by Neil | Apr 15, 2013 | Blog, Other, What you need to know
My work has an internal collaboration space called Neo based on Jive (It’s excellent, you should get it at your work too), and I wrote a blog today about the cross-over between my training and my work. To be as efficient as possible, I thought i’d put it...
by Neil | Feb 8, 2013 | What you need to know
Well, it’s hard work. When you’re not doing it, you are thinking about it. It takes over your life. It becomes the reason you wake up, it breaks up your day at work and keeps you busy in the evening. When you’re not doing it, you’re planning...
by Neil | Jan 22, 2013 | Blog, What you need to know
When I used to go running pre-ironman training, it went something along the lines of: 1. *thinks* I need to go on a run 2. Get kit on 3. Go for run Ahhh, those were the days. The runs were fast, the kit was simple and I wasn’t obsessed with putting figures on...
by Neil | Jan 8, 2013 | Blog, What you need to know
I always used to tell Philippa is that one of the reasons I loved running was because you hardly needed any kit. An old pair of trainers, some old tshirts and shorts and you were done. You could go on a few runs, see if you like it and then go mental and buy a pair of...
by Neil | Dec 30, 2012 | Blog, What you need to know
The ‘why’ question (closely related to the ‘are you mad?’ question) occurs almost always in the following conversation: Friend: “So how far is it?” Me: “It’s a 2.4 mile swim” Friend: nodding (because 2.4 mile...
by Neil | Dec 28, 2012 | Blog, Other, What you need to know
You’ve read the books, you’ve signed up, you’re inspired. Excellent! Good work, it’ll change you blah blah. You know your heart rate (max), you’ve become friends with Z2 (let’s not talk about Z3). What does training for an ironman...
