Summer is here.......Finally!

I am sure this will make some of you very happy that the weather in Barcelona has not been very summer like but finally we have some sunshine. This means a few things i can top up on my tan, sim with some fishes, listen to the Rovers on the beach and best of all I am training for my next triathlon.

Last year I took part in the super sprint event (400m swim, 10km cycle and 2.5km run) to raise money for Raith Rovers Supporters trust.

This year again I will be TRI-ing 4 the Rovers but this time I will be doubling my distance to the sprint event (700m swim, 20km cycle, 5km run).

More details will follow.

Check out the back issues of P n B to see how last year went.

TRI-ing 4 the Rovers 2012

Carol

xx

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