Welcome to my blog

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In 2018, I retired at age 60. I always wanted to do triathlons and it was now or never. I did not know if I could do it, maybe I was just too old, maybe I was starting too late, maybe I would fail? 

I trained, I signed up for a competition, I did it, and I have never looked back. I am enjoying my retirement, and with this blog, I want to inspire other closet athletes to have a go. 

I am really not a natural athlete. Seriously, if I can do it at 60+, probably you can do a triathlon too.

 /Gunilla

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  1. AnonymousNovember 24, 2020 at 5:03 PM

    Way to go, Gunilla to spend your retirement time with these kind of activities. You can post Video log (Vlog) as well. I am sure it will be very interesting.. i am glad to read your blog.. - Syazwan Hassan

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  2. GunillaDecember 5, 2020 at 4:12 PM

    Thank you for reading. Good idea to do videos, I am still learning to blog! Right now, most public activities are shut down due to COVID-19 restrictions and the regular slow down during winter, but training continues all year.

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