On February 20th I was lucky enough to be able to attend a swimming master class hosted by Duncan Goodhew and Karen Pickering. The class was offered to 2014 #swimathon #blogsquad participants – we are being given free entry to the swimathon and the chance to take part in classes like this in exchange for […]
One of the toughest things about competitive parasport is classification. For the “less obvious” conditions it is hard to get it right. And even for the obvious conditions it becomes the sharp end of the stick when it comes to qualifying for World Championships and Paralympics. I am going to stick my neck out a […]
Some people have told me that my post about losing motivation made it seem like I had been doing zero training. That’s not really the case. Since September I have been swimming, to yoga, strength training, trying out new things (like pilates class), running (including trying the Curve treadmill), to spin class… I have just […]
There seems to be some unwritten rules in the online fitness and healthy living community. Rules like: make sure to post sweaty smiling photos of yourself. Always talk about how you absolutely thrash yourself with each and every training session that you do. Only ever post about the good things – like how you wake […]
Yes. You read the title correctly – my iPhone 5s burnt my boob. Well, not technically my boob. It was actually my chest. In the photo below (a re-enactment) you can see how I *sometimes* place my telephone. I borrowed my trainer Gav’s phone for this photo. My 5s was dead at this point. I […]
I think it’s best to catch you up really quickly over a cup of coffee. So pull up a mug and join me! I realise it has been a while since my last post. I keep meaning to make time to write, but then either I jet off to places far away, or I get […]
I think it’s best to catch you up really quickly over a cup of coffee. So pull up a mug and join me! I realise it has been a while since my last post. I keep meaning to make time to write, but then either I jet off to places far away, or I get […]
This post is one of a series I call “The Paratriathlete Diaries” – in the series I hope to take a regular look at the random things that happen in my life as an athlete with challenges. Any ideas, questions, or suggestions throw them my way. I would like to use this feature as a […]
This post is one of a series I call “The Paratriathlete Diaries” – in the series I hope to take a regular look at the random things that happen in my life as an athlete with challenges. Any ideas, questions, or suggestions throw them my way. I would like to use this feature as a […]
I have participated in the Swimathon since 2010 – it was THE event that showed me that I could do things that once I had never even dreamed. It was my first foray into long distance swimming, and when I logged my first 5k swim that year, I taught myself a very key life lesson: […]