50 days to go 🥰

3 years ago I was gearing up for the Outlaw just like I am now although I def feel better prepared this time around. 

Got x2 pairs new cycling shoes from Jacqui - they’re fabulous. So happy. Will take to Dave on Wednesday for my bike fit. Very glad I’ve got mums car as it was raining this morning. No cycling to work via Totton 😅

I am feeling very proud of myself 

Got home and within 5mins was back out and on my town bike for 48mins of cycling - 14.5km.

51 days to go

1600m swim before work - STC Oaklands session

Allotment after work 

Then some tidying, some modern family and quite a few portions of my trail mix 

Let’s just say I’ll have to buy some more dried fruit and m&m’s 😬

No long ride

Hmmmm

Didn’t manage the 3.5hour bike ride or brick run

Managed 65mins in the gym 

I need to figure out some long rides

53 days to go

Swam in the morning 2175m in 53 mins

Drinks in the evening with these two 🥰

54 days to go

It’s starting to get very real.

Ran this evening in Fetcham as gave Katie a lift to ballet. Ran approx 8.75km in about 1:05

That would be a just under 6 hour marathon. 

55 days to go

3,100m 1:18

7x 400m

Should have been 8x 400m but there was a late school booking so had to leave the pool by 10:05

Exeter to meet Leanne

Drinks then mac’n cheese back at her and Jake’s new house 

56 days to go

HB outside for an hour before work 

Bumped into Ed from tri club which was fab

Day 4/4 of work 🥰

Watered the allotment after work and chilled there for a good extra 30mins 

Love plot4 so much 

This time 2023 was the Rattler weekend of approx 2.5k lake swim, 10k run then 100mile bike ride 

After the bike ride I just thought oh crap, how on earth am I fit enough for a bloody ironman!! The accident was horrific but crikey, also dodged a bullet 🤣

I think this time I will be fit enough in 56 days.

My poor little heart may well burst with joy when I cross the finish line. 

It’s the direct correlation between the effort it’s taken to cross the line compared with the magnitude of the event which has in the past made every fibre of every cell in my body become pure joy. It’s an amazing feeling. I’m excited to have that feeing super sized in about 8 weeks xxx