In short, Boulder is no ordinary American town. The rides up into the Rockies are truly breathtaking with some being over 40k long with stunning scenery the whole way.

The ICAP Square Mile Sport Awards, on Thursday 27th November, was the first major sports awards of the year to salute the sporting heroes of 2008, as voted for by the knowledgeable sporting audience of the City. The star-studded prestigious event took place at Old Billingsgate in central London. I was lucky enough to win an award!

British Triathlon awarded me age grouper of the year for 2008 which was a huge honour. Unfortunately the night clashed with the Thames Turbo awards so naturally I attend the latter.

To my surprise I crossed the line first and picked up a gold medal. Not only that but I was 2nd overall in the age group race. How neat is that.

Prize giving for the Mazda London Triathlon Sub 2.30 race with Nick Dunn & Scott Wiseman