Tales from a down-shifted family
- Making the most of modest means
This was the last day for most of the INTRtri team as they were all heading home today but last nit at the closing ceremony Andrea had agreed that she and Frank would come for a pre-breakfast swim with me. Now, you know me, I’m Mr. Reliable when it comes to these things, the early...
With the racing over it was now time to relax. These international triathlon events are brilliant and take me to places I might not otherwise have gone, but in the run up to the race there isn’t much time for anything other than race preparation, race panicking and race nerves, so it’s nice to have...
With Race Day upon us, Roger and I saved ourselves the walk from the hotel and instead shared a taxi into Alanya. Due to all the road closures it couldn’t get that close to the transition area but it saved us a walk with all our kit. We then walked the rest of the way...
Another fitful night with just a little sleep and Day 4 was upon me. I didn’t feel great but I had a busy day ahead of me so had to get on with it. Breakfast at the hotel doesn’t start until 8am and I had to be down at the race centre before that in...
Day three started OK. When I first woke up I looked at the time on my iPod Nano and it said 2am so I forced myself back to sleep. Next time I checked it said 4:15am so I got up, and then realised that I hadn’t yet changed the time on my iPod Nano to...
The start of day 2 merged with day 1 really as I was still travelling, but after trying to sleep it was time for breakfast in the hotel. Breakfast was like the rest of the hotel, basic but fine. I then met up with a rep which brought up the whole bike transfer fiasco again...
I finally made it to Turkey! There was a bit of a delay in Birmingham thanks to a strike by the French air traffic controllers and I was there early anyway so ended up having to wait around for about 7 hours. The flight was a little cramped but OK and then I had issues...
Just some time for some finishing touches before leaving for Turkey. Top of the list last night was to change my team colours from INTRtri colours to Team-GB colours… Looking good! I’m almost packed ready to leave for Turkey tomorrow. Just a few final things to go in the bags and a final weight check...
I haven’t got long to go now. In fact by this time next week the race will be over and it will all be done an dusted. I’m off to the European Triathlon Championships in Alanya, Turkey where I’ll be competing for Team-GB in the 40-44 year old Age-Group. Training has been going well, although...
We have a guest post for you today from Jet2, all about Magnificent Malaga… Malaga is the perfect place to go if you’re after a break from all this chilly British weather! It’s got lots more to offer than beaches and sunshine, although it does have plenty of that too. On top of the typical...
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