Way back on June 22nd I did the Defi de Monte Cristo 1km swim – kind of a consolation prize for me as I did not get into the 5k challenge. I decided to use the swim to work on my race strategy which I would take to the ITU Chicago paratriathlon event. In hindsight […]
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’m here. I’m in Chicago. After an amazing weekend in Marseille (more on that later!!) I left work this week after a mere day and a half in the office (at the busiest time of the year – D’OH!) and headed to the Windy City. Just me and my bike. Probably my last travelling tri […]
When you have a lot going on with life, it is sometimes hard to know where to start things. The best piece of advice I’ve received for moments like this – the moments when things seem overwhelming – is to start at the beginning and tackle things little by little. So that’s how I’ll let […]
On Tuesday I had a whirlwind day – up early, to Paris for a lunch meeting, back, gym to get in a quick run, home to have a quick chat about some home improvement things, then off to the cinema. One of those days when life seems to go at a full-speed-ahead pace, with just […]
Sometimes life goes fast – too fast – and before you know it you don’t know where to start. And sometimes we need to take a pause in order to start anew. And in the pause we can stop and reflect. Today is one of those days – it is the 60th anniversary of when […]
This morning I hit the pool before work for a one-on-one session with my coach, Tim Denyer. I have trained with Tim and Red Top Swim since late 2011, and since that time have improved my swimming enormously – including 12 minutes off my previous 5k personal best! I think this is due to both […]
I can’t believe my 5k Swimathon swim is tomorrow! The start to my year has been OKAY when it comes to swimming and preparing for the Swimathon. Not ideal. Just okay. I spent a lot of time on the road, and got to know some new pools. A few hotel pools. And this gem in […]
On January 5th we hopped into my friend Jeremy’s car and headed off to south Wales. Not an ideal day for a road trip, with high winds and rain, but we had a mission: collect 3Spot. Back in October I received a message from a breeder – his dog Duchess a Korthals Griffon had nine […]
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 […]