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And Cambridge Oly
But I think all 3 would be pushing it!
Its the week before the Duathlon so will be a good (if a tad long) final preparation
But I nearly did that having never done anything at all. Blenheim was a panic entry!! lol
It is the sort of thing I do. I jumped straight from a 10k to a marathon!
That way I can trick my body into it. It would DEFINITELY notice a half IM!
I'm not marathon fit (yet) so an event that takes that long would be too much at the mo
Maybe I'll just support at TBW and do Bananaman and Cambridge. I think 6 tris in a year is too many (for me and the bank), even if I did DNF one of them.
I can't break my rule! :-)
How can you hide it the Half IM anyhow...?!!
;o)
Will anyone else be wearing the pirate kit or as it's such a short distance does this not qualify?
Pink, have you signed up yet ;-)
Note to self - must start training soon.
So I managed to eek out a 1400 m swim on Sunday, which has filled me with much needed confidence after my initial concerns on the swimming leg, although it took the best part of 30 mins!! Still considering I could barely swim 200m without dying on my ass, I'm pretty chuffed. However - and tell me what I should do - Sunday night I'm sit reading the swimming skills bit of Joe Friels Tri Bible and he quotes all the techy stuff from total immersion; anchoring the hand and swimming like a fish etc and completely the opposite of my human like splashing around. I'm all for a bit more efficiency, so I do my 10k pace run last night finishing at the Gym and head to the pool. My god, I can't even do 100m swimming propery!! I'm sure my technique was better, but is it really worth continuing focusing on this? Would I not be better getting through this season and then look to improve my technique in the winter when I've got more time? Help!
Better to get it right first time I reckon, although your swimming is better than mine me being a novice, and therefore I got no right to talk!
Will decide for definite this weekend
I'm half way between feeling a bit evented out and having no incentive to train because I have no events coming up
But becoming a couch potato is not an option...
I sort of do wanna
<digs around in the bottom of her bag for her mojo>
Is that like a credit card?
How are you paying Maam?
Do you take Mojo?
Bananaman is a nice course, nice event.
Have you done much training in the banana outfit yet?
lol at the credit card
In fact don't I have mojo (or something) in my new Brooks Adrenalines? Maybe I should switch shoes...
Got my mojo back (with an extended credit limit)
Will enter today :-)
What does everyone think of Spinning? I attended my first class last night - though like an idiot I picked an advanced one and supposedly the toughest back.. how they laughed at the newbie. Seemed a remarkably tough 45 mins. Do we think there's any real benefit for TRI cycling?
All by the coach telling me I was not reaching or pulling all the way through.
My shoulders cane today however! And I still dont have stamina for much more than a couple of lengths crawl, but its coming slowly.
Never done any spinning classes Red, just prefer to get on the bike and ride the thing to be honest. Phillipa loves to be ridden long and hard!
That's some major improvement in your swimming Bassy - I've decided to heed your advice from yesterday and persevere with correct technique. I swam a few very short intervals concentrating on it last night... 25m then rest for 1 min etc just focussing on form. Hopefully we can both get the stamina up in time for Bananaman!
I like spinning. It's great in the winter when you can't get out on the roads/haven't got a turbo. Good for intervals too
Sometimes having someone shouting at you can be better motivation than listening to those voices in your head that can't really be trusted to say the right things!
The Italian is looking forward to meeting Phillipa :-)
I'll be at the bananaman............. supporting :-D
Finally getting my a$$ in gear and starting the training for this one although I still can't stand the water; maybe next week......
Names for bikes; mines 'the B1tch' as that's what she's called on every hill ;-)
We back in love today however, cos she was looking sexy as hell when I saw her nude carbon!