As the dust begins to settle I can finally take a step back and appreciate the accomplishments of Team Emotional and their completion of the 2011 Ben Nevis Triathlon.
Ben Dinnery
Team Emotional Triathlon Fast Approaching
As the saying goes Քime waits for no manՠor in our case waits for no Team! Here we are only days away from our flagship event – The Big Ben Nevis Triathlon – and members are already proposing a truly Emotional day, and I havenִ even mentioned the heavy rain forecast outlined by the Met Office.
Team Emotional @PhysioRoom.com – How it all began!
The concept behind Team Emotional was born almost four years ago in what we had initially anticipated as being a leisurely stroll through some of the finest and most scenic views west Scotland had to offer along the Highland Way.
The Big Ben Nevis Challenge – What to expect …
Here’s some advice I prepared for the staff at PhysioRoom.com – Team Emotional – in light of our upcoming Ben Nevis triathlon. Use wisely and enjoy!
The Power of the Pedal – Coast 2 Coast
Never one to sit still for too long, myself and a group of friends embarked on another Emotional weekend by completing the Coast 2 Coast route from Whitehaven to Tynemouth using only the power of the pedal! A typically wet and windy Great British Summer turned what should have been a very enjoyable experience for … Read more
Update – The Great North Swim & More
On Friday, June 17, one day before the Great North Swim in Windermere I took part in a charity football match. The outcome? A great weekend for fundraising, not so much for me!
On the Road to Recovery
Well there we have it, another event to chalk off and confine to the memory banks of time! Although somehow I doubt I will be delving back to recount the highlights of a successful run. Am I happy? Hmmmm … Do I wish I could have prepared better? … Definitely ɠWill I ever change? I hope so! You see I֭ not a runner, never have and never will be which suggests I should try even harder to cover all the basic eventualities of a marathon. For all my short falls in the training department I committed some school boy֥sque type errors which; had I prepared a little better would have made the following days of recovery just that little bit more comfortable.
Running for a Worthy Cause
Well here we go, in less than three days I will be standing at the start line of this year’s 2011 Edinburgh Marathon – hoping I live to tell the tale, wishing I֤ trained a little more and wondering once again why did I agree to do this!!
Team Emotional @ PhysioRoom.com
So then here we are again, 3 weeks since my last post but, am I 3 weeks fitter?? Hmmmmɠhard to say, but I doubt it ɠYou see, I֭ like a classic car in a way, wrapped up from the cold throughout the winter, stored in a nice warm protective environment scared to leave in case the best of the British weather chips away at my elegantly defined paint work and clogs my engine with the gritty remnants of an ice cold winter to forget. My knees hurt, my lips practically fall to bits and the whole experience is unpleasant to say the least. However, the tide is a turning and with it comes a new dawn, a new found surge of energy and enthusiasm; and like my faithful Red Jaguar 1971 E Type, I֭ out of the blocks spitting and spluttering along. Slowly but surely I֭ dragging my body kicking and screaming out of the doldrums into an athleteֳ world.