IronMan?

I forgot this morning that Shana’s hiding from me in Turkey. By the time I realised, the sun was up, and I was carrying fluids for two for a long-ish run. I couldn’t let that go to waste though, so I headed out to push the distance a bit, and ended up doing a 10...
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I remember when I was a student at Loughborough (famous for sports and engineering geeks - I was in the latter group, though Steve Backley was in my Hall in the year above me), looking out at the field behind my room, and watching a guy doing sprints. He had a rope round his...
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I hit my mileage target for last year at the start of December. And just like the mis-quoted Tom Simpson, I didn’t utter the words, “Put me back on my bike”. Nope, far from it. In fact, in the last three months, I’ve only cycled about 250 miles. I’m sure I remember reading in...
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Remember the ‘R’ in SMART goals? You have to set yourself targets that are realistic - bearing in mind your other commitments. Well there are all sorts of holidays & visits to my folks (in Kent - the other end of the UK), and Wife’s folks in France (2,000 mile round trip by car)...
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It’s that time of year again, when planning the next season takes hold. Actually, last month might have been that time of year, but better late than never. This year, I’m trying to stick to the Good Advice in Joe Friel’s Triathlete’s Training Bible (which is also available in the USA!). And to that end, I’ve...
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It’s pantomime season, so the traditional reply to “Look behind you”, after a slow stage-tip-toed circle is “There’s no-one there, boys & girls!” However, 2007 is well and truly behind us now, so here’s my twopenn’th on how I think I did . . . Goals in the bag: Four out of Five: Returned for a second...
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After Sunday’s spin class, I had a quick dip in the pool to cool off. Having first taken a shower, of course - it’s a pool, not a communal bath, after all. Then when I got home, it was back to shifting furniture in preparation for the carpet fitters on Monday. On Saturday, we’d made...
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On Friday, while Daughter had her lesson, I put in a few lengths of the pool. I wanted to do two things to see how my shoulder is shaping up - swim 400m in a single go, and concentrate on breathing bilaterally. I’m fairly sure that there’s something in my stroke that’s putting too much...
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You HAVE to read this post about the Ironman lifestyle. It opened my eyes, and changed my life forever, to realise that even supermen come close to DNF. To quote: I have come close to not finishing at all. Yes I am human to. I did Kona one year and a fresh lava flow crossed...
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Nothing much to say - went to the pool on Friday afternoon for my weekly swim with Daughter. While she was playing, I did get a few lengths in, but although it’s now pain free, my shoulder did not feel right . . . and in fact, my left arm was quite sore on...
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