January
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Was lent a 15-course baroque lute.
February
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Grandpa's funeral. In December he was posthumously awarded the Ushakov Medal (pictured) for his service in the Royal Navy's Arctic Convoys during the Second World War.
March
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A lot of triathlon training but also got back into cooking.
April
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Returned to the Cambridge Duathlon.
May
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Raced 50 and 100 mile cycling time trials & visited the Stratford Olympic pool (pictured).
June
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July
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Paced my sister at the Downtow-Upflow Half-marathon. Also released the first version of the Strava Enhancement Suite.
August
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Visited Cornwall for my cousin's wedding (pictured). Another month for sport including my first ultramarathon and my first sub-20 minute 5k.
September
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Entered a London—Oxford—London cycling brevet, my longest single-ride to date (269 km). Also visited the Tour of Britain and the Sri Chomnoy 24-hour endurance race.
October
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London—Paris—London cycling tour (588 km).
November
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Performed Handel's Messiah in Kettering.
December
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