Open Water Swimming – the first time!
I guess this was the next step after completing the sprint triathlon. If I was going to proceed to the next level I would need to get out there in […]
Midlothian Sprint Tri
My move into triathlon has gone well of which I didn’t have much doubt. The only doubt I had was the swim section but my training for that went well […]
Day before the tri
I’ve had a good week of training (bad week otherwise) and managed to get swimming twice with about 3000m total, my technique has improved a lot. I also managed to […]
Trying 3 new things for my first tri
It’s been a while since I posted. I can’t remember what the last post was about but I’m going to write about my move into triathlon training. I’ve also tried […]
Last day limbo
It happens every time on our holidays that waiting around for your holiday to be officially over. Picture the scene, you’ve spent ten days in a wonderful resort town, surrounded […]
A run in the dark
I took a run in the dark last night. You probably have been doing similar over the winter months but this was different than any other as I decided to […]
PBs and wetness
So this week has been a bit of a mixed bag. It started well then a disastrous start to my swimming career made me rethink but after a days rest […]
I’m not an amphibian
Tonight I went swimming. It was tough. Tougher than I thought it would be. I mean, I’ve swam before, I’ve been swimming since I was 5 and even had lessons […]
Just not feeling it. Sluggish of late.
I’m not sure what’s up but I’m feeling like my training has been suffering lately. Not sure why this may be. My cycle to work is becoming a drag and […]
Morning run in the pentlands
Haven’t done much running in the pentlands since summer so I thought it was high time I did. I was going to go on Saturday but the weather was vile […]
Run Spud Run! 