''If you want to walk on water you have got to get out of the boat''. Four months ago I took up the daunting yet rewarding opportunity to live and train with people, places, languages and cultures incredibly unfamiliar. This time I'm returning again to a new place but with a culture, language and people I now absolutely love. This week it's time for training/ practice races at up to 2800m. So much to learn! Das Wetter ist nicht gut, aber ich bin mit 'tip top' Le...

Thanks to everyone for the support. No specky results for myself or the team like last time round but I'm a huge believer that ''for everything there is a season''.This season has been filled with new workplaces, towns, two European trips, adventures and many new friends. While I wouldn't take back anything that 2014 has brought, there hasn't been an awful lot of routine and stability for training consistently. This, coupled with food poisoning mid week means the...

Today began by catching three trams unsuccessfully and then finding the event by remembering that there was an aviation museum nearby. Of course, ''aviation museum'' was not well understood by people who only speak czech so I had to act out an aeroplane flying in front of the entire tram full of people. Running short of time, and not wanting to board another tram, I took a taxi there for the equivalent of approximately seven dollars. It was worthwhile also becaus...