I came last. By, oh, about two or three minutes. And behind Fat Bloke. Fat Bloke, who was doing breast stroke, with his goggles perched on top of his head, and never once even putting his face in the water. NOT that I’ve anything against Fat Bloke (or, indeed any fat blokes reading or...
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Archive for July, 2008
Cleveland Steelman: Swim
Cleveland Steelman: Race Plan
Can you tell how edgy I am about tomorrow’s race? The clue’s in how much I’ve been going on about it. Well this is probably the last post where I’ll be talking about it in the future tense, so the end is in sight!
Having spent the day pacing up and down, packing & re-packing...
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Calculating Your Wheel Circumference
In last weekend’s trial ride around the Steelman’s bike course, my cyclecomputer was acting up a little. It’s been doing this intermittently since I went for that ride in France and almost drowned in the rain - although it’s waterproof, I don’t think they reckoned on it ever getting that wet! Basically what seems...
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A Reminder From A Real Triathlete
This caught my eye on Liz Fedofsky’s blog this evening:
…. And then the frozen peas were passed around. One thing I keep learning from other athletes is how much time the care of the body takes. Sometimes I think I’m the only one that spends half her day with a ball crammed into her...
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Let’s Face It, I’m No Yehuda
I’ve slowly become addicted to getting a daily dose of the comic strip, Yehuda Moon and The Kickstand Cyclery. It’s the story of two guys running a bike shop - each one of them representing opposite sides of cycledom. Joe, who seems to wear Lycra & ride head-down with a helmet perched on his...
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Asics Barrios Bottle Belt
In preparation for this weekend’s fun, I got myself a new hydration / fuel belt - an Asics Barrios Bottle Belt.
In line with my principal that I never try anything out for the first time on Race Day, I took this out for a trial on my run with Shana on Tuesday morning -...
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