So you know I said I (almost) wished I was there. As I lay in bed on early Sunday morning and listened to the wind howling and rain bucketing down I was thanking my lucky stars that I was not racing that day. Oh my word the conditions were bad. The wind was gale force, [...]
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Ironman fever has hit PE – again. Race week always has such a great vibe, so much so that it makes me almost wish I had entered. Not quite but almost. At least this year I will be doing the Corporate Challenge. It is 10% of the full Ironman, so even shorter than a sprint [...]
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I am spitting MAD! Yesterday our Nanny went to court. After suffering many years of abuse at the hands of her husband she finally found the courage to charge him with assault and leave him. What did the courts do? Find him guilty of beating her so badly he has permanently damaged the ligaments in [...]
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WARNING – this is a looooong post! I had an awesome weekend! It started at about 12 on Friday afternoon when I met up with Shayne and Lynette, two amazing fellow bloggers for lunch. I had met Lynette once before but it was the first time I was meeting Shayne. All I can say is [...]
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This weekend was fun… On Saturday we went to the Kirkwood Wildsfees. It was the first time I have been, and I did not expect as many people as there were. It was packed. I think Baby OL was more interested in pulling funny faces and “roaring” like a lion. Although [...]
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On Saturday morning we went to Elephant Walk. On the first Saturday of each month they have a car boot sale, as well as the permanent Farm Stall and antiques shop. I have cycled past it many times when training, but have never been inside. I decided that this weekend was time to rectify that. [...]
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I am a bad blogger. Mr OL, baby OL and I went for a drive on Wednesday – as you do when you get a new (for me) car…. YIPEE I got a new car. (And yes it was after voting) BUT I did not take many photos. Bad, bad, bad blogger because the area [...]
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Alan over at My PE has asked an interesting question. He asked if Ironman has lost it’s public appeal. I VEHEMENTLY denied that this is the case as the crowds supporting were larger than ever but I do agree with his answer to my comment. More should be done to advertise our beautiful city. Much, much [...]
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Here are some photos! It was an awesome day, the weather was stunning and the racing was superb.
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Here is the drawing I did, copied from this photo taken by Firefly. (thanks once again for letting me copy it)
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