OK - So I promised to keep the blog going..... that never happened. As I am sure you are all aware. And if you are reading this then well done for hanging on for me to type once again..... So where have I been? Not too far away, I have just not found the time …
July 1st 2018, and it was finally here. The day/event I have been planning and training for, for what felt like an age. On Wednesday, Nath, Jade Tania and I jumped inside the Skoda and started the 2 day road trip over to Roth, Germany. We broke up the journey by staying in Liege, Belgium. …
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Am I ready? Maybe. Am I nervous? Yes. Am I going to finish it? Damn right. Am I going to get the time I wanted? The day will decide that. Last week was a decent week of final prep. A nice 4025 metre swim, aided with my toys, a few decent bike rides and few …
Last week should have been the last hard week before the tapering commenced. However, life got in the way a little bit and it turned into one of my easiest weeks in a long time. Not ideal, but I enjoyed it non the less......After last weekends hard ride on Sunday and then too long a …
So the countdown is well and truly on. Where have the last 11 months gone!! It was July 17th 2017 when Nathan talked me into signing up for Challenge Roth and our applications were processed! 12 months of training ahead of me, how hard can this be I thought! Very bloody hard has been the …
Where have I been for the last 3 weeks.......... Well a few weeks ago I was ill over the weekend, which is when I normally report on the week before. Due to illness the training took a bit of a back step and due to illness I really couldn't bring myself to report about...... well …
After last Sundays ride with the Brixworth Velo I got home, showered, packed my bags and jumped on a plane to Mallorca. Yep it was "holiday" time 🙂 Well, when I say holiday, I mean training week in the sunshiiiiiiiiiine. Tania and I were heading there with Nath and Jade - who I like to …
This was a week of firsts for me. A week of goals hit and week of goals missed. My first ever swim over 3000 metres. My first cycle commute of the year. My first 100 mile bike ride of the year. My first run of 20 metres...... My first swim over 3000 metres - it …
Post Marathon is an interesting time. Take away the fact the foot has prevented me from running, the rest of my body has taken a hammering! The baby cows and quads have been nothing but tight all week. Even a spinning session on the bike and some roller sessions did nothing to ease the muscles. …
26.2 miles, 42.1 kilometres, 138435 feet 0.468 inches, 4.5588889e-12 light years, what ever measurement you want to give it, a Marathon is a bloody long way!! Due to the foot injuries I have experienced, I went into the Brighton Weekend annoyed rather than nervous. I had decided a few weeks ago that I would make …
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