Tales from a down-shifted family
- Making the most of modest means
Whilst my Dad was here at the weekend we managed to get out fishing at Ynyslas for a while. Squirrel Attack After a very wet Saturday where we stayed indoors most of the day, I started Sunday with my usual run and swim. This was a little more eventful than usual as I was ‘attacked’...
A very unusual day for me – the only time I ventured outside was topless for a few seconds in order to do some semi-naked star-jumps on the deck in an almighty squall! With the weather in West Wales putting on a display in was most certainly an indoor day. We therefore spent the day...
Some photos from this years lantern parade and fireworks display in Machynlleth. It was a little damp once again, but still good fun and some of the lanterns were pretty impressive. This years theme for the lantern parade was ‘Space’, and the spaceman lantern at the front of the parade certainly stole the show.
I know it’s a bit of a luxury having a bike specifically for use on my Turbo Trainer, but it is over 20 years old! The other issue with it is that it isn’t easy to get it set up exactly the same as the bike I use on the road. If I simply put...
As a self-confessed ‘Mac Fan Boy’ and a surfer, when Apple announced that the latest incarnation of OSX would be named ‘Mavericks’ after a famous big wave surf break in California I really couldn’t resist upgrading to the latest operating system. When they announced last week that the upgrade would be free then I was sold....
We’ve been busy producing products from Pumpkins – Well, it is that time of year! Anna and Morgan carved the pumpkins which we then set out in the woods last night to add to a spooky night hike we had organised for the Scouts. I baked the cakes and pumpkin pie and so far they...
As promised in my recent blog post about the “Keys to Consistency in Triathlon Training” I was going to go into more details about some of the main points I thought had helped. These were: Changes to my diet, A few well chosen supplements, A strength and conditioning program specifically targeting injury prevention, Regularly changing...
I’ve had a fairly good year this as far as triathlons go. I’ll write a full annual summary soon, but I became European Champion in my Age-Group in June and then made the top ten in the world in my age-group at the London World Championships in September. So, I’d consider that fairly successful. There...
We’ve just got back from an activity weekend away with the Scouts. This time, rather than organise the activities ourselves Anna and I decided it would be easier to let Llandysul Paddlers do this. So we had booked into their bunk house and arranged various activities through them, and they even collected us from Borth in...
Amazon.co.uk Widgets I decided with my new emphasis on swim training over the winter that it was time to treat myself to some new swim shorts. Actually, it’s an entirely altruistic purchase as the stitching on my older shorts is looking a little suspect and I wouldn’t want to subject other pool users to any kind...
Fitness / Technology / Triathlon
Fixing the Altimeter on my Garmin Forerunner 910XT
Monday, March 17th, 2014
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