Archive | November 2012
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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 […]
diary of a half-hearted gym junkie 