Who am I ?
Just a normal guy. Left school at 16.
Moved to France when I was 25 and have been here ever since.
A blog about what I love doing :
2026 I don’t use WordPress any more, it’s too heavy and no longer adapted for easy blogging.
My latest blog and posts can be found Here
2012 : My ‘Gym year’. Taking time off biking and spending more of my days at the gym.
2015 : My ‘Crossfit year’ this slowly taking over from the gym. Much better
2017 : My mail order company that I created 30 years earlier selling musical CDs closed down in November, as we couldn’t compete any longer. It was difficult time for me.
2018 : January – I finally retired. As I had started working at 16 years old. I was allowed to retire at 60.
Deaf but not dead
2018 : Ended a bad year for me. I fractured my left ankle while out trail running. Three days later because of this I totally lost my hearing in my right ear. Simultaneously I also lost over 70% hearing in my left ear and over 90% loss of comprehension of spoken words. Although I can still hear a little with the left ear. Because of this I can no longer understand what’s being said.
2019 : March. I received a Cochlear Implant and I can now hear and understand once again in my right ear. But only if the person is up close and in a quiet environment. Although this is far from perfect it’s better then nothing.
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2021 : Now 63 years old. Although my ankle is still not perfect but better and so I’m trail running again. Only 10 kms max for the moment, and of course all my other sports. Crossfit and Biking.
It’s now 2025
2025 : Now 67 years old. I’m still doing a lot of sport. As much as in the previous years. Five or six days a week in average.
When biking, it’s MTB on my Van Nicholas Tuareg /category/biking/my-bikes/
Or I’m on my Orange Gravel bike, which is fun.
I’ve bought a new road bike and finally sold the Singlespeed. A Girs Solo. This is a high end French bike manufacturer Girs, the model is a Solo. girs-solo-road-bike-a-quick-review
Crossfit is three or four times a week. and now doing some Hyrox. Plus riding my bikes. I work out at the GYM when I can’t get to the crossfit box or it’s too wet or cold to bike or run.
I’m deaf but not dead &
I’m not ready to give up.
Who am I : I speak two languages, English & French , trying to learning a third, Spanish but have basically given up as it’s too difficult with my hearing problems.
Contact possibilities
https://www.strava.com/athletes/tbrookes
I dumped twitter and am now using Mastodon / Fediverse @Minty95@fosstodon.org