A brick done... Mind you, it was over 2 days...

Part one of the brick, 16k bike , then the next day, 4k trot. Rough estimates for distances but more or less on the money. Bit sore after the run but didn't use any knee straps and knees are fine today. Swam for 20 mins to day so just need to combine them all in one day..... Will be rolling for YOrkshire on the foam master in a bit. The debate is, now that I am on the mend with the knees, should I take my bike on TUesday to save them one more week or should I do shouty mans session without the jumping??
No sleep last night as loads of friends over and to soak up the booze, it was a big fry followed by pizza and then strawberries and cream..... Maybe shouty man is required....

On yer bike...but the bleeding buns seem to have followed me from Ireland

Did a quick 45min bike route today, most of it feels like a Sunday jaunt and not that much effort or breathlessness. Did do the big hill which  did get me breathless but I am just not that fast nor do I feel I have exercised with a 45 minute ride.  Maybe a 15k route but not much more. Maybe slightly less and need to do 20followed by a run so will try to find a route next week that is about 18k and then do the short KH loop. Only a 3k but need to start bricking again(!) before I actually do brick it on the day of the tri. Why are there more bloody buns in this house ? Not fair. Must resist.

Finally an Irish trot and lots of buns...........

Little hop and a skip into the village in the auld country ( might be referring to Scotland but meaning Ireland)  and was slow as your hat at the start, after a quick shop and a hill ahead with traffic which I had to make the effort to hop and skip up the hill like a proper runner , one experiencing  no knee pain at all........ Total pretence , but there you go, a bit of traffic can work miracles!   Bit of stretching later nd knees not doing too badly. On the downside, went to a lovely garden party in the beautiful rambling, wild but beautiful garden and was faced with a wall if delicious home made buns. S just had to indulge, and then indulge a bit more .... So feeling a bit role poly considering my gentle little village run is all the exercise I have managed for several days now. Need to pick things up.... Ad work off the buns....! Damn those buns and the  good  40 summat lady bakers of my home town behind them! All for a good cancer research charity though.  The next tri is looming so water this space. Ps what is your favourite bun...? And ... Do you like eggy bread?

600 views... Smashed! Danke! N

Big swim today.. Well big as in 25m pool instead of 15m pool. Did a few good laps and a few where I nearly spluttered...ran out of breath... And one when're I actually did. Um.... Never mind ...  Possibly getting stronger with the swim. I think. Not so keen on public pools though. Fussy mare. And lucky one . So i will shut up and be happy you have the choice.  Still no running though.

Rice crispie buns and bike ride

Everyone has gone bike bonkers over here . Buying beautiful entry level £600 quid jobs and planning cross country charity cycle rides so I reckoned I would get on my ... Or rather LLL 's bike and go for a much needed spin in prep for the 20k in July. Nice little spin but ran out of time and tight ham strings again... But will go on the hell which is the foam roller in a bit to loosen them up. In the
mean time, flipping crispie buns making my life hell as  a bit tasty  and a bit handy. Little belly seems to be creeping back (had dissolved quite nicely going to shouty many  but can't keep that up as will end up not moving at all... ) so will have to hold off the buns and get back with the  programme...

Hello peeps ....have been a bit quite but that's down to pain....

General pain in the legs and specifically the flipping knees due to shouty mans excellent but disabling sessions...... The plan following a mega sports massage is to swim and then bike and slowly introduce running. Cardio will have to be swimming and spin. Not what I want but have to be pragmatic as have entered a tri, 20k bike and 4k run in less than a month so........ Best get cracking.

Hello everyone. Shouty man session was under par today ? The bleeding knees......

Odd session today. Knees were sore all weekend, week so ibuprofen and paracetamol and supports for the knees and they still hurt. Shouty man shouted cos I was not doing the jumps he was demanding but was trying to save the bleeding knees.  I think he thinks i am notmreally trying but i am just trying to save the knees. Think I had a bit of a stand off  with him - but in th end, fittness is the goal and I will bloody well protect my knees if I need to and keep going to the sessions once per week. No more than that. Need to do the bike a bit more and so far, absolutely no running has been banked. Good job this is no longer... Nova runs but Nova tris.   Heard the old age comment again. Nice. Doing ok for a 40summat I reckon so will record it here and then move flipping on. Better day in Thurs. plan to bike during the day and then swim in the evening.  Hopemyounare getting some sun :).

Embraced it... Open water swimming that is!

The beautiful weather and higher water temp helped. Friend I'd it recently for the first time @15degrees water temp. Tonight it was a balmy 20 degrees and the sun was shining. Really lovely fresh water (brown though ) and very calming experience. Managed to keep my berating and panic under control and enjoyed the 500k swim. Felt like a proper tri sort!