we are sad to report the death of our naughty cat gizmo. we were woken on friday night to a horrendous noise -a stray cat had come into the house and was fighting Gizzy. Iain got up and chased it…
The Foot Function Centre
On Monday I took a trip to the Foot Function Centre in Great Blakenham near Ipswich to pick up my new orthotic insoles. You might remember from my last post that I visited a few weeks ago for an initial assessment. I thought I would…
Two weeks of fun
Well, it’s been an interesting couple of weeks. Last week I eased myself into doing a little exercise again after a short post season break. It was by no means full-on training, but it was good to get active again. I…
Funding Update
On returning from Spain to open the post we had a timely boost to our triathlon funds (and morale!), which have taken a bit of a hammering this year… Reepham Rotary Club, who we visited a few months ago, have made a very generous…
2011 Season’s Review
As you might know from my recent posts, 2011 hasn’t been a good year. Here’s a bit of a review… After a few 10km running races and the odd duathlon for training I had a solid start to the season…
World Duathlon Championships – Spain
Saturday the 24th September saw the World Paraduathlon championships take place in Gijon, northern Spain. This run-bike-run event was to be Luke Watson’s first event as a guide and my last chance for success in what has been a pretty…
a desperate end to a desperate season
well – lets think about the positives Iain and lukes cycle time was better than the paralympic german and spanish cyclists – BCF take note! To see Iains legs give way and to be carried across the line in true…
To infinity and beyond – well Spain anyway !
Well what a busy few days since our return from China! Firstly hello to all the wonderful people we have made out there – I was truely touched by the warmth and generosity of our new friends most notably Jerry,…
Last chance saloon!
Tomorrow we travel out to Gijon to compete at the world duathlon championships. This will Luke Watson’s first race as a guide so hopefully we can make it a good one. After a terrible season this is really the last…
World Triathlon Championships
Jill, Liam and myself just got back from Beijing a few days ago where we were competing in the World Paratriathlon Championships. We went with high hopes of taking the win and retaining the title I won last year with…