I started training for my 750m swim leg with a dangerous level of confidence. I had weekly swimming lessons throughout my childhood, topped off with lifesaving training (mostly swimming around in pyjamas staging elaborate 'rescues' of my clubmates). The legacy of this is that I h...
Not an awful lot to report on the swimming front - I'm putting in the lengths, trying to count them without losing track (which seems to be much more difficult than it should) and trying to make those constant little improvements to my efficiency in the water.I swim in two pools ...
The lovely people at Speedo were kind enough to give me a wetsuit for my moment of swimming glory. It is a thing of beauty - it even has fin bits on the arms and pleasing stretches of gold neoprene.But swimming in it took a bit of getting used to. First of all there was the ten-m...
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.co.uk Website Editor Alice RW's gallery 'Picture of the Month - December'.You can do this in the 'Gallery' page - just click on 'upload images into a shared album' and choose 'RW Picture of the Month - December'.A few tips - images should be no larger than 225K
to notch up an amazing 5K and Alice's dedicated training should put her in good stead for a great swim too.And me? Well, a minor miracle has happened in the last few months; I have learned to love cycling. I even find myself getting frustrated now whenever
some experienced tri-hards before donning that wet suit.Plus, as part of the TW web team, it's high-time I got invloved in triathlon. But unfortunately for Dom and Alice, I am extremely competitive. So there'll be no half-hearted, 'get
into the schedule. This'll give me a good idea of my progress, and I'll hopefully be able to judge the likelihood of reaching my goal. Who knows, I could even crack it on this attempt (ruining this blog and annoying my editor Alice)!When I got back into running
When we got an email about this event we just had to share it with you. Whether you enjoy the muddy madness of cross-country or stick to organised 5Ks, all runners will be inspired by the feats of celebrated explorer Ranulph Fiennes.Since following Fiennes back in 2003 as he ran ...
Getty Images Running in hot, humid weather can be tricky. You’ll be keen to keep cranking out the miles through the summer months, but it’s crucial to protect yourself from sunstroke, heat exhaustion and sunburn – a risk even in the most unpredictable ‘gre...