Thanks for stopping by! My name is Constance Garnier and I am a triathlete, which sounds super cool 🙂
A bit of background about me
I am French and grew up playing tennis as my weekly sport, it’s quite a common sport in France.
After my studies, I found a job in the UK and lived there for 6 years. This is when I first discovered road cycling.
The start of road cycling
For some unknown reason, I always felt like I wanted a road bike. But I really can’t tell you why because I didn’t know anyone who owned one at the time and I had never watched the Tour de France.
But one day I decided I wanted to buy a road bike. I went to different bike shops and finally found a bike I was comfortable riding. It took some time as I am quite short (5’1”).
From that moment, I joined a cycling club and registered for several ‘road sportives’ (UK cycling events) with my friends. One of them was an 80-mile ride which was really tough for my level at the time. But I have fond memories of it and I think that’s when I started being addicted to cycling.
The start of triathlon
A year after starting cycling, I signed up for a super sprint triathlon as a challenge (0.3mi swim – 8mi bike – 1.6mi run). I was definitely overly trained for the cycling part of this event. But my running skills at the time were low: I could manage to run 3mi but not more. And my swimming skills were non-existent (meaning I hadn’t swum a single lap since I was 10 years old).
But guess what: I LOVED the event! The adrenaline boost rushing through me! The overwhelming stress in the transition zones. The feeling of running with wet socks… It was a great experience and I had lots of fun!
So a few weeks later I joined a tri club and started training and I haven’t stopped since.
Years later…
I have raced several triathlons in the UK and in France. I even did a triathlon in a relay. That was a completely different experience where you have to do your best for the team. I have noticed one thing is that I always do my best during a race and I feel really happy about it at the end 🙂
Please see below some pictures from triathlon races and triathlon camps I attended.
Swim to bike transition
Minutes before the start of the race
Triathlon camp in the french Alps
Heading out of the water
Other than triathlon, I am a regular bike commuter and indoor cyclist. But the best time of the year to me is cycling holidays, including bikepacking.
Cycling holiday in Spain
Bikepacking from Paris to Amsterdam
Bikepacking
Eiffel Tower 🙂
Climbing Mont Ventoux
Just happy
In Italy
In Sardinia
Anyway, welcome to the blog! I hope you enjoy the content!
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