I’ve had a much needed break this last week, spending time with my pirate triathlon friends and supporting many of them as they took on the challenge of Ironman Lanzarote. It was a brutal day, and not everyone that crossed that start line managed to cross the finish line, but it’s not easy. If it…
I’ve been round this buoy a few (thousand) times. Wouldn’t it be nice if this could be the last time?
One hundred days always feels like a bit of a milestone. Well, it does in my head at least. It’s not often (read: ever) I reach such a significant number of consecutive days of something. Unless that something is “number of days I attempt to restart x habit”, in which case i’m probably a record-holder…
At the start of September I spent a fabulous evening in the company of three good friends, drinking lots of wine, eating delicious food and just chatting the night away and putting the world to rights. It was perfect. The next day, we all went to watch (or take part!) in a local sprint triathlon…
I like to think that in general, I’m a very patient person. I like to think this, but alas, this is not always the case. Sometimes, in certain situations, I will be the most patient person you will ever have the fortune to meet. However, the other 99% of the time I have zero patience,…
Thanks to everyone who responded to my previous post, either on here, FB or via text/messenger. Lots of really interesting insights and thoughts, and I’ve really appreciated them all. So as I ponder my way through (I like to have a good think about stuff!), I thought I’d make two small changes just to get…
A good friend just shared a blog post by the triathlete Lucy Gossage about why she doesn’t believe in not finishing triathlons (also known as DNF’ing). This of course is especially poignant after the weekend where I DNF’d a triathlon, while some friends went on to finish despite a huge desire to quit at times.…
The first half of the year has felt quite stressful. I had a lot going on both at work and in my life outside of work. I like to be busy, but as a result I often take on too many things at once, then feel overwhelmed. My holiday in late June, early July was…
On the 5th August I’m taking part in a middle distance triathlon: 1.2mile swim, 56 mile bike ride & a 13.1 miles run. About 16 weeks ago I started a training plan to get me fit enough for the race. It went well for a few weeks, and I even started riding my road bike…
