My first DNF

Well it had to happen one day. And it turns out today was that day. My first DNF. Gutted doesn't come close to describing how…

Sniper, voodoo doll or poor preparation

So on Tuesday I went to track. I was planning on hurting myself in the pursuit of being faster at the ETU Aquathlon Championships…

Garden Lites Veggie Muffins Review

Dan and I recently received a complimentary sampler of five flavors of Veggie Muffins from the Garden Lites company b ased in Que…

JUNIT Annotations, Commands and Assertions

Annotations The following annotations are used frequently in Selenium scripts: @Ignore - test methods that use this annotation w…

Find HTML Elements With XPATH

NEXT - Selenium Basics 6 - Annotations, Commands And Assertions VIDEO - Find HTML elements using XPATH 1 VIDEO - Find HTML elemen…

SAI's Training Center Participates in Adult Learn to Swim Month

Swim lessons are often designed and encouraged for children, but not every child learns how to swim. According to the Centers for…

Swim Kicking Correction (Flutter Kick)

Nice Straight Legs I've said before that, when a swim teacher says they want you to have nice straight legs when you swim, th…

Michael 2 - Demons 1

After the success at track last Tuesday where I managed to silence my demons  http://smoker2triathlete.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/lea…

Open Water Swimming in Arizona

To understand the beauty of swimming in the water of Lake Powell in April see this YouTube video: Crystal Clear water of Lake Pow…

Learning to suffer

Last night saw me attend my first track session, post lactate retest. My orders from #runboss Dave Tune of Blizard Physio were …

Backstroke And That Ideal Head Placement

As long as you are at the point of doing laps with your backstroke then this drill is worth a try. Now I admit that this is not …

A race for jackoatbar - Desford Trathlon

I saw on a tweet from @jackoatbar the other week asking for a brand ambassador to race the Desford Triathlon . Luckily I was the…