When I look back at my Norseman training plan https://twinbikerun.com/2018/08/28/norseman-training-plan-iain/ this statement stands out. ” I couldn’t have done much more, based on the time I had available and the desire to still have a life outside of training.” So that was my key goal for training for this race – still have a life … Continue reading Celtman 2022 – Training (Iain)
Celtman is my local extreme triathlon. It’s extreme because it’s colder, longer, hillier, windier and more jellyfishy than a normal triathlon. You can see what I mean by watching this video I was supposed to do the race back in 2020 but it was understandably cancelled as the jelly fish refused to socially distance from … Continue reading Celtman 2022 – Intro (Iain)
There are many reasons for not starting a race and I think I’ve experienced them all. I’ve been injured. That’s a common one: a strained ankle, shin splints or a dodgy knee. They’re all common reasons for not starting. Less common is a broken rib caused by tying a bungee cord around my waist while … Continue reading Training For Celtman – Final (Andrew)
Andrew and I both entered this year’s Celtman, He has detailed his training on this blog. I prefer to not write about training. That way when I drop out of an event, I don’t have to tell anyone! I abandoned my place a few months ago but unlike Andrew it was not due to Swimming. … Continue reading Celtman 2021 (Iain)
As Glasgow drops to Tier 2 and we finally get permission to move around the country I finally decide to stay in Glasgow and not move around the country by withdrawing from Celtman. In the end a combination of two things led to my decision to withdraw. First, I need to be confident that I … Continue reading Training For Celtman: June (Andrew)
It’s my first time in a shop (excepting supermarkets) in over a year. Salesman: “You don’t want that, it’s shite. I only have it in the shop as a warning not to buy it!“ It was good to see customer service in Glasgow hadn’t changed… It was both ‘less strange’ and ‘more strange’ than I … Continue reading Training For Celtman: May (Andrew)
Last week, as it looked like Moray was going to remain in Tier 3 lockdown restrictions while the rest of Scotland moved to Tier 2, I wrote my friends and colleagues in Moray a song: When the COVID’s sky high in Findrassie and Roseisle That’s a-Moray! Where the police block the streets if more than … Continue reading Training for Celtman – Four Weeks to Go (Andrew)
I cannot lift my arms. Every time I try and raise them a ripple of pain runs from my elbows to my shoulders. The same happens when I try and lie on them. Any weight on them leaves them throbbing and numb. After an hour of trying to get to sleep I get up and … Continue reading Training for Celtman 2021 – April (Andrew)
Celtman is going ahead! But I must admit to some nerves. Swimming pools don’t reopen until the end of April and the lochs have only just started to warm up and reach 5 degrees. Yet, just a few weeks later, we will need to swim 3K in the sea. That’s a big ask and one … Continue reading Training for Celtman 2021 – March (Andrew)
Twin brothers swimming, cycling and running in Scotland 