Aug 21 – Transitions can trip us up
Race/Training Updates After a solid couple of months training, I competed in my latest race last weekend. The venue was the stunning Compton Verney, and many of you will know it well either as a local place to visit or from some of our recent volunteering work there. It’s a lovely place to visit, and…
Jul 21 – Data
Training / Racing Update Hi all. The last few weeks have been all about steady, consistent training. There have been no races, but there are a couple on the horizon. Whilst most of the country have been absorbed in England’s progress through the Euro’s, I’ve been following Mark Cavendish’s remarkable comeback in the Tour de…
June 2021 – Keep on running
This month’s theme is running. It’s not an activity I particularly enjoy, and in true reflection of my normal approach to running we’ll avoid talking about it as much we can. An update first. It’s been a rollercoaster month in Jeremy’s triathlon world. During May I realised I was putting too much pressure on myself,…
May 21 – “I want to ride my bicycle…..”
This month’s theme is cycling. Earlier in the year May seemed like the perfect month to talk bikes and cycling. By now I’d have been out on my bike plenty of times enjoying the Spring evenings. I’m still waiting 🙁 Training & Racing Update Training has become much more enjoyable. Swimming pools opening has put…
Apr 21 – Show me the money…
There’s a financial focus this month, including a bit of cost-benefit analysis. This one is for my colleagues that lead on Business Cases and Benefit Management 😊 Training & Racing Update Training is back on track, the back niggles have been sorted, and swimming pools have reopened. There is plenty to be positive about. The…
Mar 21 – Sink or Swim
Hi all – there’s a distinctly aquatic theme to this month’s blog… February didn’t go quite to plan. Training was progressing adequately, until I pulled my lower back. This put a stop to intense training for 2 weeks, and coinciding with a spell of warmer, sunny weather it was very easy to start feeling frustra………
Feb 21 – A major revelation!!
Hi again, and thanks for all the comments from the lastblog. Here’s my next instalment, with a major revelation at the end…! Training & Racing UpdateUncertainty prevails for all of us. I think of it as the ‘when will’ question that we can apply to so many things – “When will…… restrictions lift; schools return;…
Jan 21 – Finding some motivation in trying times!
Hello, happy New Year, and welcome to my first blog.This first one is an introduction and a scene setter, but in future instalments I plan to provide you with the following:• Updates on what I’m up to each month and how the training/racing is going• Insights into the world of Triathlon• Parallels to draw out…
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