That’s a wrap - week 15 in the bag

My body definitely knows it's at the pointy end of the training now!!

I was so tired after Thursdays running and walking after Wednesdays bike ride. Managed the gym on Friday and a lot of sitting in my chair falling asleep. 

Let's see what week 16 brings and then fact that in exactly 63 days time there's a very good chance I'll still be running 😂

Exactly 9 weeks to go!!

This time in 9 weeks I'll be racing the Outlaw tomorrow 

Eeeeeek

Plenty of time

Trust your training

Just don't miss anything

Prioritise the long cycle 

Today was good - 6k run in 43mins then tri club swim session 

9 weeks to go - feeling strong

Update!!

Was off work Monday as had a dodgy tummy - slept and cleaned 💪

Back to work Tuesday - cycled while watching Mandalorian when I got home for about 1.25hours.

Wednesday - swam at Ellingham - about 1400m approx 30-35mins. Utterly gorgeous 

Plan said to cycle 5 hours this week

Oh good lord - soooo boring!! Managed 3.25 - lovely bike ride to Fawley, Lepe, Beaulieu then home. More Mandalorian

And I need new bike shorts!!

Today - 50,000 steps 

Am quite tired.

1.5hour walk with Abel and some of the Camino Way running sisters

More Mandalorian and cooked a chicken

8k run

Cup of tea with Jenny and Alec

4k run

Supper 

Scooter to the common

Walked to the track

3.8k STC track session

Walked / jogged to London road 3k

Scooter home as utterly and completely knackered

Approx 19k of running in approx 3.25hours

Approx 2.25hours of walking

50,000 steps

At least 5.5hours on my feet 

Swim, gym and some cycling tomorrow 

Run and swim Saturday morning before off to Hove to see Clare and E 

Then back to work Sunday.

How am I feeling?

Swim = okay - it's just such a long time to be swimming - approx 1.75hours

Bike = not sure. Will have a better idea after next Saturday and the bike leg of the Rattler - 84miles so approx 130km

I guess I'll need to do it ideally in 5.5hours so it'll be interesting to see how long it actually takes. 

Run = just concerned about how my feet will feel as my previous long running events since Brighton marathon in 2017 the soles of my feet have got really sore. Figure I need to just have more days of making sure I'm on my feet for at least 5+ hours.

So all in all with about 66 days left till the Outlaw I'm feeling cautiously kinda maybe slightly optimistic that I'll be within the cutoffs by mabes 15-30mins xxx

Oh and FYI I have now finished watching The Mandalorian and thought it was fantastic 🤗

10 weeks to go!!!!

Forgot week 8

RR10 - 1st one for me in 2023

Manor Farm country club

7.5km - loved it

Such a beautiful evening, such a fabulous run route

Plus cycled there and back, with a cheeky cuppa in Hamble at Rosie's on my way home 

Training update

Fundraising for Sibs has started!!

Wahooooo

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#LetsDoThis xxx

Sat on a mountain 🤗

Sat under a tree at the top of the descent down to Sa Calabra. Decided I didn't want to do the 500m down, 2k up then 10k straight down to the Ocean. So am sat in the shade feeling rather wonderful.

Jenny Penney is on her way up, Suzanne, Richard and Jen are heading down, Charlotte and Sue have headed back to the villa. Such a beautiful sunny day. I'm def feeling as if all is right in the world. Done about 27km so far but that does include going up a mountain 😂

Day 5 - the steps and some of the mountain

Quite a leisurely day today

Ran to the steps 6.4km 60mins and I was def a bit quicker up the steps today compared with Mondays run 

Bit of a swim in the pool

Bit of leftovers for lunch

Bit of reading my book

Then decided to cycle 45mins up the mountain that starts outside our front door

It was a 17km round trip

Went up for 47mins

Came down in 16mins

Amazing views

So tired slogging up the mountain at 7.5km/h

You just have to concentrate on the moment otherwise it's to depressing as you know it's relentless 

Feeling epic

Fabulous BBQ

All in bed by 11am as we're going to the top on the mountain tomorrow 🥳

100km in 4:30 🥳 day 4 done

Today was a longer ride

100km

4:30 moving time but we were out for at least 7 hours

Late start

Cycled to Petra for lunch via Santa Margalida for coffee. Then home via Alcudia and I got a flat tire. Siiigh.

Fabulous day

Bit tired but def feeling strong 

Mallorca full day 3

Amazing!!!

1st run for awhile - amazing - up the 365 steps to one of the churches in Pollenca 

6k 1 hour

Swam in our pool

Then 49km 2:15 pootle about following Sue who was loving just cycling around her old haunts from lots of previous Mallorca cycling holidays 

Then hoorah for Charlotte and Tobie finally arriving