A Story of Fear and Confidence (Tips)
So you want to do a triathlon? Great. Let’s do it. But, Oh… You’ve never done anything like that before – your idea of exercise is having to fetch the
100 Push Up Challenge
One of my goals for this year has been to increase my general strength. To be honest, it wasn’t really going very well, that was until I received this message
Milo’s Snowy Spin Adventure
Milo the road bike woke up. As he looked outside his heart sank. He had to get across town for a morning spin class. But as he looked out across
New Year Polar Plunge
HAPPY NEW YEAR! I wanted to start out 2016 as I mean to go on. With this in mind I signed up for the annual Resolution run on new years
ChainLine Women’s Cycling Program
This year I was proud to be chosen as an ambassador for the ChainLine Women’s Cycling Club. A program operated with the support of our local bike shops, ChainLine Cycle.
When Motivation Deserts You
It’s the end of the season, all the hype is over. Everything we have been training for all year has come and gone and it’s common for athletes to fall
Five things They Never Told Me About Ironman Training
Training for Ironman is pretty much a full time job, it consumes your life for much of the year. Here’s five things I really didn’t fully understand before I started
Testing the Waters
I joined the Okanagan Masters Swim Club two years ago, after my first triathlon, and with a view to swimming across Okanagan lake. I had watched the masters sessions from
Crossing Over
How do you become a faster runner without running? I didn’t really think it was possible until this summer, when I proved myself wrong – rather comprehensively. Running had never
Looking Forward
Now that 2015 is underway, it seems like a good time to look back at 2014 and make some plans for the coming year. (I have deliberately waited a few