Note: This blog is the companion piece to the entry dated 7 December 2009 . The original posting on 7 December 2009 was revised after reaction received from British Triathlon and broken into two parts. The December entry details the paratriathlon assessment process, whereas this piece contains more of my feelings, reflections and thoughts on […]
This week I am going to change up my regular Monday post a bit. Heavier on the photos, lighter on the verbage. Well as light as I can make it as I am a pretty chatty person! Last week saw the return of long haul work travel for me. I travel a lot for my […]
Saturday. I woke up grumpy. No two ways about it. Just grumpy. Saturday morning I have gotten into the routine of meeting Coach T for a track session. In the quest to learn to run again, I have found this to be the best way to stay on point with my training, and to ensure […]
It’s Monday. I am back after two blissful weeks off. Two weeks in Florida, with family, and with my new bike. It was a complete luxury of a holiday – to be able to spend the time I wanted training, and then to spend the time I wanted with my family. So often time escapes […]
(an open blog to thank Tom Williams…)It was the end of triathlon season 2009. People on Twitter started to talk about winter training. Darkness. Cold hours. The return to chlorine pools instead of open water lakes.And somehow, through some twitter chance, I happened upon an idea that would redefine my winter training fun.Tom Williams, a […]
Last week marked my return to cycle commuting.OK, I admit it. I am not a huge fan of: Cycling on ice Cycling in rain Cycling in the dark Cycling in the winter So I breathed a huge sigh of relief a few weeks ago when I realised that the sun was coming up around 6.30, […]
“Make No Mistake, That Body Bag’s for You” ~ PunkRockRacing.com Ok, that may be a bit of a severe start to my Monday blog. But if there is one thing that I discovered this weekend, it is that my journey is going to be about giving it my all both physically AND mentally. On Saturday, […]
“The best thing that has happened to me is realizing that I can do more than I thought I could.“A few weeks ago I quoted Anissa Mayhew in my blog. Anissa is a blogger, a mother, has a wicked sense of humor, and suffered a stroke at the end of 2009. She is slowly making […]
The weather was so-so this past weekend. I should’ve gone for the Serpie newbie group cycle, but didn’t. I’m starting to feel a bit of pressure. Pressure to spend more time on the bike, and to spend more time on my runs. I’m still a bit gun shy with the runs. I know the focus […]
It is still January. My racing plans for 2010 are just taking shape. As they take shape, my plans reinvigorate my training and give me purpose. I take huge health benefit from being active, but there is just something else that I get from racing – an adrenaline shot, a sense of accomplishment, a buzz… […]