Do The Right Thing

I’m starting to get almost comfortable with my front crawl, and mostly keep up with the other guys in my lane at the NE31 Tri club.  But when it comes to kicking lengths, I really suck. Big time. I mean almost going backwards kind of suck. Actually, if I get it slightly wrong, I DO […]

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I went to the gym this morning for the first cycling workout of the year - a spin class. I was expecting it to be really busy (seeing as its January), but there were only six of us + the coach. Which meant fewer places to hide - especially with the studio’s main lights on […]

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Last week was BUSY. The work that I’ve been doing on our house for, oh, the last ten years is nearing completion, and like all good DIY jobs, is ending in a rush. Carpet fitters were coming, and everything needed getting ready.
But work was also pretty busy too. We were running a workshop in Bradford […]

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Riding Wilf this week, my left shoulder’s been sore again. By sore, I mean aching from my elbow, right up over the shoulder to my neck just below the ear, with the sort of pain that threatens to make me go cross-eyed.
I was somewhat underwhelmed with  the physiotherapy I had in the summer, and have […]

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So after this afternoon’s cycling around Newcastle, it was time for Daughter’s Rainbow’s Swimming Gala. Lots of six year-olds racing across the small pool at Tynemouth Baths, with screaming & cheering from lots of other six year-olds.
I was really quite nervous about this - Daughter’s only just learned to swim, and is still rather prone […]

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Every year, I tend to let my fitness slip over the summer - my high hopes and ambitions get dusted with pollen & generally sneezed over. This year I’ve [mostly] managed to avoid this, though through August & September, there was a little trailing off on the hours. Maybe all those races had something to […]

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We’ll get to exactly why my bike’s possessed later . . .
Today was the Hebburn / Tyne & Wear Fire Service Triathlon. It’s my local club’s race, and in the spirit of giving as well as taking from club membership, I kinda had to turn up early to help with getting the event set up. […]

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So yesterday, although Swimtime’s finished for the summer, Daughter and I headed off to the pool to play for an hour. Wife came along too, to see just how much progress Daughter’s making (lots).
And a good job it was that we went swimming yesterday - as I was putting my goggles on, the strap snapped! […]

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So if I’m going to raise my game I’ve got to learn to swim. Like you haven’t heard that before!
Last night, I went to the NE31 Tri club’s Monday evening session at Hebburn baths. Hey, guess what? These guys can really swim. As it was my first session, I got in for free, and was […]

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Yesterday, I started to write the previous post about cycling cornering technique (and the wind in France) after a picnic at on the river bank at the junction of the Canal du Midi and the Herault river at Agde. But I’m supposed to be on holiday, and so I gave in to pressure from Daughter […]

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