The Timid Triathlete

27/09/2020

I've punctured. I noticed that my bike was handling strangely a few minutes ago but I muscled onwards to a farmhouse just a bit up the road. There are two streetlights here which would help me see what I'm doing while I change my inner tube; plus there is a spacious opening here so traffic wouldn't be buzzing by while I fiddle with the tire levers. [ 708 more words ]

I’ve punctured. I noticed that my bike was handling strangely a few minutes ago but I muscled onwards to a farmhouse just a bit up the road. There are two streetlights here which would help m…

13/09/2020

This weekend marked the first time I struggled with a full-blown Rheumatoid flare up. It has been terrifying not in the pain itself; but in the way you can see your life having to change in ways unexpected. A few hours before the flare up struck I decided that my scheduled run was going to be a trail run - so I laced up my favourite trail shoes and went out on a route which I had ran and hiked many times before. [ 329 more words ]

This weekend marked the first time I struggled with a full-blown Rheumatoid flare up. It has been terrifying not in the pain itself; but in the way you can see your life having to change in ways un…

07/09/2020

Blog post for 07/09/2020

https://timidtriathlete.wordpress.com/2020/09/07/the-journey-begins/

Hello, and welcome to my first blog post!  I’m a decidedly average person.  I have a typical 40 hour a week job, have been married for nearly 15 years, have two kids – and I h…

07/09/2020