Category Archive: Treadmills and Chocolate

Oats : My Superfood

I always thought oats meant porridge, and I always thought porridge was like rice pudding. The two bowls of white lumpy ‘mush’ look the same to me so therefore they must taste the… Continue reading

Skiing : ‘it’s like riding a bike’

“It’s like riding a bike.” Not for me, with all my crashes, blown up wheels, squeals of fear and countless scars ingrained into my skin forever, skiing comes far more naturally to me,… Continue reading

My Top Tips for Triathlon

Yesterday I completed my first Olympic distance triathlon in Yverdon. Two weeks ago I attempted the Lausanne triathlon and it ended up like this: “Get back on your bike as soon as possible”.… Continue reading

Treadmills and Toblerone Cheesecake

I have just eaten an obscene amount of my own creation of Jane’s Patisserie’s No Bake Toblerone Cheesecake. And, I am contemplating another slice. Making it didn’t quite go to plan. I made… Continue reading

Tri Hards : Podium Finish

9th August – it used to be my Grandma’s birthday and I think this year her grandchildren would have made her proud. Sunday turned out to be a successful day at the Nyon… Continue reading

Joint Hypermobility Syndrome

After recently spraining my ankle for the umpteenth time I thought I’d explore the symptoms and causes of Joint Hypermobility Syndrome and how to treat it. After browsing on the Internet, the NHS… Continue reading

Verbier: Summer 2015

“In the summer time, when the weather is fine…” Yeah, almost too fine: I don’t think I have stopped sweating for about two weeks now, if not more. After the summer of awful… Continue reading

Girls Who Ski

#WomenInSport #ThisGirlCan #GirlsWhoSki #GirlsWhoRun #GirlsWhoLift #GirlsWhoSurf #GirlsWhoRide #RunLikeAGirl #SkiLikeAGirl #TrainLikeAGirl #FitGirl #GenderGap #GlamourSport #StrongNotSkinny #FitNotThin You pick your hash tag but there is no denying that promoting women in sport, campaigning to get… Continue reading

Surfing Out Of My Comfort Zone

When we (friend and fellow skier, Kim) booked our surfing holiday to Tamraght, not far from Agadir, Morocco, I wasn’t sure what I had signed up for, and to be honest, didn’t give… Continue reading

My BASI story

I’ve done it! I’ve finally completed the British Association of Snowsport Instructors level 4 International Ski Teacher Diploma. I still can’t quite believe I’ve finally done it. Here’s my story as an example… Continue reading