Tales from a down-shifted family
- Making the most of modest means
I’ve just received my Team GB Kit. All the elite athletes seem to be posting photos of themselves in their Team GB kit ready for London 2012, so I thought I join in. Mine might not be quite such a prestigious event, and rather than having my photo taken by a professional photographer in a studio I...
Wow, that was quite a run, I was smashing records all over the place. Wednesday morning seems to be my day for a long hilly run. Not that long in comparison to what some people do, but long enough for me. As the nearest hills are about 4 miles from here, I tend to drive...
You may recall my recent post about Beetroot Juice for Triathletes and how the high level of nitrates in natural, organic, healthy beetroot juice can improve athletic performance. I’ve been drinking it for a while now and have developed quite a taste for it. I actually look forward to my delicious glass of beetroot juice with...
It’s been a while, but I finally got out windsurfing again today. Last time I was out was March 7th which for me is ages. In fact I’d have to say that it is easily the longest I’ve gone without windsurfing for the past 10 years. Would I remember how to do it? It wasn’t...
Wednesday morning was just made for running. No wind, 10°C when I set out, warming to over 15°C by the time I got back with clear skies and some lovely sunshine. I was supposed to do a 70 minute hilly run going faster up and over the hills and that’s exactly what I did. Not...
As noted in a recent post I’ve decide that I need to work on my cycling to improve my triathlon performances. So, over the next 4 week a key workout is a Time Trial session on the bike that I shall do once a week. It’ll involve 2 circuits of the Borth Loop. The first part...
After analysing my performance in the Big Cow Triathlon I decided once again that I need to improve my cycling. The Big Cow Triathlon was the British National Age-Group Championships and I placed as follows in each discipline: Swim: 4th Bike: 19th Run: 5th Total: 6th As you can see, it was the bike leg...
I suddenly seem to have more events and races planned than I thought, although the relative importance of these has changed. July 15th – Bristol Harbourside Triathlon. This was an ‘A’ priority race as it is a World Championship qualifying race, but having already qualified it will now be a fairly unimportant race for me....
Having qualified for the ITU Age-Group World Championships on my first attempt, this years training schedule has changed a little. I was expecting to still be pushing hard and aiming to peak again for a second chance at qualifying at the the Bristol Harbourside Triathlon on July 15th. That is no longer necessary it’s back to base level...
I don’t want to give away all of my secrets, but Beetroot Juice is all the rage at the moment in the sports world. The very high levels of nitrates in beetroot juice are thought to dilate capillaries in the body allowing blood flow to the muscles to be increased. In addition, the high levels...
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Fixing the Altimeter on my Garmin Forerunner 910XT
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