Well, this is a short post. I have just bought my One Day Licence which is required to race in the Hardman Long Distance event this August. There’s something rather exciting about that. Maybe I need to get out more often… Anyway, in other news, Iceland have been officially adopted by, oh, just about every … More The last piece of the puzzle
I read somewhere in some triathlon book that this whole triathlon lark would give you the body of a Greek god. I can’t recall which book it was, otherwise I’d go back and re-read it, and maybe email the author with a piece of my mind. Just out of interest, I did one of those … More Greek gods and sleeping dogs
IN WHICH THE LONGEST DAY HAS COME AND GONE, WE FALL OFF THE WAGON(ISH), AND WE TRY TO GET SERIOUS WITH THE TRAINING, GIVEN THAT THE CLOCK IS TICK-TOCKING AWAY (BUT LET’S AT LEAST GET THE FOOTIE SORTED FIRST…) It’s Friday. I don’t quite have that Crunchie feeling. It’s been an emotional week, what with Ireland … More It’s downhill all the way…
IN WHICH WE TRY AND MAKE SOME SENSE OF IT ALL, AND REALISE IT MAKES NO SENSE AT ALL, ALL OF WHICH SHOULD BE REMINDING YOU OF ‘STUCK IN THE MIDDLE’ RIGHT ABOUT NOW… I’m really only posting to close off the week. All told, the week’s training has picked up. We had a bit of … More It’s not you, it’s me…
Yeah, this is the sort of crap you come up with when you’re trawling up and down the pool. Last week was not as productive as I would have liked, and it was on my mind. Monday was shaping up to continue the trend, as it was a busy week at work; the desk job, … More All in the legs, all in the mind…
A MUGGY WEEK DRAWS TO A CLOSE WITH AN INJURY SCARE RECEDING, A POOR WEEK’S TRAINING, BUT AT LEAST SOME NEW SHOES… After the ankle roll on Wednesday, I decided it was time to invest in some new runners. In fairness to my old Adidas Energy Boost, they have been great, and there are still … More Ho hum…
As any Irish person knows, Colette was the lady in charge of VT on the original Late Late Show with Gay Byrne. When Uncle Gaybo said “roll it there, Colette” we were about to get a clip of video. Ah those heady days. Anyway. That’s not really got anything to do with, em, anything, really … More Roll it there, Colette…
‘Twas a year ago to the day when I sat down at this computer and decided to start a blog. The blog was triggered by a rather rash decision to do an ironman. Now what triggered that may require a few sessions on the couch, so we won’t go there. But certainly once that decision … More Happy Blogiversary
IN WHICH WE DECIDE TO BEGIN THE LONG WEEKEND WITH A LONG SPIN BY HEADING OUT INTO THE FLAT EXPANSE OF KILDARE, AND MANAGE TO FIND HILLS OUT AMONGST THE BOG… The week began in sedate enough manner after last week’s exertions. On Monday 30th May, I managed a short 5k (well, of course, it’s … More Hey, that Robin just crapped on my wetsuit…
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