Four 4 a Cure

A romantic in training

Who said romance is dead? A normal Monday morning would involve me sneaking out the house before anyone is awake to go for a swim. But this isn’t any Monday morning is it? How romantic would that be? So as … Continue reading →

A week in review

With three weeks to go until the Clumber Park Sprint Duathlon, I should be increasing my training. But I’ve only managed one session on the turbo trainer. So the cycling is suffering, not coming on. And I think I slightly … Continue reading →

Break out the torture device

This blog is turning into a constant complaint about the weather. All I ever think I am writing about is the times I can’t ride because its too windy or raining. And this was going to be another episode of … Continue reading →

Interval training

I thought I’d have a go at doing some intervals tonight. That is, running steadily then running fast, running steadily then running fast! Not sure if that technically qualifies as interval training – some one might be able to enlighten … Continue reading →

January training in the bag

As Gordon Ramsey might say…. January training, done! I’m pretty pleased with the running and the swimming as I can feel progress in both of them. Not so on the cycling front. That is largely a function of the time … Continue reading →

Triathlon is the new cycling

Notice anything different about the site? No… I’ve added a new category to the navigation bar above – Triathlon! Blog posts that are neither cycling or diabetes related will probably fall into this new category, especially given that I am … Continue reading →

What a difference the wind makes

I’ve just been out this morning and done a timed 20k (12 mile) loop to see my progress is going for the London Triathlon. I did the same route two weeks ago to the day, but it was so windy … Continue reading →

I’m a bad parent

I think I might be getting a little obsessed with this training lark. And it’s getting me into trouble with Nikki. I didn’t swim this morning as I wasn’t going into the office until after lunch. So instead, I was … Continue reading →

It was all going so well…

A full week into following a training schedule and it was all going so well… But this weekend has been a complete fail!!! If it’s not snow or rain stopping me from riding, it’s the wind!! I went out twice … Continue reading →

Gadget fail again

Guess what? The toys have let me down again. My Garmin to be precise. I have taken to swimming with it as it helps me count how many lengths I have done. I am forever loosing count when I do … Continue reading →