With my love of running and swimming it's amazing how often people have asked if I'd be tempted to do a triathlon. The honest answer is yes, but (and there is always a but). The crux of the matter is that I'm not the most confident cyclist, and although I'm trying to build up some cycling [...]
Tag: triathlon
Catching up: Mind, Body and Spirit
I realise that I haven't written for a while; a combination of mood, work and wedmin, sunshine and social engagements have made me reluctant to sit in front of a screen when not absolutely necessary of late. I've even been eschewing my phone in favour of books and magazines in a bid to escape the [...]
Swimming upstream
It's been a funny old week in the UK, and by 'funny old' what I actually mean is abjectly disastrous. This blog isn't usually a platform for my political opinions, but this week comes as an exception and as politics and well-being collide I've found myself laying awake at night worrying, doing sun salutations to the [...]
Tri, tri and tri again
Last weekend was an impressive one in terms of sporting achievements. You may have seen the Brownlee brothers swim, cycle and run to a one, two finish in the elite men's race at the world triathlon series in Leeds on Sunday, or looked on as team GB triathlete Vicky Holland claimed a bronze in the [...]
I am, IM: A 40 minute medley swim set
After my last swimming session post I received lots of positive feedback so I've decided to share a swim set here each week. Hopefully this will motivate you to get your weekly chlorine hit, as well as having the added bonus for me of making sure I get to the pool at least once a [...]
A fun 45 minute swim set
After a blissful, (if not slightly indulgent on the food and wine front), long weekend, on Tuesday I decided to stay out of the rain and switch my run for a gym/swim combo. Lunchtime saw me power through a Kayla Itsines-inspired HITT workout, with jumping squat-lunges and cross-body mountain climbers designed to turn all of your [...]