by Neil | May 27, 2013 | Blog
I’ve mentioned Pilla a couple of times during the the blog. Normally it’s along the lines of things I made her miss out on (valentines day/anniversary/7 months of holidays) because of my training and the guilt I often feel because of the selfishness of...
by Neil | May 27, 2013 | Blog
Another week down, another week closer. This week I was able to start my proper open water swimming for the year as I managed to get to Salford Quays on both Tuesday and Wednesday (if you’re interested, Wednesday with the Uswim folks is way more fun!). The water...
by Neil | May 22, 2013 | Blog
Rambling and weird blog this morning. Welcome back to the strange world of my turbo thoughts. 5:23 I’m on the turbo, today’s session is a one hour ride followed immediately by a 30 minute run. If all goes to plan I’ll jump in the quays tonight for a...
by Neil | May 20, 2013 | Blog
Sometimes training is easy, it’s just some thing you do. The hardest bit is finding your running shoes and before you know it you’re out the door. Other times getting out the front door feels like the hardest thing in the world. This week was quite a bit...
by Neil | May 18, 2013 | Blog
A few weeks ago I got told I needed to be in the US in may. I love coming over with work for lots of reasons, it makes my job simultaneously more interesting and more useful, I meet lots of new people and I get to spend time with friends and colleagues here. This time...