2 x IM, 18 marathons, too many halfs to mention, adventure races, Windermere one way swimmer cycling events. pilot to tandem Turner mum of two beautiful babies.
@g1llhines@CastelliCycling Similar I have really old pairs that are great and have washed well and not perished. This new pair are only fit for the bin #disappointed
@nellieh64 @CastelliCycling Really poor, they have gone completely see through, I have always worn Castelli and have really old Castelli bib shorts that are perfect. I am so disappointed as they were a gift to myself after volunteering to make thousands of face shields.
@rouleur Can i be honest? I am sadly disappointed in the cover... After reading the explanation and seeing the other choices, why not pick the incredible image of the cyclo cross rider covered in mud. It’s a much more powerful image. Would you ever zoom in on a mans mouth like that?
@62drapes I have to take my two children with me, I have no other option.. I truly don’t want to. We are very careful and they stay by my side at all times.
@lucygoss@BBCWomansHour Patronising views, even today while wearing my rucksack I was asked, “is that what your husband got for doing an Ironman” i find it unbelievable that even now people are surprised that women do triathlon.
Ironman as in human I am not an ironwoman, god sorry that’s a lot of stuff
@lucygoss@BBCWomansHour Cont: most social media groups that focus on full distance are very testosterone fulled thankfully I found a great Facebook group called #teamtwinkle without their support I don’t think I would have carried on.
@lucygoss@BBCWomansHour I think it is down to a few things, 1: lack of time, most women have to juggle, childcare, home life and work life, when I am training for a full I am managing all these things, when my husband trains he just does work and training,