Year: 2011

  • DNS

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    Chatting with physioDave last night helped me decide not to race tomorrow at the Gower Triathlon. My right calf is getting better, and feeling pretty good after yesterday’s massage, but the flexor hallucis longus muscle really isn’t back to full strength or race fitness. My rule in training if I’m not sure how tired or…

  • Whether

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    The sunny, windless weather we’ve been enjoying this week is predicted to be replaced by rain and strong winds just in time for the Gower Triathlon on Saturday morning. We’ve had one race this year with good weather, and the rest have all been chilly, damp, blowy mornings. So I still can’t run after the…

  • Cardiovascular development and changes at birth

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    On Monday I gave a double lecture. The first part was about cardiovascular embryology, and the heart in particular, and the second part was about the changes to the cardiovascular system that occur with birth and the baby’s first breath. The second part is normally delivered by Dr Geraint Morris, a consultant paediatrician and neonatologist…

  • 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…

  • Club Champion 2011

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        Woo! Check me out! I’m the Cardiff Triathletes Club Champion for 2011.     The last time I was a club champion was 1992, and the trophies were smaller back then.  

  • Mumbles Triathlon 2011

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    Oh what a miserable start to a June Saturday. We sat in our cars waiting out the latest heavy rain shower wondering if we were really going to have to get out and race in this horrible weather. Of course we would. The weather forecast showed the showers mostly holding off for the rest of…

  • 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…

  • Statto: Toshiba Windsor Triathlon 2011

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    Uh, oh, I’ve gone all statto. I really try to avoid this. Analysis is good, over analysis is often too much. Racing at Windsor on Sunday I had a really good day (race report coming soon). I won my age group (!) and was 14th overall, but coming out of T2 into the run I…

  • Gloucester Tri. Finished this one!

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    Triathlon number 2 of the season went a little better than number 1. Not great, but better. We had another windy morning, but the rain held off for a day & I had a late start time at 11:41. Very sociable. I screwed up the swim again, which is unusual for a 400m pool swim.…

  • TTG Gloucester Triathlon tomorrow

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    Another early season race tomorrow, & it’s another local one but local to where I grew up. The new bike course goes past my mum & dad’s house twice & the pool & run course are only a little way down the road. Close enough for me to ride to as I’m staying with them…