NORTHUMBERLAND TRI I had to set the alarm for 04:30 this morning which meant early to bed. I was excited to be returning to the Northumberland Tri; the last time I entered, I did the Sprint Distance. This time it was going to be the full Standard distance event. This means a 1500m swim in …
FUNNY BONES As a former Chartered Physiotherapist, and given the events of the week, it seemed apt to reflect on the following. To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone and a funny bone. This week started poorly, so I needed all three. On Monday, I managed to get in the …
READY SET GO I had to get up at 0400hrs today. After a ISALean Chocolate Shake with a scoop of ISAPro and a quick nervous Facebook Live post to my Story-line, I headed out to collect my Dad (even harder for him to get up; and now trusted one man support crew). We drove for …
HALF WAY STAGE I have now reached the half way point on my journey to IRONMAN Wales 2019. Yikes! Having made it this far I am feeling increasingly confident that it is within my grasp. The lesson has just been to keep chipping away, remain consistent and avoid excuses. It would have been so easy …
HELLO AGAIN Apologies for this indirect approach and many thanks for finding your way here. You might relate to my story and I hope I can help you. If you do, please reach back. I am passionate about what I have to share and really feel obligated to give you the chance to decide if …
PERSIST AND BE CONSISTENT I should start by apologising because I missed a blog. It was a busy week and me and my wife took the opportunity to take our daughter to an open day at Amsterdam University. This clearly took priority over everything and was a lovely day. Just had to plan ahead and …
WEEK 12 I fell of my bike last Sun but thankfully only a few superficial cuts and bruises. I caught an edge of a road repair and couldn’t recover the front wheel in time! Didn’t make too much of a story out of the event and thankfully it therefore didn’t become much of a problem. …
Make a change My motivation to start doing things differently, started a few years. I was offered the obligatory NHS health check with my GP and the physical markers said it all. I was 14kg overweight and my cholesterol was too high. On top of which I wasn’t feeling mentally strong. I knew that something …
The fourth discipline Nutrition is often talked about as the fourth discipline in Triathlon. I never truly appreciated the importance of getting this right. Let’s face it, it is hard these days to maintain the balance. Do modern diets serve us? There are so many temptations in modern life and convenient alternative foods available which …
