Too little time

16 Apr 2019, 9:08 a.m.

After a brilliant weekend camping and climbing in Dartmoor, this week’s training is really not happening. With the kids off school and me working  I feel that the time I have free it  is more important to  spend it with them. I just need to decide on wh...

Still just plodding on

3 Apr 2019, 12:33 p.m.

I have been swimming, cycling and running and now I have a bit if a sore lower back. Exercising does not seem to be making it any worse.  I am experimenting with my bike set up, a bit, to see if that may be the problem.  So far this week I have run 10 m...

Still at it

18 Mar 2019, 9:11 a.m.

I am still working away on my triathlon training plan and this week I have done two swim sessions and 3 hours cycling and 2 hours running, in total, so it is slowly building up. Three days have two session in which is interesting. Yesterday I did a swim...

Still on plan

25 Feb 2019, 10:25 a.m.

I have a plan and I am now on week 3 of the build up phase, all going OK and I am enjoying it. There are no long sessions on one thing but session where there is either cycle/ run or swim/ run or swim/cycle which gives good variety, but it does mean I a...

I have a plan

12 Feb 2019, 2:22 p.m.

I now have a training plan in place and I have completed one week. Feeling pretty pleased with myself, although it is described as base training  period, so a long way to go yet. The training plan I am using seems to put together two small session a lo...

A new target

5 Feb 2019, 11:19 a.m.

It has all been a bit quiet here, the snow was enough to put me off swimming and cycling, but I did get out for a couple of runs. Me and the dog headed out for a run in the woods with a bit of snow on the ground and it was lovely.  With the snow I had ...

Kids are keeping me busy

28 Jan 2019, 9:15 a.m.

I was feeling a bit under the weather last week, maybe just worn out as the kids have been keeping me busy. Last Saturday I went indoor climbing with my daughter , then again on Sunday with my son. Then led the running group on Monday night. Climbing a...

Sundays Race

15 Jan 2019, 10:58 a.m.

I had a brilliant race on Sunday, a group of us all went together so we had a good chat in the car. Then met up with more people from the club at the bag drop and had a chat some more. Then off to the start and I really enjoyed the race. I have been doi...

A busy start to the year

7 Jan 2019, 10:20 a.m.

Happy New Year. I have been quite busy over the festive period with three sea swims with my daughter, a Park Run with my son and a couple of bike rides. I am trying to keep cycling through the winter this year, which I have never done before. Previously...

A Small Success

10 Dec 2018, 1:32 p.m.

A good week last week. Since September I have been trying to swim twice a week, run twice a week and cycle twice a week, well this is the first week I have managed it. All small distances but all six session completed. Mon and Wednesday  - 5K runs Fri...

Plodding on

29 Nov 2018, 9:38 a.m.

I have not blogged for three weeks now, mainly because I have just been doing the same each week, two 5K runs, 2 swim session and trying to get out on my bike once a week. As my ankle has not been 100% since I sprained it in June and I decided last wee...

Keeping at it

5 Nov 2018, 11:17 a.m.

Last weekend I ran at Park Run, a steady run chatting to friends. I did have to walk twice, but only very short amounts up a hill . This is the first time I have tried 5K since I injured my ankle and it felt fine afterwards. My daughter and I are still...

Mixing it up wth the kids

19 Oct 2018, 7:09 a.m.

This week has been varied again. I went to running club on Monday with my daughter and we did some intervals between lampposts, then Tuesday I had a riding lesson, Wednesday was  a different running group with my son and we did intervals again. Then Thu...

A Varied Week

5 Oct 2018, 10:51 a.m.

This week has been a pretty good week, with two, 3 mile runs, a short cycle and a swimming session. I have now moved to cleats on my road bike, which has required me to improve my concentration when cycling a lot. The combination of gears, braking, sign...

Keeping busy

25 Sep 2018, 9:34 a.m.

I am slowly starting to build up my running, with 2 miles twice a week.  I am trying to cycle as well, but do find it hard to go out on the bike in not so nice weather and for that reason I am considering buying a mountain bike. I am thinking I mght fee...

A good weekend

10 Sep 2018, 10:30 a.m.

I was supposed to be away in Wales climbing this weekend but that was cancelled due to weather ( rain). So in the sunny south of England my daughter and I enjoyed an early Saturday morning swim in the sea and then Sunday I went to swimming training foll...

Back to school

5 Sep 2018, 7:50 a.m.

The kids are back at school today and it is very quiet here. Having run for 5 mins last week, I tried a run on Monday for 10 mins and it is too much I think, as I now have a sore achilles.  I will go back and start again more gently in a few days. On Su...

It has been a long time

22 Aug 2018, 5:36 p.m.

Well I have not been on here for ages, in fact not since I sprained my ankle. I have not been running, but I have been swimming twice a week and I have also started cycling with friends on a Thursday evening. In fact today I have ordered some cleats and...

Some good, some bad

3 Jul 2018, 2:27 p.m.

It has been an eventful couple of weeks. Two Sundays ago I did my first Open Water Tri, it was at the Cotswold Waterpark and was very enjoyable. The sun shone and the  lake looked lovely. The bike ride was almost flat and the run was around the lake. Me...

River Swim,

18 Jun 2018, 9:29 a.m.

  I have not done a blog for a while now mainly because I have not been doing that much running. On Saturday I enter a local multi-sport event where I did the 5k run and then the 500m river swim. After having such beautiful weather recently Saturday t...

Less running, more climbing a...

8 Jun 2018, 10:39 a.m.

I have been having a break from running and have been away climbing for the past two weekends. This week I have done an Aquathon on Tuesday, it was a Go Tri one and I really love them. They are so relaxed and friendly, close to home and I took the kids ...

A bit of everything

25 May 2018, 8:42 a.m.

Well the last 3 weeks have been quiet here. The only running I have done has been at the club on a Monday and I have been swimming each week as well as a couple of session in the lake. I have got out on my bike twice, but only for a short ride and my so...

Marathon Number 3 Done

8 May 2018, 9:37 a.m.

What a sunny weekend, who would have thought a bank holiday would have weather like that. So how did my weekend go. Saturday we drove down to Sherborne to visit the castle and gardens. The traffic was a little heavy but we got there in the end. We had ...

I am ready

3 May 2018, 8:31 a.m.

So here we are , now only a few days left until my marathon and of course the weather is heating up.  Looks like Sunday will be sunny, breeze and warm in Dorset. Am I ready, Yes I am, well almost. I still have my bag to pack and a couple of things to b...