YIKES !!! I think I'm in the second swim wave straight after the pros. I'll have the M18-24, M25-29, M30-34, M40-44, M45-49, M50-54, M55-59, M60-64, M65-69, M70-75+ followed by the female age groups all passing me........!!!!! oh crikey....... I'm really, really scared now.
Only 17 days.....!!!! OMG !!!!! PANIC !!!!!
Left work on time this evening so I could get my run in this evening before kick-off. England are playing Hungary in a football friendly, this evening. Struggled this evening with my run as my knee is still huring from my crash a couple of weeks ago.
What happened to this week, where did it go....passed in a fast blur. My wife was in Poland and so one parent family again.....screwed training schedule, but hey did get a couple of good runs in and a swim.
Great news though my local gym are getting two double endless pools, wahoooooo!
This was the colour palette of the sky this evening. I was out on a six mile cross country run. It was very wet and windy. I really had to push myself to get out the door into the wind and rain. No sooner as I had taken 10 steps and I was soaked to the core. The colour palette, variations on grey, I call it "runners soggy feet grey".
OK !!! come on, who's pinched the flippin sunshine. If you find it would you kindly, please return it to Oxfordshire asap. My feet seem to be permanently wrinkled from all the rain.
Yikes only 25 days to go to my half ironman, that's like only .....t.w.e.n.t.y.. f.i.v.e....days....... no but really that's nothing, yikes, yikes, yikes.
OK I won't think about it., I'll worry about something else. Hmmm, I know I'm off to google where the sunshine has gone.
squelch, squelch, squelch.
one two......JUMPIN JACK FLASH ITS A GAS, GAS, GAS ...... yeah. I'm half way through my run this evening with Rolling Stones on my ipod, when the music stops.
Silence....except for the howling wind and rain which has completely passed me by. I suddenly feel all alone on this country road, with field and trees for miles. I was so engrossed in my run and singing along to the stones .....I hadn't really noticed the weather or that it was getting dark. Quick, quick get the stones back on again this is way too scary.
I had a good 6 mile run in the rain, I like running in the rain, it feels great.
This evening I caught up with watching my DVD recording from the swim session yesterday. Wow, I was doing loads of things wrong, my swim technique was terrible. Anyhow, I hope to test out some of what I learnt tomorrow.
I took the day off work today for a monster 6 hour swim session. It was tough, but very enlightening. I spent the day with a swim coach learning how to swim free-style properly, I learnt loads but I'm very tired.
Blast.......I couldn't help myself....... it was a crappy day at work and in a moment of weakness, lost all my will-power and I've just scoffed a snickers.....!!! Do you know how many blinking calories there are in a snickers ....... bgzillions.
I'm not sure where I'm staying for the night of my half ironman. All the local B&Bs are fully booked. I was thinking of sleeping in my car and I would have a great view of the lake. My car is a people carrier so I could easily get a comfy bed and duvet inside. I guess this is probably going to be easiest as I would have to be on site for 5am ????
Anyhow, great 6 mile run yesterday evening, best time yet ..... alas my knees are killing me today. I'm looking forward for a long ride tomorrow.
I was out for a cycle last night when ....
...puh puh puh..... yuk .....
.....just swallowed a fly...... yuk!!
Despite the wildlife it was great to be out, it was a fabulously warm evening. OMG only 35 days left until the half ironman, yikes.........!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My wife is away again for a couple of days, this time its Turkey. I'm still recovering for my weekend crash, its not bad just some bruising and stiffness, I was able to get a swim session in last night and now I'm off to bath and feed the kids.
I persuaded my wife and family to come away with me for the weekend. The plan was for me to check out the half Ironman cycle and run routes. So with family in tow we all set off early Saturday morning and two and a half hours later arrived at Wimbleball lake. After a quick bite to eat with my family, I left them and set-off to cycle the 56 mile cycle route.
Bloody hell this is steep and I’ve only been cycling for 10 minutes ...
8 miles later ....
wow this is fast……whoa these roads are narrow…..whoa, arrrgghhhh oooo eeee SPLAT boing, boing…oooph aouch !!!!!! 
I was traveling at 32 mph and flew round a corner, hit the brakes skidded and went head long into a rather large hedge with stinging nettles. I remember bouncing along in the hedge and landing on my left knee and head a couple of times, once I finally stopped bouncing I sat up. Crumbs I’m shaking, quick check my bike, phew it’s OK. Bugger …. my shoulder hurts, ouch my knee, oh blast I’ve been stung all up my arm. I nnnneed to sit down for a second.
Two minutes later I’m on my way (the wrong way) pulling bits of hedge out of my helmet and jersey. 
The next morning I was up and out to check out the run course, still suffering from bruising I took a gentle jog around the ironman run course. Despite being cold, it was a beautiful sunny morning. The lake was mirror-like and in 39 days time I would be diving in!!!!
Despite my mishap, I’m so pleased I came to check-out the course beforehand. It’s going to be very tough; the cycle route is going to be a killer …. I’m scared, very scared but I guess that’s the best bit !!!!!!
Really horrible day at work......however this evening was great. I was out for a cycle ride followed by a run. It was super.
Yesterday was one of those days. Out of the house at 05:30am and on the road for a 3 hour drive to a business meeting. By the time I got home, I still had loads of work problems to deal with and I was really struggling with time, motivation and energy to go out for a run. Anyhow at 8pm after parenting duties and work completed, I managed to get out for a six mile run. I'm so glad I pushed myself to do this.
