Michelle Dillon Question Time - Over to you!
We are offering lucky Bloggle readers and Wiggle customers the chance to ask elite GB triathlete, Michelle Dillon any questions of your choice!
Many will have learned a lot from Michelle’s regular diary entries exclusively here on the Bloggle… but now you can get an even greater insight in to the mind of the triathlon guru who can still proudly claim to have recorded the highest finish of a British athlete in Olympic Triathlon.
Introducing…
Michelle Dillon Question Time
You can get expert insight into training & recovery tips, info about her bikes and race equipment, chatter about her career past, present and future… It’s up to you!
Simply email in your questions to news@wiggle.co.uk with your name and where you are from and we will take care of the rest! We will send as many as we can over to Michelle for her to answer and we will post them up right here on the Bloggle.
September 5th, 2008 at 7:34 am
Hi,
How can I persuade my wife that I have to train a bit more now that all my children are at full time school? She seems to think watching jeremy kyle and walking the dog are viable alternatives to spending money on swimming and bike gear. I do spend a lot of time with my wife but now I feel my time to do well has come and she is maybe jealous, help me!
September 9th, 2008 at 1:00 pm
Buy a tandem and then you can enjoy some time on the bike with her.
September 16th, 2008 at 10:45 am
You are partly right David but it’s not really jealousy of your chance to do well (she may ridicule your attempts to your face but is probably secretly proud) it’s because she sees something else competing for your attention. The problem is, that to many women, bikes and training and racing are the equivalent of a mistress but in some ways a bigger threat than that because it’s one they can’t compete with, I know because I’ve been dealing with it for nearly 30 years! It is only fair to give your wife the opportunity to have time for her own hobbies and pursuits even if that is just shopping and relaxing but there comes a point at which people in a relationship have to accept that each has a life outside and that there has to be some give and take. I could say that you should try and make up for what she sees as a waste of time by doing a bit more DIY when nagged, take her out for a nice meal or buy her a treat occasionally but in my experience it makes little difference. So long as you contribute equally to the upbringing of the children (I’m afraid it doesn’t get easier when they’re at school it gets harder with school runs, after-school clubs etc etc), do your share of jobs around the house and realise that you may have to re-schedule odd training sessions, you are allowed your ‘alone-time’ and she must just accept it. If you stick to a regular training schedule that can be planned around it makes it easier. I found that by training first thing in the morning or last thing at night before the children are up or after they have gone to bed and so the rest of the day is basically free it was easier for my wife to accept. It takes some discipline but you have to make every minute of the day count and accept that other personal leisure activities may have to be sacrificed.
October 3rd, 2008 at 8:39 pm
hi i want to getg my first sponcer
how can i do it?
how did you fist get sponcered
please help
October 7th, 2008 at 9:57 pm
Heyaa Joe, I do competitive track racing at the velodrome in edinburgh and i have a sponsor you just have to train hard and race well. The only way you will get a sponsor is if you race competitivly, You have to get noticed. its all about being in the right place at the right time. Or if you really wanted a sponsor that bad you could write to companies, small companies local glazers or building companies ect.
hope thats helped thanks.
Emma x