Category: Sports

  • Time for a cold bath

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    I’m back from this morning’s race (the Mumbles duathlon – I’ll write up a thing later) and I eventually got myself into a cold bath, and then a hot shower. Ideally it would be an ice bath and a hot bath, but this is the routine that is the best mix of convenience and effective…

  • Early season races

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    The first races of the season can be the most nervy. Right now I’ve got a lot of, erm, anticipation for a fairly minor race in my overall season. It’s a good thing. I love feeling like this. I guess it’s a bit like the first night of a new play that you’ve been working…

  • Pre-Mumbles Duathlon

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    Aha – I just got my entry into the Mumbles Duathlon in time. The latest email says over 200 people will be at Knab Rock for the 7.30am start on Saturday morning. I’m guessing that will spell the end of the good weather… The “long” course is a 5km run with a 32km bike and…

  • Still hungry

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    I’ve almost finished my fifth block of training in preparation for the 2012 triathlon season and I’m still looking forward to getting out on my bike and loving the early morning runs. Not bad, eh? The recent sunny weather and strong fitness probably help, but loving the training is a great sign. Ok, the hill…

  • Upgraded software: cardifftri.net

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    I got stuck into upgrading cardifftri.net‘s content management system from the ageing, crumbling Mambo 4.5.2, through a number of iterations of Mambo (none worked for me), through to Joomla! 1, then on to Joomla! 1.5, and then, finally at the weekend, over to Joomla! 2.5. This is the latest release of this content management system,…

  • Swansea Health Solutions: opens this week (before photos)

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    The new Swansea Health Solutions clinic for pain relief, that will look after your aches, pains, and musculoskeletal issues, opens this week. Gareth and his colleagues provide sports massage, physiotherapy, soft tissue therapy, osteopathy, exercise rehabilitation and acupuncture services. He sent me a few photos of the work he’s been doing over the last few…

  • March!

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    Well, its almost March. The sun is out again today, last weekend was gorgeous for training by the sea, and the first race of the early or pre-triathlon season is coming up on Sunday. It’s starting to feel like spring already! We’ve had a fairly mild winter out by the Gower but I’ll still be…

  • Build block fatigue

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    I’m in the third week of my first build block for 2012 & the fatigue is hitting me nicely. I’m ready & recovered for each hard session but afterwards I’m sleepy & knackered. Dropping the volume & increasing the intensity is tiring me out. Zzzzz. Next week will be an easy week, and I’ve already…

  • Mental challenge

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    Preparing for an international race like the European Triathlon Championships (my first race overseas, other than Ireland) has been tougher than maybe I had considered. Physically it’s tough, but it’s fine. Mentally it’s tough, but along with the usual things like fear of failure, of injury, the focus on a single event, and putting yourself…

  • New sponsor: GlucoTabs and GlucoJuice

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    Yep, I’ve got another sponsor to help me in 2012! I’ve been talking with these guys for a little while and was waiting for the logos before blogging about our new association. BBI Healthcare have a base in South Wales nearby, in Pencoed. They make a couple of products right now that are pretty interesting…