Well the fine weather is here at last. It won’t actually. Last, that is. It rarely sticks around for long. But it’s here right now, and it’s glorious, and everything just feels better when the sun’s out. Maybe this is what it’s like to live by the Med? Of course, being Irish, we go a … More Land of the lobster
IN WHICH WE FINALLY ENJOY A BREAK IN THE WEATHER, AND FEEL THE GOOD KARMA OF HELPING OUT WITH A LOCAL FUNDRAISER The cool weather has finally been banished. It has nothing to do with the newly-elected government, I might add. It’s what we call a coincidence. Anyway, enough of that politics stuff. We’ve been … More One good turn
IN WHICH WE COMMISERATE WITH A FRIEND AND COLLEAGUE WHO HAS A BIT OF MELTDOWN IN LIMERICK, COMPLETE OUR SECOND BRICK SESSION (SORT OF) AND EXPERIENCE THE RISE AND FALL AND EBB AND FLOW OF TRAINING… Last Sunday was an early start. I normally hit the park with my mate Mark and we do anything … More You need fuelin’, baby I ain’t foolin’
A week on. A week closer to Hardman. Training continues, as does life. Obviously. After the long spin last Sunday, I didn’t imagine I would do much on Monday, but as the diary clearly shows (and I’m not that senile that I can’t remember back about six days), I went for a run of about … More What would Rorschach say?
IN WHICH WE DISCOVER THE CRUCIAL IMPORTANCE OF FORWARD MOMENTUM IN RELATION TO A BIKE (AND ITS RIDER) STAYING IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION, AND WE TIP OUR HAT TO THE REAL EASTER RISING CENTENNIAL DATE This is the Irish tricolour, flying high at the back of the fire station across the road. I was … More As easy as falling off a bike
It’s been a mixed bag of a week so far. Saoirse and I were sitting out in the garden, drinking tea, what with it being sunny and all, and she asked how the training was going. She’s just signed up for her own triathlon in July. You can read about it here. If you don’t … More A mixed bag
Training continues, but then we do have an Ironman to do in August, so training does need to keep going. And of the three disciplines, it’s fair to say we need to do a lot more work on the bike. Thursday was busy again with callouts, and after the very early start on Wednesday with … More For want of a nail…
IN WHICH WE FOOL THE BRAIN INTO CONFLATING THE HITHERTOFORE* UNTESTED CONCEPT OF TIME TRAVEL WITH THE RATHER MORE MUNDANE EXPERIENCE OF DÉJÀ VU… AND WE RUN AND SWIM A LITTLE TOO… Our concept of time is fluid in comparison to the reality of the stuff. Atomic clocks see to that. And you cannot escape time … More The fine art of time travel
And by that, I mean you wait for one post, and then two come along at once. But under the circumstances, I feel the second, shorter post is justified. I’ve finally taken possession of my new bike, and this afternoon I swapped out the pedals from the Mercian and took her out for her inaugural spin. … More “It’s like Dublin Bus around here…”
Yet another week. Another Sunday. Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose, ou quelque chose comme ça… In a break with tradition, I’ll update the diary first. Monday: (covered briefly in the last post) contained a short swim of about 1.25k, and then a late run in the park. The run was delayed as four different drivers … More Home improvements
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