Getting back into things after holidays is always tough. I find myself clinging onto the relaxed feeling I found after two weeks of down time. I was so lucky to spend the end of my summer outside, active, and with a permanent glow of happiness. Laughter comes a bit easier now, and work stress seems […]
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 – […]
A few weeks ago my friend Jeannie asked me if I would like to participate in the My 7 Links blog project. The project – launched by Tripbase – is designed to unite people who blog from all sectors through an effort to share lessons learned and to create a bank of perhaps forgotten blog […]
Yesterday I did another “day off” of social media. It was perfect timing for me – my “Wordless Wednesday”, so to speak, coincided perfectly with an extremely busy day at work, and visiting family from Australia in the evening. Putting connectivity down for the day focused my mind, I felt completely in sync with what […]
Yesterday I did a personal experiment – I decided to stay off Twitter, Facebook, Foursquare, Words With Friends, Dailymile… All of those things which take me away from my surroundings and into the world of online connectivity and social media. Also known as time suck central. Why did I choose to “turn off”? It has […]
Last week it was widely reported that Aaron Scheidies, a blind triathlete from the USA, would be suing the US Triathlon governing body (USAT) for the implementation of the blackout rules for blind athletes. Under new International Triathlon Union (ITU) rules that are being implemented alongside of paratriathlon’s acceptance as a Paralympic sport, athletes that […]
This is the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. Image from the Maryland Kids Page. The first span opened in 1952. The second in 1973. It is roughly 4 miles long. Give or take (mostly give). On Sunday, I will be swimming from one side of the Chesapeake to the other. In between the spans of the Bridge. […]