In part five of my series of sharing fitness tips, I bring to you another simple but vital stretch I do to keep my legs loose. I have been doing these since 2007 – but not as often or regularly as I should! I’ve been working with Michael Collins, London’s best sports therapist (in my […]
Well, when the London Triathlon was over, and I was collapsed on a bench in my back yard, barely conversant and enjoying seeing everyone at our traditional post triathlon bar-b-que, the last thing I wanted to think about was exercise. Or triathlon. Or training. I just felt totally spent. The week post-triathlon was a killer. […]
I am still in awe. Writing the next sentence humbles me, overwhelms me, and is like a dream. But I know it is not a dream. My hip flexors and quads remind me. I finished the London Triathlon Olympic distance yesterday. I completely redefined my limits. It was a humbling, emotional day. And I smiled […]
From Wednesday I have been hibernating. Ok, not really. But I paused triathlon training and have been resting. I have been trying to block out the fact that London Triathlon is on Sunday. I have done as much work as I could. I have been training since May 2009, and although I am only now […]
Wow. It is hard to write this post and to really capture exactly what I feel on the back of the weekend. I had one of those amazing weekends of training, where things just clicked and IT ALL FELT SO GOOD. A buzzing, glowing, golden feeling. Do you know the feeling? I put myself in […]