Month: May 2013

  • TTG Gloucester Triathlon 2013

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    The first race is in the bag! It was good to get that out of the way, and great fun on a sunny day in Gloucestershire. The TTG Gloucester Tri is a sprint distance race starting athletes off in a 25m pool at 1 minute intervals, so it feels like a time trial. It was…

  • Skull Osteology iPhone App

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    I’ve updated the Skull iOS app. It is now a universal app, so it will work on your iPad or your iPhone. The iPhone version has pretty retina-ready images and is sized for the iPhone 5 (it will work fine with 4, 4S and 3GS iPhones that I’ve tested it with). Go download it (it’s…

  • Circle of Willis

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    Steve Atherton built this 3D computer model that nicely illustrates the Circle of Willis and the cerebral arteries between (and within) the brain and the bones of the skull. We worked on it a while ago and I’ve used it in teaching (it looks great on a 3D TV) but I’ve only just got round…

  • Weight training & endurance athletes

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    I’m getting older, so regular strength training is even more important for me now than it was when I was younger. I enjoy it more these days too. Olympic lifts are fun, and sometimes it’s nice to train indoors where it’s dry and warm. Many endurance athletes worry about strength training. I think their concerns…

  • Try-a-Tri 2013 Photos

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    My photos from yesterday’s Try-a-Tri run by Cardiff Triathletes are up on Flickr: Full resolution photos are in there (have a hunt). A Creative Commons License is attached to the Flickr page but they’re free for competitors’ usual uses.

  • Race time

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    It’s May, and I start racing at the end of the month. The triathlon racing in South Wales is kicking off, with our own incredibly popular Try-a-Tri yesterday, followed by Blaenavon and Llanelli triathlons in the next couple of weeks. I’m skipping those and starting with the Gloucester Triathlon at the end of the month…

  • Teaching & Innovation

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    I was nominated for some teaching awards by our medical students, and the award ceremony was last week. I think I agreed to go before anyone told me that it was a black tie event (I haven’t worn a dinner jacket since I was a student) but I’m very glad I did. I won the…