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How to carb load for a marathon – the latest research
I know this is a bit late for most people (as I write the New York marathon is a few days away) because the long autumn marathon season has all but finished. I'll revisit the topic next spring. The nutitional zeitgeist at the moment seems to be directing us towards...
Feel the fear – do it anyway: the first wintery swim
I have to write all this down now while the memories are fresh. I think if I wait any longer I'll forget how hard it was. It's long so go and get a cup of tea before you start. Feel the fear, do it anyway is one of my favourite sayings. But it took on a new meaning...
English Channel – here I come!
Bit of a misleading headline there. I'm not going to swim the Channel. Completely. But I AM going to do a Channel relay next September with a team of Seabrook Seals, the group of people I swim with down at Southbourne beach in Bournemouth. I won't tell you everything...
Twenty three and a half hours
I love this cartoon. Says it all. I'm becoming increasingly interested in, or worried about, actually, the lack of exercise we all tend to do in this country. Physical INactivity is much more important than most people realise - and that's not just the...
A swim with a trophy and a run with a baton
What a weekend. I did a 5k open water swimming race starting at 6.45 on Saturday morning and won my first ever trophy: second place in the vets ladies race. Was pleased with my time - a stately 1hr 35. Bray Lake really is lovely - and the warm water and weather...
A real 'no hands' massage
Last night, on Channel 4's Jon Snow's Paralympics Show, (Monday 27th August 2012) they talked about how sports massage was a key part of an athlete's life and how massage therapists were some of the busiest volunteers at the Games. It's great to see sports massage...
That post-swim shiver…
My first swim with the Seabrook Seals was on a warm day with a flat, clear sea. We did two hours. Although being in the water for two hours would be my longest ever swim, I wasn't really concerned about coping with the swim. I was more concerned about the cold. I...
Sea swimming is the new ironman
The post-race blues are a well-recognised phenomenon. You've focussed on an event for months and all your training, eating and recovering has been done with it in mind. So when it's all over there's a bit of a gap - unless there's something else on the horizon. For...
Recovery: why does it take so long? Part 1
Massage clients and members of WADAC (Winchester & District AC, where I'm a coach) will know that I'm very keen on recovery - enough of it and the right kind. Many a WADAC runner has been told off (sorry chaps!) for turning up to a club track session too soon...
Ironman nutrition update: I might have got it right at last
A huge part of ironman racing - or any ultra endurance event - is nutrition. If you can't fuel yourself properly during the race either you won't complete it or you'll be in a bad way once you do finish. Unfortunately, despite doing all the 'right' things during...
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