Reality Shift, Post Hip Fracture

About two and a half weeks ago home life had a radical reality shift. My husband was out for his long run in the final build to Ironman Weymouth when he had a completely random and unexpected fall. A fall which two days later saw him being admitted to A&E with a hip fracture and facing […]

Fallow Season?

On Saturday after swimming I sat chatting with my friend Juliette. We were talking about her amazing open water swim season, which has included crossing from Jersey to France, as well as an upcoming Gibraltar crossing. And we talked about my season. Or seeming lack of one. I haven’t blogged since March. A lot has […]

Allysa Seely: On The Road to Rio

As regular readers of my site know, I write about my views of life while managing two chronic conditions: Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and Charcot Marie Tooth disease. I write about what triathlon – and specifically paratriathlon – has brought to my life in terms of giving me a goal-oriented way to manage my health. And in […]

Have I Bitten Off Too Much?

Yesterday at the Triathlon England London regional committee meeting, I put forth my ideas for some projects to encourage the growth of paratriathlon and the education of our clubs, event organisers, and coaches. It was exciting stuff. Exhilarating. Positive. I felt a tremendous buzz and optimism from the discussion, finally, FINALLY I was able to […]

Shoulder Injury, Shoulder Rehab

When my dad died in July I went to his house to help with the clear out. This was a big deal in many ways – not least of which because I was finally allowed to go into and go through his sacred place: his garage full of fishing supplies. Packed to the brim, his […]

2016: New Year, New Word

The French say that you have all of January to welcome in a new year and to give your new year wishes to everyone. Seeing as I never did a 2015 round up post, it is almost mid January, and I work for a French company, I hereby declare myself French for the purposes of […]