My youngest boy will be turning 13 years old next month and he will just be big enough (hopefully) to transition from his 24″ wheels Specialized Hotrocks, 3 inches of travel to a 26″ wheel, 6″ travel mountain bike-The Kona Stinky (small adult size). I’ve had a saved searches on ebay and gumtree for sometime now and then the following ebay listing came up with a “Buy It Now” price and it was located within 3 miles of my workplace. I particularly like “projects” as I think that…
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Total Immersion Swimming (Pt 2)-Attending an Effortless Endurance Workshop.
Earlier in the year I wrote about my attempt to improve my swimming by adopting the Total Immersion style of swimming from a book (read about it here Total Immersion Swimming from a book). This personal experiment actually did improve my swimming insofar as I expended less energy, splashed less and felt that I could swim for longer. However, I was still slow (compared to those around me) and I didn’t feel that I could improve my stroke or technique further by myself. I have had some experience of swimming…
My First (and last) Marathon At 47 Years Old.
I’ve been enjoying my mid-life crisis whether it’s been trying my hand at Motocross racing or driving around in an old sports car. However, my foray into marathon running gave me a wide range of emotional ground to cover (I’m still not sure whether I acutally enjoyed it). Anyway, when I started toying with the idea of running a marathon I wasn’t too bothered about the location as long as it ticked a few personal boxes for me. The most obvious choice would have been the London marathon, however I…