This was to be a test. A 100km bike ride. I wanted to prove that I could do this. I wanted to prove I could do this NOW. Before it gets dark and cold and I am relegated to indoor spin sessions for the winter. The Guardian Century Ride is hosted by www.balancepointracing.com and all
Having missed the majority of the 2014 triathlon season due to injury, as soon as I was cleared to return to try running again I was thinking about how many tri’s were remaining. I managed to take part in three races during the final month of the season. I stuck with Sprint distance (750m swim,
Due to the whole stress fracture thing, running, biking and generally using my legs was out for much of the summer. Cue a focus on swimming. I actually had something of a light bulb moment on my swim stroke. I always find it amazing that I can be told something so many times and not
As I mentioned in my last post, I have been unable to run all summer due to a stress fracture. Stress fractures are evil, they lie in wait, just building, building until one day they crack. Mine happened in May. I had been running all winter and seeing some significant improvements. My PB over 5k
I did it. I signed up for Ironman Canada 2015. Don’t laugh. Please. IRONMAN. 3.8km swim, 180km bike and a marathon run (42.2km) in under 17 hours. 11 months from now! Never mind that the reason I did my first triathlon was that running for longer than 30 minutes bored me to the point of
Welcome to my blog. I have decided to create this space to store and share my thoughts, opinions and experiences on my journey to better fitness and health. I was definitely not one of the athletic kids when I was young. I dabbled in some different sports, but I never found success – I just