So, for 2024 I entered 2 middle distance triathlons (and other triathlons, duathlons and some running races), but the 2 middles were the biggies this year. I didn’t know how I’d get on, the plan was to see how these 2 went, then think about going big in 2025 or maybe 2026 (when I’d be…

Well….a half Lakesman…I. AM. A. HALF LAKESMAN 😆😁😁 That’s one of my big triathlons done and dusted :-)))) Survived – but only just 🫤 Here’s a quick summary – the swim was cold – 14 degrees. It was busy but OK – took it really easy but got out of the water cold. Couldn’t find…

Great news on the cancer recovery. I had found something in my armpit, it was a small lump, it throbbed a bit on and off, so I was ‘a bit’ concerned. This was in the armpit that all my cancerous lymph nodes were removed (22 of the little buggers), the same side as the mastectomy.…

I’ve been eating you again….. More about the chickpeas in a minute. Great news from my last mammogram – left boob – no evidence of cancer – yipeeee :-)) This is only leftie, obviously because you can’t mammogram a boob that’s been chopped off 😁😆, and I still worry about the righthand non-boob side, because…