Month: June 2012

  • In my hands: Embryology at a Glance

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    Rhiannon and I were sent our first, physical copies of our new textbook. It looks pretty good! I daren’t read it as I’ll probably spot typos that will haunt my waking dreams, but it’s always great to see something that you’ve been working on digitally for a long time in its final, printed, page flickable…

  • Brit AG std distance tri champs (abbrev.)

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    A challenging weekend. A big cross country drive through Wales (pretty), camping with kids in the rain (leaky tent), a broken exhaust clamp threatening to dump the back box (noisy), trying to get kids moving (slow), almost no mobile phone signal (middle of nowhere), and a very competitive race (big legs, lots of carbon stuff).…

  • Taper

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    Wahey, what a difference a week makes! With the drop off in fatigue and a bit of a lovely taper my reasoning, goals and aims for triathlon in general and the upcoming race have naturally settled and aligned. I had a nice easy spin on the bike on Sunday which allowed me to visualise my…

  • Photos from the Cosmeston Sprint Triathlon 2012

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    For the last couple of years I’ve been racing at Windsor on the weekend of the Cardiff Tri club’s summer race – the Cosmeston Sprint Triathlon. This year I missed out on my entry (probably a good thing as the river was flowing too fast & they cancelled the swim part of the race) so…

  • Drive

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    I’m lost. Or at least, I feel lost. It happens every now and then, and I usually tell Jack that getting lost isn’t a bad thing. It’s a form of exploring. It’s only June and I’ve already hit some big goals for sixes. For most triathletes the season is just gearing up as summer hits…

  • Open water/very large pool swim

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    I was having a bit of a busy day and struggling to work out how to fit a short swim into yesterday’s schedule. In the evening I had to take Jack out to Llanelli for some Cub Scouts preparation for a sandcastle building competition. Aha – there’s a large outdoor lido (kinda) right by the…

  • Gloucester Triathlon 2012

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    I’ve raced in the TTG Gloucester triathlon for the last 2 years (this is my 3rd season in triathlon). It’s a pool swim, so has 1 minute or 30 second staggered starts. It’s a proper time trial from start to finish, you never really know who’s doing what behind you, or what’s happening up front.…