Category: Sports

  • Quality Kit

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    I’m comfortably into training mode again, and have been for some months. I feel at home in this routine and it’s something I’ve done for most of my adult life with occasional interruptions. With triathlon in mind after the 2009 season I’m enjoying getting out on the bike again, and it’s helping my running. Today…

  • Work gyms ‘lift mood and stress’

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    The BBC are reporting on a Bristol University study suggesting that exercising employees are happy, productive employees. “Two hundred people took part in the Bristol University experiment to test the impact of workplace keep fit facilities like gyms or classes. “Exercise re-energised staff, improved their concentration and problem solving and made them feel calmer.” It…

  • by Scrum V reporter Rick O’Shea

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    “I recognise that face”, I thought, skipping through my Google Reader feed’s articles (Google Alert, “Swansea Medicine”). I’m sure I’ve seen him on Monday mornings. BBC 606 article: Henson’s “season affectively disordered?”

  • EPST photos

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    I spent yesterday morning taking photos for the Emily Prosser Sprint Triathlon. It was a bit of a struggle with grey skies, showers and poor light, but I seem to have got some good snaps. Half have gone up on cardifftri.net and the rest should go up tonight if my internet connection stops mucking about.

  • The Nike+ Human Race

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    Have you seen or heard about this? It’s the first global 10km running race. I love the idea. You can sign up for and join a physical event, running with a large number of other runners at your closest geographical location (I think it’s London in the UK at Wembley Stadium with Paula Radcliffe and…

  • Jack’s first visit to the climbing wall

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    I took Jack climbing yesterday to Dynamic Rock. We were there for 4 hours and even then he didn’t want to go home! He’s never spent so much time doing anything, except maybe a marathon Star Wars Lego on the Wii stint. It’s a nice climbing wall, and is pretty quiet at this time of…

  • Here yesterday. gone the day after

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    I think I got rid of most of these over the weekend. Surprisingly, I actually wore a couple of them out, and didn’t put them all in hedges. Well, on Sunday anyway.

  • Won 3&4 at Langland Bay GC.

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    What great views. And I must buy a 3 wood to keep out of the long grass.

  • Gower GC evening views

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    After winning my first Gower GC Stones match. Even later in the evening. What an excellent part of the country to live in.

  • What happens after a triathlon?

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    What happens after a race?, originally uploaded by samwebster.