Tag: triathlon
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The channel
I delayed writing this post – at the time it felt like something that had happened to someone else and I thought it would take time to sink in. It still feels like an adventure that someone else achieved! At 0145 on the 12th June 2024, we had a date to meet with the pilot…
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Turning back time
As the leaves turn from green, to gold, orange and red, most people start to think of all things wintry – the dark evenings and the cooling of the weather. The night upon which the clocks go back sits at the crux of that point when autumn disappears and winter emerges. With the exception of…
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It’s like riding a bike…
In my experience, all big adventures are made up of mini-adventures. Even a middle distance triathlon contains highs and lows – a glorious and stunning swim can be followed by a legs failing to work out how to pedal on a bike and the runs can switch from fast waddle to springing scamper to trailing…
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The couch
I confess the couch described verges on the touch of hyperbole. I may have indulged in one or two sporting endeavours in the past. My university years were squandered messing about in boats, competing in races (even a slightly famous race on the TV!). Alas, I had to grow up. A job on the wards…
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The challenge.
The challenge. Start at Marble Arch. Run to Dover. Swim the channel. Cycle to the Arc de Triomphe Simples. Except it is never simple. The idea had been conceived years ago. The odd mention of such a feat had been spoken of in piano sotto voce tones and conversation altered rapidly when the magnitude (and…
Couch to Enduroman 