Monthly Archives: January 2022

This morning I was at Tollcross swimming again. It’s a great set up there, with the pool extended to 50m, and 10 side lanes. 5 are used for club use / kids, and the other 5 are for the public. … Continue reading →

What an ace day that was! It started off with an earlyish breakfast in the Grindhouse up at Darnley Street (our new fav spot) where I had French toast with caramelised apple and honey, with some coffee… I probably should … Continue reading →

Last weeks training went well, I only missed off one planned session, the spin on Friday, to get a rest day in instead. By the end of todays I’ll have done 3 swims, 2 runs, 2 strength and had a … Continue reading →

Last week was good, my first week back at work… and I tried to keep my training up, but needed a rest day on Friday, and ended up skipping my strength workout on Monday (for a rest day) after swimming … Continue reading →

I had a good couple of weeks off work I’ve type festive period – it was a good break with big long sleeps and many lie ins… and a conscious decision to reduce my training back. Here’s what I did… … Continue reading →

Here’s my new breakfast… sort of derived from Mark Sisson’s primal porridge… but mine isn’t paleo … as I used cows milk. Ingredients for two portions: – 1 cup pecan nuts – 1 cup flaked almonds – 1/2 teaspoon of … Continue reading →

Like many, since March 2020 I’ve been working from home. I started off in the kitchen for a few days, then once my other half was sent home, she worked from downstairs and I worked from the spare room upstairs. … Continue reading →

I thought I’d blog about my swim training rather than just share it on my Facebook page, so here it is. This morning I started my swim training for 2022 with a new swim smooth workout – Technique 1, which … Continue reading →

As you probably know, last year I got back into swimming – swimming for myself and I’m also grateful to be swim coaching again, for the Glasgow Triathlon Club – a great wee inclusive and encouraging club in Glasgow. It’s … Continue reading →

The numbers are in for my activity last year … thanks to Garmin… as I’d hoped, I managed the following: Run – 400 miles / 100 / 8x a month on avg Cycling – 600 miles / 69 / 6x … Continue reading →