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Open Water Swimming – First Time

Setting the alarm last night for 5.45am, the opening line for this blog post came to me, ‘I have joined the lunatic fringe’! And yes, the notion of flinging myself into a freezing lake before 8am on a saturday morning … Continue reading

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Triathlon Joy!

Whoopee! We did it. The team of 5 triathlon ‘newbies’ triumphed on Sunday last  in Lichfield.  I think this picture captures some of our joy and relief. We had to leave home by about 6.15 to be there in time to … Continue reading

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Learning to Breathe

I’ve been working on my breathing… You’d think that after a near half century of breathing, I’d have mastered it by now. Breathe in, breathe out. Inhale… exhale. The tricky bit is synchronising this action with the necessary front crawl actions … Continue reading

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Coming Clean…

I’d like to make a confession.  For the last month or so I’ve been meaning to blog about something new in my life but saying this thing out loud (even in blog) feels a bit like being in one of … Continue reading

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