Month: August 2013

  • End of the summer

    I reckon we’re coming to the end of the summer now, but wouldn’t be surprised if we had an extended dry period through September and into early autumn. The weather this year has been great in Wales, and we’ve become a little too used to it. I’ve had some rides and runs in the rain…

  • Keep plugging away

    I’m away again tomorrow with the family for a bit, probably away far enough to be off (most of) the grid. No email, no t’internet, lots of space, fresh air, fresh roads and fresh hills. It’s good timing & good planning as I’m coming to the end of an extended block of training designed to…

  • Gower Sprint Triathlon 2013

    I raced yesterday morning at Port Eynon in one of the few races I’ve managed to get to the start line of every year of my short triathlon *career* so far. It’s a local race, and even though the start is just down the road it’s always a very early morning even for me, the…

  • Summertime

    <a href=”http://www.flickr.com/photos/samwebster/9268549296/” title=”pembstri13_broadhaven_kmm_119 by samwebster, on Flickr”><img src=”http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7355/9268549296_3a913e26b6.jpg” width=”500″ height=”333″ alt=”pembstri13_broadhaven_kmm_119″></a> Summer’s here, and for us in medical education it’s a surprisingly busy time. The academic year is too long, and the gap in between is too short to run all the re-sit exam papers, prepare properly for the next year and take a holiday.…