We’ve not updated in a while but a lot has happened. Dave completed his triathlon, the wedding is booked and we’re 3 days away from our trip to New Zealand. Wedding is booked for 20th September 2008 in Llyswen near Brecon with the service at a local church and then the reception at Llangoed Hall. We’ll be […]
It’s been a busy few days of triathlon training and wedding planning. Friday – ran a 5K PB of 25:45 Saturday – visited a load of potential wedding venues along the M4 Corridor and then went out for a meal in T Bones in the evening with Kathryn’s parents. Sunday – visited a few more
Chris and I today completed our entries for the 2007 Warwick Triathlon so there is certainly no backing out now. Fund raising is at £70 at the moment and big thanks to those who have put money in already but there are loads of you out there who, I’m hoping, haven’t gotten round to it
If you haven’t already heard – Dave and I got engaged over the weekend! Dave asked me on Saturday, with plenty of time to find the perfect ring before going out to celebrate his 30th birthday 🙂 No dates set yet as we are looking for the perfect place – but at the moment we
Like many other stores Maplin sell a connector to allow you to plug a legacy PS/2 keyboard and mouse into a USB port. Someone asking a question on their faq has taken its meaning slightly incorrectly Q) Does this allow me to play ps2 on the pc as im not sure? – Paul A) No,
Well I’ve gone and bought my bike – it’s a Specialized Allez road bike and I got it from local store, Don Skene, who were as good as any online store I looked at. They threw in a helmet, gloves, computer and water bottle in the total price and also throw in a free service
Just over a week into training and I’ve clocked up 3 5K runs at a decent pace, the last of which I managed to do without walking at all. Need to build up my aerobic capacity but its coming quite quickly.[newline] Have done plenty of swimming – yesterdays session was 22 lengths albeit fragmented into
The training continues albeit limited by a blister I picked up on my first proper run – which was a 27 minute 5K which is not bad for a start. Have also managed to swim 500metres but taking too many breathers. Chris and I have probably decided to compete in the Warwick Triathlon as it
Well not so much gold, more completion in a reasonable time. In a fit of stupidity I have agreed to do a Triathlon – not the full Olympic distance and certainly not Iron Man but either way its a 400m swim, 20K bike ride and a 5K run. The event I’m looking to enter is