I think I’m turning into an old lady!

I have both written and recorded this weeks blog/vlog so you have a choice whether you read or watch! The video is at the end of the post.

It’s been a roller coaster week – culminating in today: Mum’s birthday and another year without her.I was given new meds by the doctor earlier this week but I googled them and discovered they were anti inflammatories even though he said they weren’t so I was too scared to take them, I left it till Friday. To be doubly sure I took my anti sickness pills with them too and so far so good, in the sickness department. I’m not up to full strength yet though, I’m only on 1/2. I’ll leave it like that a week and see how I go.

Feeling pretty fed up that I have gone from hero to zero in the fitness stakes: I’m finding it pretty boring actually because I’m in so much pain by the end of the day that I literally can’t walk by the time I get home. My timehop is reminding me that ten years ago this week I did my first triathlon (I had refereed rugby for 7 years prior to that) and 7 years ago this week I was in Budapest posting a new World champs PB. Now I just about manage 3 x swims a week and walking around the building st work, if I’m lucky. Bit of a fall from grace, wouldn’t you say.

I went to Riverton as I always go for Mum’s birthday. It’s my special place to remember her, where I went, sat atop a rock and cried and cried the week I returned from England after her funeral. So I go there to that same spot each year on her anniversary and her birthday.