Sunday, 18 October 2015

Just keep swimming...

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When I started planning my year of suffering, I quickly decided I wanted to add a long-distance swim to the list of pain.  Unfortunately (du...
Monday, 14 September 2015

Suffering Part 8; Swim Run UK (plus a few days in the Orkney Islands)

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Swim Run UK Last Friday, after a tough 4 weeks on a new rota at work, I finally started a week of annual leave!  Obviously I'm not g...
Thursday, 10 September 2015

Unfinished Business; LEJOG Day 7; Inverness to John o' Groats

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After failing so close to the end during my LEJOG attempt earlier in the year, I knew I had to come back and finish what I had started!  In ...
Thursday, 20 August 2015

Suffering Part 7; Climbing in the Alps/ Rest & Recovery!

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Only 5 days after my ironman I found myself in our packed car, driving south towards Folkestone, and then on to Switzerland.  After a busy w...
Tuesday, 14 July 2015

Suffering Part 6; Cotswold 226

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It seems like barely yesterday that I cycling up and down Froggatt for hours on end, hoping to join the exclusive 'Everesting' club!...
Tuesday, 23 June 2015

Suffering Part 5; Everesting Froggatt

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Today my legs hurt... a lot!  They were ok this morning but as the day has dragged on, they have gotten progressively worse.  So much so tha...
Friday, 19 June 2015

Everest Anticipation

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It's 22.30 and I've finally climbed into bed after an afternoon of preparation that dragged on into the evening, and am ready to cat...