3 days to go - bike now in Sue’s van

Just chilling at the allotment after 40mins of watering 

The bike is now in Sue’s van

And I’m about to cycle to the university for a last swim before Sunday. Or if still too much blue green algae - last swim till next week. It’ll probably be a parkrun then 180k bike / marathon if the swim is cancelled. I’m okay with that. You can only race the race you’re given. If there is no swim I may be tempted to do another IM as opposed to probably being one and done. 

I do still want to do IM Wisconsin 🤔

Anyways

I’m ready

Nothing more I can do

I’ve decided on my kit. Had a little wobble thinking I should have gone with tri shorts for the whole event and then thought but it’s 7 hours of cycling so my nicely padded shorts are going to be so much more comfortable!!

4 days to go - lake water quality

Rest day today and A/L

Have spent a lot of the day getting organised. 

I’ve trimmed down my wetsuit  - however we won’t know until Friday if we’re swimming due to blue / green algae 😕

5 days to go

I’m now on A/L 🥳

Starting to gather my kit into one place

Have made some flapjack

Did a 30mins run - 3.6km 31.47

x3 Graduation ceremonies 

Aiming to be in bed before 11pm 

6 days to go!!!

Exactly one week to go!!!!

Nothing more I can do now 

But I can cock it all up with panic training, not eating / drinking / sleeping well this week and not making sure I’m well prepared for my Nottingham weekend. 

I’m so excited but also very nervous. 

I know I can do each leg within the cutoffs

I’m planning on being no more than 10mins in each transition.

I’m going to eat and drink my way round the course. 

1516

#YouVeGotThis xx

Ashtead Park walk with Nessie this afternoon. 

No blackberries yet but it was utterly gorgeous xx

8 days to go!!

And now I’m thinking this time next week I’ll be in Nottingham, racked and registered. And then I think and this time 3 years ago I was learning how to walk again. 

Last long run - off to The Barn for a cuppa with Becky. We shared a cookie 🍪 

10k 1:25

I’m ready xx

9 days to go - my bike is amazing

Got my bike back from Velo Care. 

OMG - Suzanne’s wheels are the swimming equivalent of fins. I had a 37min cycle around Southampton before heading up to mums. The bike rode like a dream. Let’s see what happens next Sunday but those wheels may well give me 20+ mins on the bike. So happy. 

My brick run was very short but glad I went out.

Pretty sure I’ve decided on my run kit. Will be running in it tomorrow to see how it feels 

Great STC swim session this morning at Oaklands 

I felt so sluggish but did nearly 2k 🥳