Jean Eichaker – Iron Man
Congratulations to our good friend Jean Eichaker in Singapore. An enthusiastic Orbanista, he completed the Singapore Half Iron Man, swimming 1.2 miles, cycling 56 miles and running 13.1 miles. Jean...
View ArticleCongratulations – David ‘The Hayemaker’ Haye
Orbana is delighted to congratulate David ‘The Hayemaker’ Haye on his clinical victory against Dereck Chisora in their Heavyweight bout on Saturday night at Upton Park. Orbana was introduced to the...
View ArticleTriathlon Equipment – What do you need?
I was asked by Orbana to write a piece about triathlon equipment; what you need to be competitive in a triathlon. The truth is, you don’t need much at all to get started, it only gets out of hand if...
View ArticleKARINA BRYANT SECURES BRONZE MEDAL
Congratulations go to Karina for her emphatic Bronze medal in the +78kg class of the Judo. Competing in her 4th Olympics, Karina added and Bronze Olympic medal to her vast collection of World and...
View ArticleMatt Sheeks – Ironman Update
You may have already heard about Matt Sheeks from our biography on him back in April (click here). But did you know about the challenges he has faced in the last year? We’re glad to say that he’s back...
View ArticleWORLD DECATRIATHLON CHAMPION – Simon Bourne
Congratulations to Simon Bourne, who has just been crowned World Decatriathlon Champion in Monterray, Mexico. Competing in a grueling 24 mile swim, 1120 mile cycle and 262 mile run (the equivalent to...
View ArticleNew Blogger – Welcome Alex Houghton!
Alex is like many of us – he has a busy life and fits in his training in and around his commitments. Alex is going to be submitting his blog every other week to let you know what training he is doing...
View ArticleBlog: Longer Rides
Longer Rides (13th May – 26th May) After my unfortunate collision with a dog, which could have been a lot worse for the both of us, my only injury was a sore wrist. I was going to give the pool a wide...
View ArticleThe Inner Chimp Video
We’ve all been there…we’ve woken up too early in the morning, hit the snooze button on the alarm and thought, I’ll give training a miss this morning. It’s going to rain, it’s too cold and I’ve been...
View ArticleTri…as you might
This year three of us decided to compete in the New Forest Triathlon (Olympic Distance) on the 6th July. This was the second triathlon we had each done... so we were confident we knew what to expect....
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