Tonight was my last chance for an open water swim before travelling down to Lake Wimbleball. My previous one was not pleasant and even made me doubt for a minute that I couldn't complete the 1.9k swim. But I knew that I'd get my head round it if I had another chance and tonight was it. I was able to get into a rhythm and glide. The key is getting off at the right pace and getting into a rhythm as quickly as possible. However with 1,500 people all starting at the same time I need to be prepared to be punched, kicked and climbed over - should be fun!
My bike came back from the bike shop today and tomorrow morning or night, subject to the weather, I will go out for a short ride and check that the gears are working properly. The bike course on the event is extremely tough and gear failure in any way could finish me off as the climbs are steep.
Tomorrow night I'll be packing my gear which requires military precision.
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Derek
ReplyDeleteWe hope all your hard training work, early mornings, meticulous planning etc etc come to fruition and the UK 70.3 ironman event goes well.
Good luck
Nick & Edwina