almost here, it has crept up in stealth mode leaving me in a bit of a panic over the lack of training I've achieved in the last few months and also the running injury which has stopped me getting out on foot for nearly 6 weeks!! Fell walking has replaced fell running and I feel like a caged animal :(Work has been busier than ever but I'm determined that it will not impede my training for this year's events which currently stands at:
1.Keswick triathlon
2.Chester olympic triathlon
3.A day in the lakes middle distance
4.National aquathlon Salford
5.Helvellyn triathlon
I am looking to add more, but this is as far as I've got.. the likelehood is.. as always, the others will also remain in the NW region.. that is, after all, where the best events are held. If nothing else it is comforting to be beaten by the same people yet again..
This week I worked on my bike handling skills, attempting to turn a tandem within a confined area with assistance from coach Paul. It's a bit like having a motorcycle passenger, if they don't lean you end up in the road side vegitation. I've discovered that riding a tandem is the cycling version of a pantomime horse and the person on the back receives the most stick. At a set of lights a car driver feels compelled to tell me: "he's not pedalling mate!!" At this point I feel compelled to correct him.. "I think you'll find that the pedals are linked by a section of chain making it impossible for one person to pedal and the other to freewheel".. "He's not trying mate!! would therefore be a more accurate representation of the situation"... The guy didn't take it well at all.. some people have no sense of humour.
Here endeth theenduranceblog..
