Winter training – getting the fitness back!

When I started the winter, it was with the knowledge that unlike other years, I was not progressing from a great seasons racing, I was in fact starting on the project ‘regain fitness’. I lost over two months training and racing during last summer due to the head injury, and I knew there was a lot of work to be done.

Tragic consequences of riding without a helmet

This was shared with me by someone through facebook - It is from the Wiggle Blog.

It is Definately worth a read. Helmets DO save lives.

Can the Injured Alistair Brownlee still take Olympic Gold?

Lots of talk surrounds Alistair Brownlee at the moment. With an Achilles injury to nurse, only months away from probably the only home Olympics in his lifetime, Brownlee needs to make sure that he will be back to his high class form, the one that won him the World and European Triathlon champion titles.

Should kids wear helmets? should adults wear helmets?

I couldn’t quite believe my eyes when I saw this article in FIRST NEWS, a weekly children’s newspaper.

It states that there is little point in adults wearing helmets because they do not protect against and that not enough people died from cycling related accidents for it to be made law.

NLP visualisation: How to keep count of your lengths!

I was in the swimming pool the other day, nothing unusual really, I go regularly. But this time, I managed to stumble upon a visualisation technique that helped me keep count of the laps. Yes, really!

Want to know what it was?

A triathlete’s life: the amazing Chrissie Wellington

I met the amazing Chrissie Wellington the other day at the Triathlon show – the second time I have had the privilege actually. This time though, she was signing her book ‘Life without limits’. Meet Chrissie and get one of the most talked about books in recent triathlon history all at once? Oh yes!

Question / Answer session with Helen Jenkins - 3x world champion!

This question and answer session took place at the triathlon show, Sandown Park, 4 March 2012.

Guest Blog: Lumie Competition: Hurry - only 24 hrs left!

WIN tickets to the British Gas Swimming Championships!

As an Official Supplier to the British Swimming team, Lumie has been given fantastic VIP tickets to the British Gas Swimming Championships taking place 3 - 10 March. This is a big pre-Olympic event at the new Aquatic Centre so if you're a swimming fanatic, mad about sport in general or just fancy savouring the buzz as some of the country's top athletes warm-up for Olympics, then here's your chance. 

Powerbreathe Guest Blog: duncan Kerr

I have been using the POWERbreathe K5 for the past 3 months and have made some tremendous gains in my inspiratory muscle strength.

Gamesmaker Training: Olympics here we come!

It was when I heard on the news the massive project that was GamesMaker training, that I began to realise exactly how special a journey this was.

Melinda Hewitt: Helmets save lives

April 19th 2011 was a lovely day. I'd picked up my bike from the shop after getting it serviced and was really looking forward to riding home. It's only 24 miles or so and although it is uphill, it's not an unpleasant ride. My partner was going for a run with colleagues before he came home so I sent him a text to let him know what time to expect me back then he could plan dinner for us.

RIP Misty: (Aug 2004 – Jan 2012) One tough little cookie

It was right from the outset that I knew misty was one special cat. We decided to call Cat’s Protection league and get a rescue cat. I was told a local lady had a 6 week old black kitten ready for homing, so we went to visit him. Smokey hid behind the settee and was too scared to come out, whereas Misty was right there, checking us out. When I asked about her home, I was told she was too underweight and too ill to be vaccinated yet, and couldn’t yet be homed. She, at 6 weeks old, had already fended off cat flu (normally fatal for cats) and had lost most of the sight in one eye, probably as a result.

The last Cross country of the season: Delapre abbey

And it came at the end of a ‘recovery’ week, a day after the first bike / run brick of the season. Some rest, eh? Sharp frost, -2 and sunny skies meant I really wasn’t looking forward to the chill factor. I prefer cross country to be warm, wet and muddy!