Year: 2012

  • That runner

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    That last post wasn’t supposed to feel negative – it was part of a plan and a look to the future. A positive thing. And that was the fastest I’ve run that particular half-marathon too. Anyhoo, if you’ve not seen this yet:

  • Run, run, run

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    I’m not impressed by my running. I was impressed by my first year of running (3 seasons ago), by my progression and the times I set in that year, but I’ve struggled since then. Two seasons ago I broke my foot. Last season I made a concerted effort to significantly improve and injured myself with…

  • Llanelli Half-marathon 2012

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    Early season races are all about learning. So what did I learn today? 1. Put your timing chip on your shoe the night before the race (almost a big oops).2. Find another way of carrying Glucojuice bottles (mine wasn’t there when I went for it).3. Slow down to grab drinks when wearing gloves (splash).4. I…

  • Racing tomorrow!

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    I’m running at Llanelli tomorrow and looking forward to it! Hopefully it’ll be 13.1 miles fast. It’s usually a wet and windy coastal race and that’s what the forecast predicts we’ll be in for again tomorrow. My printed kit just turned up in the post today after being well looked after too. Good timing! If…

  • 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…

  • cardifftri.net forced backend upgrades

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    My hosting company upgraded the version of PHP on my servers to 5.3 last night. Unfortunately I use old versions of Mambo as the content management system for cardifftri.net, and it doesn’t work properly with PHP 5.3. As I found out this morning. So I have to backup my SQL databases, backup my server files,…

  • 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…

  • BB

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    One of the worst jobs to do on the bike is swapping the bottom bracket. Its not that bad a job, if it goes well. But it’s in an area of the bike that gets a lot of filth and a lot of stress. The result of that, after a year or two of pedalling…