This mornings duathlon was affected by the weather. The wind meant the bike element was cancelled and we decided to run a 10 km in the wind and the rain. It was a hilly 10 km and the wind made it tougher - it was "fine" rain, the sort that seems wetter! But we made the most of the event.Back home, hot shower and some chocolate milk to help with the recovery. Turned on the telly and guess what was on? Lanzarote Ironman, the event I will be doing on May 19th. It looked hot and hilly on the bike course and in 222 days time it will be me on that course. Watching the age groupers finishing the race made me feel very emotion.
The conditions couldn't have been more different from today and the conditions I'll be training in over the winter which is why in March I will be travelling to Lanzarote to get a weeks training in the heat, on those hills, fighting with the wind which can destroy you. But my real training starts tomorrow and there will be plenty of wet and windy weather to contend with so I'd better get used to.
Sunday 9 October 2011
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