I was honoured to be featured in the latest Red Top Swim newsletter. Below is my interview with coach Tim Denyer. I hope you enjoy it! — This month’s Spotlight is on Donna DeWick, a seriously tough cookie when it comes to training, whether it be swim, bike, run or in the gym! Passionate about […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
What we have gone through since our father died has been nothing short of Lifetime drama material. Someday I will write about it, more than what I have already shared on the odd Facebook post, Instagram photo tribute, and this blog. When your last parent dies it is all just so final. And to have the […]
Training involves sweating. Sometimes not training involves sweating too – as sweatiness is pretty common for folks with EDS (Ehlers Danlos Syndrome). So when my online grocery shop gave me the option of getting a 2-for-1 on a new variety of my deodorant of choice, of course I took it (and clicked twice). I was […]
At the end of January I attended a workshop on goal setting, by Josephine Perry of Performance in Mind. It was a great talk for lots of reasons, not least of which that it helped me to frame my 2016 plans. It has been hard for me to think about 2016 knowing that I am […]
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 […]
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 […]