfort Zone For Charity ** Ok, so I last rode a pony competitively when I was about 10 years old! I have been thinking of doing a One Day Event for a year or so now, but have finally bitten the bullet and mentioned the idea to Lizzie….the rest is history! […]

Use it or Lose it – Fascinating Study

By on July 13, 2017

“Use it or Lose it” Recently I have been upping my game in terms of reading more…. I really struggle with fiction and stuff that isn’t “real” so I have just headed for relevant topics for me……. An area of interest for me is the effect of training and a healthy lifestyle on muscle mass, […]

Launceston Man Dan Competes At European Middle Distance Triathlon Championships

By on July 7, 2017

Launceston Man Dan Competes At European Middle Distance Triathlon Championships Dan Kinver from Launceston, was selected to represent Great Britain at the European  Triathlon European middle championships on the 10th June in Herning, Denmark. There were some 2000 athletes from 34 different countries. In order to be eligible to represent GB, as an athlete you […]

Caerhays Triathlon- A race review at a stunning location

By on July 3, 2017

Caerhays Triathlon…..   One of those days today where the small things make a difference……. Another top event held by the Mad Hatters Sports guys…..at Caerhays Castle down near St Austell……beautiful place! Coming off the back of a two week break from serious training for me with the Yeovil marathon and then the Namibia trip […]

We are not a bootcamp ( a passionate message)

By on July 3, 2017

We are not a bootcamp ( a passionate message) We are NOT a “bootcamp”…. A lot of clients and friends call our Blast Fitness Camp group training program ‘bootcamp’ and we know what they mean. But I always like to make this clear – we are NOT a bootcamp. And we probably DON’T do what […]