The Running Man, covering the half marathon distance
Two weeks and counting until the I “compete” in the Roding Valley Half Marathon. Nervous about never before having covered the full distance for this event (21km or 13 and a bit miles) I took it upon myself to give it a go in advance. My worst fear on the day is not being able to [...]
5 week countdown to Roding Valley Half Marathon
The Roding Valley Half Marathon, my first “competitive” event of 2010 looms closer taking place on 28 February. I’ve never run further than 10km previously, and to this day still haven’t run past the 12.5km mark, so yet to know if I’m able to last the extra 9.5km that I’ve not run previously.
I do keep asking [...]
London Triathlon 2009 in summary
Over two weeks have passed since completing the 2009 Mazda London Triathlon and I’m still feeling chuffed with myself at finishing a whole 15 minutes quicker than last year, something I wasn’t expecting to achieve. I’m now convinced I can do significantly better next time round, so gunning for a 2:30 next time…
My splits went [...]
Video: Tim Don triathlon training tips
Tim Don emparting his wisdom via the armchair…
Courtesy of the latest ads from Oakley
London Triathlon 2009 – Part 3 the run
Now onto the third and final leg of the London Triathlon 2009 the swim feels like a distant memory.
The run section has always been my nemesis to a certain extent. My physique hasn’t typically been suited to running and still isn’t, I can’t imagine it ever will be but it’s something I’ve been working [...]
Countdown to Blenheim Tri, 18 days
OK, so this morning I received my starting time for the Blenheim Triathlon, 11:00 am. Not bad at all, much better than the dreaded 8:00 am start I had for last year’s London Tri, not sure I even had time to fully digest my muesli before the starting gun went off.
With 18 days to go, [...]
Déjà vu three months before my next triathlon
I’ve been here before not once, not twice but at least three times. Each time I sign up to another triathlon or duathlon, I start off with the best intentions, meaning to establish a habitual training regime that is more consistent than intensive. Of course there’s always plenty of time for that, until of course [...]
First ride to work since the snow
It’s been over two weeks now since the snows fell over London preventing me from riding to work, and just three days ago the remains of the snowman my son built in the back garden morphed from a small hand sized lump of ice to a puddle consumed by the lawn. Time to ride again…
New toys: Garmin Forerunner 405
OK, Christmas has come and gone and we’re now suffering the repercussions of the New Year celebrations as well as adjusting to the thought of returning to work. One of many things that I’m taking away from it all is my latest toy, the Garmin Forerunner 405, a personal training watch. A mere week into [...]
The Running Man
The GRIM Duathlon happened a few weeks ago now and the effects have worn off, thankfully. That was the first time I used my legs to “run” since the London Triathlon in the summer. Today, I ran again.
The GRIM Duathlon. But, was it?
It’s been two weeks since participating in the GRIM Duathlon and it’s only just occurred to me that I haven’t yet posted about it. So here goes…
The delay in posting, having thought about it may be due to the mental block suffered as part of my participation. Scarred by the experience, I’ve only just recovered [...]
London Triathlon looms closer, the Tour de France inspires
I hadn’t really been thinking about until my tri buddy, Steve, alerted me to the fact that the triathlon was now only five weeks away. Gulp! I think my reaction was. Although now riding into work several times a week, that alone just couldn’t be considered sufficient exercise to prepare for the event ahead.
Despite the [...]
Is my achilles heel my achilles heel?
As I write this, the dull pain above my right heel has almost receded. I talk about my suffering following a 10 km run in the forest with my good friend and triathlon co-entrant, Steve. Ouch, ouch, climbing the stairs to the bedroom was a painful experience following the arduous run on some of the [...]
Training is slow, it’s just not good enough
Hmmm, am I making excuses for myself or is it really that difficult to train just after having a second child? Not me, of course, but my wife.
Last weekend, my second son was born. He's great and my eldest who is 3 is also really good about becoming as big brother, although he does start [...]
Running out of excuses…
10:30 am, the midwife has been round already and am now debating whether or not to go for a swim when I get the opportunity.
The fact I'm debating must mean that I'm either trying to get out of doing it, or am finding something else to do instead.
I'll go for the midday slot when the [...]
