50 years ago to this very time 16 July 1969 at 2.32 GMT ie 3.32 pm . Apollo 11 blasted off from Cape Canaveral for the first Moon landing. I have just come from seeking the film Apollo 11 and the achievements were out of this world. I […]
Suddenly you remember things you saw on the way in Just then you start to feel unwell and have a pain in your chest and difficulty breathing. People seem to be rushing about but you cant hear them and they keep asking you things. Suddenly you’re at the […]
There is an interesting link between the two words in the title: Fudge and Nudge ie Fudge. How often does motivation leave you when the next gym session approaches? Are you keen to find a way to keep going. I strongly suggest you read the book Nudge by […]
I have previously written about the Talisker TransAtlantic Rowing Challenge. Well this Monday made me think about that in more detail. I was doing my usual 2 strenuous rows of 5km to reach the total of 10km. It was the changing room conversation that really got me thinking. […]
Reblogg. You may wonder why I show a picture of the clock at Waterloo for this piece. Some of you may know about Brookwood-its a specific station just beyond Woking and not that far from Guildford. More of that later. I had a painful call to review things […]
I have previously written about the Talisker Whisky Atlantic rowing challenge. I was impressed when I saw the Ocean5 rowing boat and wanted to know more. Looking at the challenge website I saw some interesting statistics. https://www.taliskerwhiskyatlanticchallenge.com/ One of these was that the teams will each have rowed […]
Today was a straightforward day. No great issues to deal with and yet having retired there was a slight feeling of what do I do today. I went into the town and despite some sun, the mood seemed rather low. This was not helped by there are a […]
I have earlier written about being inspired by the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Rowing Challenge. They have to cover 4800 Km from La Gomera to Antigua. https://www.taliskerwhiskyatlanticchallenge.com/the-challenge/ I have looked at the race figures for 2018 and they are humbling. They travel 4,800 km. The fastest team in 2018 […]
Having just passed one of the Concept2Rowing milestones recently I was feeling rather encouraged. At the gym however, there was a team who are due to compete in the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge which is in another league altogether. https://www.taliskerwhiskyatlanticchallenge.com/ The team in question was “The Ocean 5” […]