Short and fast

Back in the pool after 2 hot days in London - the "rest" did me good as it allowed the body to recover from the hard weekend training.  I had asked for some advice on how to get my cycling faster and was told it's the same as swimming and running.  Basically you do shorter sessions but faster and this makes you faster over longer distances.  So after a 500m warm up we did 18 x 100m in a set time for each 100m which includes a short rest (between 5 - 30 secs depending how quick you do it).  Tough session but good and I am to adopt the same method in the bike which I really need to get quicker on, but not in the pool!  I won't be using this technique in the running as my left hamstring would go on strike as it always does when I try and run too fast.  My run time is acceptable anyway so I'll just work on the stamina. There's is always something to work on in triathlon which keeps it interesting.
Neil's enjoying the bike but I hear the walk/running has slipped so I'll be having words later.  He's not in this for enjoyment!  Great news is he has exceeded his charity fund raising target and thank you to everyone who supported him.  If you haven't there is still time - www.justgiving.com/neil-sutherland .