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Triathlon training for kids in Glasgow

Triathlon is not just for gown-ups – it’s for kids, too. And due to popular […]

Kit review: swimming costumes with legs

At last the women’s swimming costume with combined shorts/legs has become more mainstream. No longer […]

You know my feelings on open water swimming but…

So, I trained for my London Triathlon and I forced myself to get on with […]

Kit review: Zogg Predator Flex Goggles

Chatting to the Ginger Prince before the London Triathlon I started to panic. He is […]

Two outdoor events in August

Two more fab Scottish event shave come to my attention, so I thought I’d share […]

A fabulous five-lettered word: Taper

Taper. It’s a lovely word and in the sporting world it comes after many months […]

Triathlon training hurdles jumped – despite the weather. Part 2

If you read this blog you’ll know my feelings on open-water swimming. I hate it. […]

Yoga + swim (on the same day) = Exhaustion

If anyone imagines that yoga is a soft option you might want to think again. […]

The pains for gains in triathlon training: Part 2

Of course, you knew there would be Part 2, after Part 1 was published earlier […]

I actually like swimming. Yes I do!

I can take or leave swimming, and for much of my adulthood I’ve left it. […]

Club La Santa: A girlie low!

Over the last 10 days of so I’ve written a few blogs about the Lanzarote […]

So I am a “small man” in wetsuit sizing!

Now, now I don’t want any jokes about my boy-ishness! While I won’t be offended […]