Oct 11, 2012
I can’t blame it on peer pressure. It was me. All me. There was gentle encouragement though. “Maybe it will help.” “Maybe it will make you feel better.” “Just imagine having no worries. No fear. No panic.” “It’s not cheating.” “No,” I thought. “It’s just so...
Oct 1, 2012
After a terrible swim on Saturday that left me wheezing like a 75-year-old man with emphysema (before even swimming 100m), I spent the rest of the weekend feeling beaten, deflated and wondering whether this 70.3 dream is just one of my crazy schemes. It also involved...
Sep 18, 2012
The week’s been fairly relaxed, training-wise, as we’re enjoying a week of rest ahead of Block 3 of our training programme which, according to Steve, will be cranking things up a notch or five. In the coming weeks we’ll start to do early Friday...
Aug 16, 2012
It’s been a tough week on the work, home and training front. My run was slow and cumbersome. I had (and still have) a lot of work stress. I’m the only one in the household who isn’t sick. So all in all, I didn’t have a lot of fun. So after...
Aug 14, 2012
Da Chick, who will be six next month, is quite a Sporty Spice: She cycles (and already made us promise that she’ll get a bike upgrade for her birthday). She’s a great little swimmer. She loves to run. I had the privilege of accompanying her on her first...
