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Apr 21, 2020
1 min

COVID-19 update from Part-Time Athlete Coaching

Part-Time Athlete Coaching remains fully operational. Our training plans are delivered online and sessions can be taken using home equipment

Ben Farnsworth

Mar 8, 2020
2 min

Tour de Phuket & Phang Nga Review

If you’re looking for a race in an exotic location then look not further than CycoSport’s Tour de Phuket which was the 5th edition in Mar...

Ben Farnsworth

Nov 25, 2017
4 min

Running Form Basics

When I first got back into running, having not run more than a few miles since university, I simply put on my running shoes and headed ou...

UCI ITT and Road Race World Championships Albi 2017

Ben Farnsworth

Sep 22, 2017
5 min

UCI ITT and Road Race World Championships Albi 2017

In March I qualified for the UCI Amateur World Champs at Tour de Bintan. I was massively looking forward to representing my country for ...

Masters Tour of Chiang Mai 2016 Race Report

Ben Farnsworth

Oct 28, 2016
9 min

Masters Tour of Chiang Mai 2016 Race Report

An old race report for my second ever stage race and my first race with the Matadors.

Ben Farnsworth

Aug 5, 2016
3 min

Tour de Barelong 2016 Race Review

The 2016 Cycosports Tour de Barelang which is also known as the Batam 6 Bridges race was my third stand alone bike race after Thanyapura ...

Ben Farnsworth

Jan 25, 2015
3 min

The Diagnosis

Three months ago I purchased this domain name and set my sights on blogging and recording all of my training and general day to day life ...

Ben Farnsworth

Nov 30, 2014
3 min

Training and Alcohol over Christmas

Coming up to Christmas, especially when you work in media, it is pretty hard to stay away from the odd glass/pint of beer (or more) so he...

Ben Farnsworth

Nov 24, 2014
4 min

IT Band trouble - another DNF

I had trouble with my IT band about two years ago when I was training for my first 70.3 in Galway which led to a very painful shuffle dur...

Recovery time needed after a 70.3 or Ironman?

Ben Farnsworth

Nov 13, 2014
2 min

Recovery time needed after a 70.3 or Ironman?

How much recover time is needed after a 70.3 oo Ironman is a question I often ask myself. I decided to research the topic as I had Ironm...

Ben Farnsworth

Nov 11, 2014
1 min

Part-Time Athlete Blog

I'm Ben, 35 years old, working as a media professional in the big smoke (London town!). My initial goal was to complete an Ironman within...

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