FionaOutdoors

When part of your triathlon training programme says: “Ride to failure” you know you’re in for a tough session. This has been stated for each of the last three week’s turbo sessions. Warm up, build up the steady riding, increase the intensity and then give it your all until your legs fail! (For those that [...]

Over the last 10 days of so I’ve written a few blogs about the Lanzarote sports heaven called Club La Santa. Fantastic cycling and a Club La Santa High. I had a fantastic time, but there was one event that I was not looking forward to at all: Open Water Swimming. I had hoped the Glasgow [...]

Keen Keavy is one of the most dedicated tri club pals I know. When she first attempted an Ironman she didn’t quite make one of the cut-off times and so she didn’t have the chance to complete the full race. Instead of giving up she trained more and tried again – and this time she [...]

So while my guest blogger embarks on her Moonwalk training I have finally kickstarted my training for the 2011 London Triathlon. This will be my first Olympic distance triathlon and I’ve realised I’ll need to make a serious effort in all disciplines, but especially the dreaded open water swimming, if I’m to make it to [...]

These days running, cycling and adventure events in Scotland sell out fast. Entries to some races fill up in less than 24 hours. Such events are fast-growing in popularity and so you need to sign up as early as possible if you want to join in the fun. I say all this because I’ve missed [...]

More fabulous Scottish events to keep you training through the winter. Some of these No Fuss events take place during the chilly season, while others will give you a goal for when the temperatures rise again. Also see Get Yourself a Goal and Get Yourself a Goal Part II The No Fuss Events 2011 Calendar [...]

Elizabeth Adams is a true Scotland outdoors adventure-seeker. I know her through the Glasgow Triathlon Club and whenever we meet she has just completed another bonkers event – and is looking for to her next. She’s into running, cycling, mountain biking and kayaking, to name a few pursuits. This month she signed up for the [...]

A friend has decided that his next fitness challenge is to do more “unusual” and “adventure-style” events. He’s a generally fit guy and keen to do more running off-road, and some cycling. But  with two young children, a busy job and his final year of an Open University engineering course he has little time for [...]

And, so, despite a week of anxiety over my very tired legs, Sunday’s Peebles Triathlon arrived and I woke up feeling just about fit to enter the race. Well, put it this way, it no longer hurt my leg muscles when I: a) sat on the toilet b) descended stairs c) prodded my muscles! The [...]

Some people set off to cycle Land’s End to John O’Groats (or vice versa). Some people set off to climb to the top of Britain’s three highest peaks. Now two guys are going to combine the two big challenges into their own truly epic charity fund raiser. 2 bikes, 3 peaks and 1200 miles is [...]