Category Archives: Juneathon

Mission Accomplished?

On Friday I set myself two goals in 12 hours: To swim a total of 300 metres in the pool for the first time ever To run my local Parkrun in a new PB Here’s how I got on… 1 … Continue reading

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Thrown In At The Shallow End

So after the initial excitement of agreeing to do my first triathlon with Chobani, came the reality that I cannot swim. I posted a while ago about this and declared I was going to do something about it…I didn’t. I … Continue reading

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Wait, massage doesn’t HAVE to hurt?!

To me, massage has only ever meant two things. In my earlier years it was a thinly disguised excuse for touching girls. I had no formal qualifications, very little experience, but that didn’t stop me offering my magic hands to … Continue reading

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Opportunity Has No Need To Knock…

…my door is always open. I’ve commented before about the problems I get in to saying yes to friends who ask me to do events. It’s led to conflicting training schedules, running 10k races and 40 mile bike races in … Continue reading

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Walking In The Shadow Of Giants

The 10th time I stood on Snowdon’s summit I swore I wouldn’t come back unless it was to bring my own (as yet unborn) children to the top of Wales sometime in the far future. On Saturday, as I sat … Continue reading

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