One of the first people I started following on Twitter was Ashley Kumlien. Ashley is a runner and a personal trainer from Wisconsin. And her mom has MS. Ashley and her mom, Jill Most people who read my blog posts know that I have CMT, a neuromuscular disease of the nerves, and my particular type […]
Phew. After a hugely busy start to September, with events each of the first three weekends, last weekend was like a big sigh of relief. This is what a peaceful “job done” type of sigh looks like to me… Initially I thought I’d do the Hever Triathlon on Sunday September 26th, followed by Barcelona on […]
This summer we switched to ordering food boxes for our weekly vegetable purchase (we buy from Abel & Cole). The food box is like a lottery – it arrives, you menu plan for the week according to what you have received, and it is a wonderful way to explore and get creative with ingredients in […]
As you may know, I took up triathlon as a way to stay physically fit, and strong, following what I thought was deterioration in strength caused by Charcot Marie Tooth disease. I was diagnosed with CMT in 2004, with this confirmed genetically in 2007. Having CMT is something that was suspected for my whole life […]
After the London Triathlon we always have a bbq. I was partially comatose and trying to eat a little, to come back to life. Meanwhile DH was full of energy, chatting away, planning our next adventures. He decided we would do a 5k swim. On Sunday, SFT (the triathlon swim specialists) held their inaugural SwimFesT […]
Earlier in 2010 one of my friends was telling me about this great embrocation oil she had been using. Before and after she went cycling. Embrocation oil? I had to look it up. According to the dictionary, an embrocation is a medicinal liquid that is applied to the skin to relive muscle stiffness and pain. […]
As you may know, this year I am focusing my fundraising in support of the CMT Association STAR initiative . CMT is a progressive degenerative neuromuscular disease. The CMT Association in the US is funding and supporting the search for a cure for CMT, primarily Type1A (which I have) which impacts 1 in 5000 people. […]
Paris… Good food, good wine, and a running in the shadows of the Eiffel Tower! This past weekend I headed to Paris to participate for the second time in the La Parisienne 6k women’s race. Living in London means it takes just one train ride and about 2 and a half hours to get to […]
On Friday I headed up to the Lake District with DH for what was supposed to be one of our final events of the 2010 season. Sadly, a text at about 7pm on Thursday put an end to that plan. “Great North Swim – cancelled – due to blue green algae” Brilliant. This was the […]