a life without limits
when I’m not doing sport, I like to read about sport. That’s just the kinda total sports geek kool kat I am. However, I’m not always that keen on reading autobiographies of famous sports people. That’s because I used to really like Lance Armstrong, but then I read Its Not About the Bike: My Journey […]
my new love
i’ve discovered the best thing about triathlon. The kit. Uh-huh! It’s a shoppers paradise out there, tri-suits, wetsuits, bikes, swimsuits, goggles, caps, cycle-computers, shoes, books … there’s a whole bunch of stuff to waste my money on prepare me properly for my event. So far I’ve managed to be relatively restrained … I figured the […]
Mo Run 2012
So as well as being Remembrance Day today, it was also the first London Movember Day 2012 run. I decided to sign up last week on the basis that events focus my mind and my training, and consequently the more of them the better. Unfortunately at this end of the season, there aren’t that many […]
triathlon for dummies
so … I signed up for the Virgin London Triathlon. And then I realised what I’d done. And shat my pants. I can’t swim in the open water. I haven’t got a road bike. We all know what my running is like … ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH It’s okay though, I’ve purchased some essential reading, got a training plan, […]
Virgin DOathlon
hello, here I am again … sorry about the radio silence! I’d love to explain that I’ve had really good reasons for being absent but actually it’s just been summer, I’ve been busy and I haven’t had anything exciting to blog about anyway. Until today! My gym, Virgin Active (which I have to say I […]
one element
in January (of all the sensible months) my friend Sarah asked me if I fancied playing social touch rugby down on Wandsworth Common. I absolutely jumped at the chance because I used to play in Cayman and loved it (even though I’m shockingly bad at it!), so we tootled off on a freezing wet day […]
olympics olympics olympics!!
as you can imagine, I am loving loving loving the Great British Summer of Sport! Initially I wasn’t that bothered about the Olympics really – not because I wasn’t interested but it always seemed so far away. But then it crept right up on me … and I had no tickets to anything. Gutted. Until, that is, I […]
is that the way you run?
ah yes, the everlasting problem of running. The thing is, I hate running. Within seconds, I’m tomato red, my breath is coming only in screaming gasps, and I’m tomato red. I can’t run faster than a slow jog to save my life, and for some reason my left thumb always points upwards in a strange rictus thumbs-up […]
norfolk
as I mentioned, 2012 is very much a travelling year for me, and I’ve been lucky enough to see quite a bit of the UK as well as getting abroad. Of course, we’ve had such a great summer here that it’s been a really good choice to stay here … HA! One of the trips […]
nike british 10k
every year, usually on the most sweltering day of the year (and yes my foreign friends, anything above 27*C is sweltering to me!), I do a 10k run for charity. Every year, without fail, I “forget” to train … and every year, on the day, I moan, groan and swear I’m never doing it again. […]
