Wow, what a year 2016 was
Wow, what a year 2016 was. With all the real life things that were going on, my running and adventures seemed to be overwhelmingly successful. Looking back is natural at […]
Tag Archives: swim
SwimRun – the beginning
What’s this all about? I thought about a year ago. Swimming and Running, Running and Swimming. I saw a race was being planned to swim across a loch, then run […]
The Slateman 2014
Spontaneity is fantastic. Not only does it give you a buzz, but it also means for people like me, no time to worry. Hakuna Matata was my phrase for this […]
Stepping up
14 weeks to go and I’m steadily increasing my distance and effort in order to be ready for Aberfeldy middle distance triathlon. I’m thankful my injuries are being kept at […]
A weekend of pushing barriers
After returning from holiday I’d steadily got back into the swing of regular exercise. Starting slowly I eased myself into a run a swim and a commute by bike to […]
Taper – One Week To Go – Ironman UK
One week to go. That’s 7 days. That’s scary. Today I just completed my final big day of the taper period. I swam about 1.5kms, and cycled for 2 hours […]
New PB 3000m :)
New PB 3000m 🙂 Got a new PB in the pool today, very happy with the progress, even after only 2 weeks. I took a whole 2 minutes off my […]
That small swimming tweak
That little tweak made the difference for me. Tweaking the swimming technique we’re all told will make loads of difference. In my case it was a pain in the shoulder […]
What am I thinking?
This is one of those rhetorical questions whereby I don’t require an answer but it draws you into the subject I’m about to divulge. The title of the blog, runspudrun […]
29 themed day
It’s my birthday and I’m nudging that 30 mark by turning 29 today. I feel like i’ve got a lot to do before I’m 30, I’m not sure why I […]
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