http://www.triathlete.northwalesblogs.co.uk/ Join Daily Post sports reporter Gareth Bicknell as he embarks on a training programme to prepare himself for a mini triathlon later in the year. Here you will be able to follow his progress and chart the ups and downs he has before the event. en Copyright 2008 Mon, 03 Sep 2007 19:17:30 +0000 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss SIX months ago I could barely swim a couple of lengths without getting out of breath, but after yesterday I can proudly say I’ve done a triathlon. I’ve even got a free and quite stylish T-shirt to prove it! http://www.triathlete.northwalesblogs.co.uk/2007/09/been_theredone_it_got_the_tshi.html http://www.triathlete.northwalesblogs.co.uk/2007/09/been_theredone_it_got_the_tshi.html Mon, 03 Sep 2007 19:17:30 +0000 REMEMBER back in the mists of time when I used to write a blog on my triathlon training? Well, it's back! http://www.triathlete.northwalesblogs.co.uk/2007/08/remember_back_in_the_mists.html http://www.triathlete.northwalesblogs.co.uk/2007/08/remember_back_in_the_mists.html Mon, 27 Aug 2007 17:02:42 +0000 YOU'D think I'd have learned my lesson after my episode in the Llyn Alwen trail race. But there I was at track training tonight, two of us shoulder to shoulder leading in the home straight of a 300m sprint, when my schoolboy error struck again! http://www.triathlete.northwalesblogs.co.uk/2007/07/the_shoelace_strikes_again.html http://www.triathlete.northwalesblogs.co.uk/2007/07/the_shoelace_strikes_again.html Mon, 30 Jul 2007 23:24:17 +0000 WITH the cynics revelling in the shambles surounding the Tour de France this week, it's a good job people like Tanni-Grey-Thompson are still talking sense. http://www.triathlete.northwalesblogs.co.uk/2007/07/ban_them_for_life.html http://www.triathlete.northwalesblogs.co.uk/2007/07/ban_them_for_life.html Fri, 27 Jul 2007 07:00:00 +0000 WHAT'S the best music to train to? I started thinking about this after reading an article in a triathlon magazine about how listening to music can help the body and mind respond to the stresses of training. http://www.triathlete.northwalesblogs.co.uk/2007/07/youve_got_to_let_the_music.html http://www.triathlete.northwalesblogs.co.uk/2007/07/youve_got_to_let_the_music.html Tue, 24 Jul 2007 09:32:48 +0000 THEY say you don't know what you've got until it's gone... well, in my case on Saturday I didn't know what I'd lost until I found it! http://www.triathlete.northwalesblogs.co.uk/2007/07/you_dont_know_what_youve_lost.html http://www.triathlete.northwalesblogs.co.uk/2007/07/you_dont_know_what_youve_lost.html Mon, 16 Jul 2007 16:25:43 +0000 TWO months to the day until the Llanrwst Triathlon, and I reckon it's time to step up my training. http://www.triathlete.northwalesblogs.co.uk/2007/07/schoolboy_shoelace_shenanigans.html http://www.triathlete.northwalesblogs.co.uk/2007/07/schoolboy_shoelace_shenanigans.html Mon, 09 Jul 2007 12:41:05 +0000 GEORGE BEST, Bryan Robson, Eric Cantona, David Beckham, Cristiano Ronaldo - what do these Manchester United legends have in common? http://www.triathlete.northwalesblogs.co.uk/2007/07/great_no_7s_of_our_time.html http://www.triathlete.northwalesblogs.co.uk/2007/07/great_no_7s_of_our_time.html Fri, 06 Jul 2007 12:56:09 +0000 JUST time for a swim session this morning as I have to be in work early today. I'm running the ship on the sportsdesk as my superiors are off - so in tomorrow's Daily Post expect plenty of coverage of Manchester City and a big picture of Maria Sharapova! http://www.triathlete.northwalesblogs.co.uk/2007/07/sven_and_maria.html http://www.triathlete.northwalesblogs.co.uk/2007/07/sven_and_maria.html Wed, 04 Jul 2007 09:39:38 +0000 IT'S divebombing season again - I nearly got attacked when I went for a Monday morning training session yesterday. http://www.triathlete.northwalesblogs.co.uk/2007/07/damn_seagulls.html http://www.triathlete.northwalesblogs.co.uk/2007/07/damn_seagulls.html Tue, 03 Jul 2007 00:10:00 +0000 THANK Crunchie it's Friday! A relaxing morning's training before work this morning - just an easy-paced half-hour run in the sunshine with the Daily Post's esteemed sports editor Andrew Gilpin. http://www.triathlete.northwalesblogs.co.uk/2007/06/well_done_rhian.html http://www.triathlete.northwalesblogs.co.uk/2007/06/well_done_rhian.html Fri, 29 Jun 2007 13:07:54 +0000 THE Glastonbury festival got in the way of my training for the last week or so - but don't worry folks, after arriving home yesterday I was back in the gym this morning sweating out the weekend's excesses. Mind you, I reckon the five-day mudfest was actually pretty good exercise... http://www.triathlete.northwalesblogs.co.uk/2007/06/mud_glorious_mud.html http://www.triathlete.northwalesblogs.co.uk/2007/06/mud_glorious_mud.html Tue, 26 Jun 2007 13:38:45 +0000 TO step up my training I had to ride with some proper cyclists. I joined Rhos-on-Sea Cycling Club's social ride, and I have to admit the experience taught me a lot about myself - primarily that I need a new bike... http://www.triathlete.northwalesblogs.co.uk/2007/06/shock_to_the_system.html http://www.triathlete.northwalesblogs.co.uk/2007/06/shock_to_the_system.html Thu, 21 Jun 2007 08:00:00 +0000 So, I've signed up to do my first triathlon. It's all for Ty Gobaith children's hospice, so it'd be rude not to really. http://www.triathlete.northwalesblogs.co.uk/2007/06/every_journey_begins_with_a_si.html http://www.triathlete.northwalesblogs.co.uk/2007/06/every_journey_begins_with_a_si.html Carneddau Triathlon Llanrwst Mon, 18 Jun 2007 17:12:12 +0000