Category: Sports

  • Fresh?

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    I’m well into the R&R part of my year, training-wise (not work-wise: still no sign of a break from that yet). I’ve had 4 weeks off training since Bala, with a teensy, weensy 10k race with 3999 other people 2 weeks ago, but I’m really not feeling very fresh. I’m doing a little running every…

  • Swansea Bay 10k

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    Last weekend I ran the Swansea Bay 10k for the first time. I’ve lived here for, er, 6 years or so, and watched my brother run it but I’ve never entered myself. After Sunday’s run I reckon it’s cracking to be able to run with 4000 other people by the sea, on a sunny day,…

  • Bala Standard Distance Triathlon, 2011

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    How windy was North Wales for the Bala weekend? (How windy was the whole UK?) It was a wee bit breezy up there (25-30mph), and it was a south-westerly, blowing the length of the south-westerly lying lake and its parallel bike and run courses. Sheeesh. If you can’t race in the wind your race was…

  • Back from a windy Bala

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    Wow, North Wales was windy! I can’t really explain why but I loved Sunday’s race at the Bala standard distance triathlon. It was crazy windy, and blowing the length of the lake making the swim brutal, but I had a big grin on my face for much of the run and the bike. Lots and…

  • Salmon

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    The domain name for this website is supposed to remind me (and you) to avoid the stresses of the salmon’s life, and not end up like that fish. I’ve been a bit salmony this week. I raced hard on Saturday, and very hard during the run fighting for a good placing. We were camping with…

  • Windsor Triathlon 2011

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    I raced at Windsor last year and had a great time. It’s a really good location, I like the windy river swim and I think the run route is cracking (even if it is slow), and I did quite well. I knew I hadn’t paced it brilliantly last year though and was keen to have…

  • The Vicar and the Atheist

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    A buddy of mine has roped me into a cycling challenge. He’s not much of a cyclist, and I might have extended the challenge a little too much. He wants to raise money for a South African community that he will be visiting this summer. I want to raise money for Interburns. He suggested riding…

  • 2010

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    So that’s 2010 done! I’ve been meaning to remove one of the pages on this website & replace it with race results from the last couple of years. I’ll get round to it soon. 2011 is here & this week I’ve started training again for my key races. The Windsor Triathlon is 6 months off…

  • Dale Half-marathon 2010

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    So that went well! I got 3rd place overall at the Dale half-marathon, organised very well by the Pembrokeshire Tri Club. I was the first back in my age group (17-39?) so was beaten by two vets and as such I was given the 2nd prize. Confusing? Winner was 1st vet but got overall 1st…

  • Bigger boys!

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    Bala (standard distance) triathlon, 2010 So that was an interesting weekend. Kim and I went to Bala for the last race of the triathlon season. It was great getting back to Snowdonia and fun to camp, although we don’t seem to be as slickly organised as I vaguely remember. Probably the best thing about Bala…