When we made our summer holiday booking this year, we thought of three things. Sun, Fun. Triathlon. Our summer vacation for 2011 would be in a beautiful placeand span the week before and after a triathlon, enabling us to do the sport we have grown to love in yet another new location. The ultimate active […]
Recently someone asked me what I eat. What do I eat? Since the end of 2010 I have kind of avoided getting into any detailed “what do you eat” discussions. I used to share a lot of information and ideas on Twitter related to food. I learned a lot of great tips – like […]
Thomas Edison said that “genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration.” Following on from Edison, my source of inspiration is perspiration. Inspiration According to the Oxford English Dictionary, inspiration is: The process of being mentally stimulated to do or feel something… What is my inspiration? When I grew up, my father always said: “Nothing good […]
Last year, on the 13th of August, a friend of mine lost her baby. Losing an almost full term baby is simply something that I cannot imagine. The couple had tried for years to get pregnant, were finally successful, and overjoyed. And seemingly overnight, their little Zachary, due to be born in only a month, […]
One of the amazing things about living in London is having access to truly world class entertainment – be it art exhibits, theatre, restaurants, or sport. On Sunday I was fortunate enough to be able to watch the 2011 World Championship Series Triathlon men’s race held at Hyde Park. The London 2012 Olympics venue. It […]
So, after smashing through the 4 hour barrier at Sunday’s London Triathlon, I received a lot of questions. Mostly about what it means. And more poignantly, about where I will go from here. Especially IF THINGS DO NOT GO AS PLANNED. You see, in the world of parasport (sport for athletes with a challenge – […]
Sunday was the London Triathlon. It was my second ever Olympic distance triathlon. I honestly had no idea what the race would be like. I decided to just show up, jump in, and see how it would all Come Together. Come Together it did! 3:30:24, achieving my aim of breaking the 4 hour barrier, smashing […]
Just like this ice bath: * Sunday’s London Triathlon was my first time (in the case of the olympic distance triathlon, of breaking 4 hours)… * …I was shocked when I realised it was going to happen… * …and I felt great after… An improvement of almost 35 minutes! And… By breaking the four hour […]