Month: April 2010

  • Fading

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    Day 269: Fading, originally uploaded by samwebster. The results from Llandovery triathlon are in and they look nice for me. I had a fast swim, which I knew, but I also had the fastest bike split. That’s very nice as I don’t think I’m biking very well yet. My bike fitness has only just caught…

  • Again, OMG I live here!

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    Again, OMG I live here!, originally uploaded by samwebster. This is from last weekend (which, for some lovely reason, feels like an age ago) from Langland Bay. I swam with Thom and Holly early on a Saturday morning. Time: 8am. Air temp: 8C Sea temp: 8C Wonderful. And chilly. Incidentally, this is the route we…

  • I won a trophy today

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    Day 268: I won a trophy today, originally uploaded by samwebster. Hmm, not much of a race report for this one, from the Llandovery sprint triathlon. Swam fast (fastest ever), got on my bike (ooh, tricky), cycled fast (no idea how fast yet, but caught lots of slower fish), got off the bike (also tricky),…

  • Careful now

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    I wondered if I would become more careful after breaking my foot. It’s true that I’ve generally become more careful as I’ve become older (we learn from our mistakes?) but would the break or the time in plaster or the foolishness of it all drive me to wrap myself in bubblewrap in many aspects of…

  • Running around the bay

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    76 days after breaking my foot I went for my first run by the sea, in the sun, around Swansea Bay. It felt good to be running again, but it ain’t easy. I’ve been building up to this slowly with walking and walk – jog – walk intervals. The foot has been feeling fine and…

  • Sunny days on the Gower

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    Day 257: OMG I live here?, originally uploaded by samwebster. Mean no time for blogging!