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Amateur Sports Psychology

I went out this morning with a couple of the lads for the first time this year, Stuart Neesham and Dave Lane. Now, you’ve met Special Dave before but Stuart has not been mentioned here until now (I don’t think). … Continue reading →

Record Breakers!

We have to change Samuel’s infusion site every three days, and his site and cartridge every other change ie every six days. And tonight we nearly forgot! We had settled down in front of the TV, catching up on Hugh’s … Continue reading →

I’m a bad parent

I think I might be getting a little obsessed with this training lark. And it’s getting me into trouble with Nikki. I didn’t swim this morning as I wasn’t going into the office until after lunch. So instead, I was … Continue reading →

It was all going so well…

A full week into following a training schedule and it was all going so well… But this weekend has been a complete fail!!! If it’s not snow or rain stopping me from riding, it’s the wind!! I went out twice … Continue reading →

A million times better than expected

It’s that time again. Samuel’s Diabetes clinic appointment was today, two months since his last one. HbA1c time! Samuel was 6.1 last time, down from 8.1 the first time he was tested after diagnosis. We weren’t expecting much this afternoon. … Continue reading →

Gadget fail again

Guess what? The toys have let me down again. My Garmin to be precise. I have taken to swimming with it as it helps me count how many lengths I have done. I am forever loosing count when I do … Continue reading →

Gadget fails & training schedules

Don’t you hate it when the toys let you down. I had turned off GPS on my watch when swimming with it yesterday, and turned it back on immeadiately before I set off running tonight. Obviously this is not enough … Continue reading →

There are two types of Diabetes

Did you know there are two types of Diabetes? Type 1 and Type 2. And although they are similar, they are also very different. I had been meaning to write something about this. A girl at worked was just chatting … Continue reading →

I’ll not make it as a Health & Safety Officer

See that.. that’s frost on the road that is… Couple that with a strong wind, and I probably shouldn’t have gone out this morning. Had a couple of wiggles but nothing too bad, and most importantly, nothing when a car … Continue reading →

Like London buses…

I don’t do anything for ages, then all of a sudden I’ve racked up three times in five days. Tuesday and Friday out running with Mutley – 8 miles in the bank. And this morning, my regular Saturday morning route … Continue reading →