Nova bikes really ... Whilst on holiday anyway

Nova would love to swim in the sea as well  but need a wet suit. Here I come!!!

Boom! Smashed the tri! Well, completed it. Thanks for helping me reach the 800!

Wonderful of bloody hard morning. My friend did the 400m swim in a fantastic 16 mins 35 and emerged out of e swampy lake to run up the hill to greet me and hand me the time tag. I hopped  on the bike and then hit the hills and Lordy me, hill after hill after hill....? Finally after 23k of hills, racked the bike again and wobbled off for the 4k run.... Again 3 more bloody hills. Run time 24mins  so total time. 1hour 47. Happy enough with that! Thanks for keeping the faith.

The night before the second tri.... All prepared, reflexology, Indian head massage, no booze.... But have I done enough training?

That's the only thing missing. Not a huge amount of time on the bike and having to use the piece of crap mark 2 also, precious little running time. Ate for England at the festival yesterday and today... As usual ..... But hope a bit of carbo loading might help....? Probably not worth it for the distance I am doing but there you go. Anyway wishe me luck and keep the faith! P.s. willy mason total cutie.

Last swim before the tri. That's it, no excrecise until be big day

Am I ready? Am I heck....! Oh well. Just got to enjoy the day . Looking forward to tomorrow and sat at music festival, looking forward to seeing willy mason. On the sherbets tomorrow night, then water only the night before the race.... But a few carbs allowed  ! :).

Can we make it to 800 views by Sunday -my next triathalon?? Can we?

Buns for all if we can !

A biggie on the bike (and nice bike too) but noooo run

Borrowed a bike, nice one too. Bit too big for me and wobbled a bit on the 1st 10k circular route but ultimately , it is a beaut. Love the roll down handles, felt smooth although not as smooth as I though a proper road racer would be but still loved riding it. Felt like a proper biker. Did another 10k route, got the former boss and shouty man to look at it and they thought it was too but a nice bike. Shame. Would buy it.... But it won't happen. The second 10k was much faster and no wobbles. Loved it. Then had a 2k back to reckon a 24k ish bike today. No time or legs for a run after. Have to keep my fingers crossed that I can do it on SUnday and in a respectable-ish time!

Hello my friends.. All is well.....? With you?

Is it hot as  your hat where you are....? Mini heat wave here but did a good, if spaced-out brick today. Run this morning , short, but medium pace.. Well, maybe slowish but ok and about 3.5k, then this evening, an 18k bike ...   or there abouts. Good enough for a Saturday but not long to go for the race which i ckecjed last night. i have a 23k bike and 4k run so abit longer. Had a cold bath though to help the legs. Not exactly an ice bath but cold enough. Legs still hot so should I cycle tomorrow .. or not..That is the question .  By he way, I


am not in control of my capitals after the dots..... And  cannot be bothered to go back and correct t them,or any other grammar  so sorry if it offends anyone. I like good grammar when known... Honest!

Bricks bricks bricks building a bloody house!

Well you would be forgiven for thinking so by the number of times I use this phrase in the blog at the minute but they are all little iddle piddle ones . Today was a bit of  an improvement with a 10k bike (on my newly serviced road bike ... By serviced, I mean tyres pumped up and gears/chains rattled a bit by a bloke in a bike shop and then charged me £20 so I am not expecting anything great here) immediately followed by a 3miler run, very very steady but done. Then a quick 10laps  in the pool and out. Need to ramp this up quite a bit for the weekend when I will aim for a 20k bike and 5k run to prove I can do it ok. Then I will do , say tues next week with a focus on running, speed and hills and then taper off. Maybe just some swimming and weights.  Do now't until the race. Ideally I would like and extra week to go at a medium to hard pace with hills and fast short runs but maybe the brick thing is the best route. What do you reckon? Anyhow, keep the faith my friends.

Good swim tonight .. Shame I won't be swimming at the next tri

It's a duathalon really as someone else is squeezing into a wetsuit and stepping into a murky pike filled lake... Good for them. I will take over for the bike and then the run. That's the bit I am worried about although it is only 4k so need to get strapped up and run a few 4ks  - actually that is the big circuit around the villages so can practice from the door. Good swim though. Starting to feel more natural with the breathing. Got a bit competitive with a bloke in the next lane doing an average  breast stroke. Wanted to see if I could out crawl him ... And I did.... Small victories are just as sweet...... Speaking of which, one medium pavlova baked this afternoon and the second huge one, def on steroids, is in the oven as I blog. MASSIVE pavlova :). Let me know if you fancy a slice and I will see wat I can do.

Brick tactic.... Well......

Ok so sort of another brick today 10 k bike, at lunch which was medium effort, to be honest a bit of a leisure ride for the start of the return journey and then, was passed , in an embarrassing whirl  of wind, by a rather large neighbour , absolutely zooming past, then followed by his wife, a slight lady, does tris, but older than me.  I ther fore had no option, since we were on the same route back to the village where we all live, but to  put some back in to it  and try to keep up with the lady at least..  Possibly could have taken her but thought that would be bad form so sat back , still going like the clappers, and cruised home behind them. Still, mad for a good bike session. Ten this afternoon, did a 20min swim as the bairn had a lesson. So a sort of brick, but I believe they need to be consecutive....... Why doi get hugry after 9 pm... Bloody ravenous.....

Hello Japan, do you do peanut butter over there?

Welcome Japan. Do you  run?

Mini brick, crisp bread, apple with peanut butter , spots...

And teeth.  That has been my day more or less.
It tried  really hard to rain today but it didn't quite make it. Spitting I think.  Anyway, spin bike for 20mins, moderate I would say, then, a run for 20mins, no knee supports, hurt a bit, was a bit lazy , didn't really push myself but did the time,  time on the fet that is required given I will be doing a 4k after a 20k bike in a coupe, of Meeks. Later dropped in to see how my bike was gettin on. Still not done but should be tomorrow. Will be able to get on soon and get some miles under my belt.  P.S. there is a programme on at the min about Texas and itmsems foreign except, I went to San Antonio and loved it. Thought the hats and cowboy boots were bizarre but enjoyed the trip. Didn't run though. Pre running days just about...  How has your day been? Can you sum it up in 11 words or less...?