swimming – Veggie Runners

Enjoying my Second Trimester

Bibi Rodgers — Tue, 24 Oct 2017 18:46:26 +0000

A friend described the three trimesters in order as ‘dreary, cheery and weary’, and I certainly found the middle one a lot happier than the first (though I’m still feeling great in the third too). Now that I’m most definitely into my third and final stretch, I thought I’d give a little round up of...

To Tri and Fail, or not Tri at All?

Bibi Rodgers — Mon, 01 Jun 2015 16:47:58 +0000

I am currently contemplating my first ever DNS at a race. This would be a first for me – I’ve had tantrums by the side of the road in a marathon, I’ve nearly been sick during a half, and I’ve slogged myself ragged and missed my target time by 17 measly seconds in a 10K....

Triathlon: Done!

Bibi Rodgers — Mon, 19 May 2014 10:20:50 +0000

I did my first triathlon and I absolutely loved it. I wish I could do it again right away, so I could fix the bits I messed up on and get the same giddy, companionable feeling again. The swim, the bike, the run? All felt within my ability, albeit not super speedy compared to some...

Swim, Bike, Run – I’m doing a triathlon!

Bibi Rodgers — Tue, 06 May 2014 19:57:15 +0000

Just call me Bibi Brownlee – I’m doing a sprint triathlon THIS SUNDAY. How do I rate my chances? Well… Non Stanford really doesn’t need to be worrying any time soon. Swim It’s a 400m pool swim, which is just 16 lengths, so hopefully I can’t go too far wrong here. As I previously posted,...

Just Keep Swimming

Bibi Rodgers — Sun, 16 Feb 2014 18:10:11 +0000

Until about a year ago, the only time I ever went swimming was on holiday. When I was on holiday, I loved it – like in the lake on Vancouver Island in the picture above, the cobalt sea in Croatia, or dips in pools in Greece – but I would forget all about it when I came...