Thursday, 14 May 2026

73 days to go - need more sleep

Oaklands tomorrow cancelled and alarm set for 6:45am. Which is nearly 2 hours extra sleep. I’m going to swimming Saturday and I swam on Monday. I do need to up it to x3 a week which I’ll be doing soon.

Bedtime 

Work is tiring 
Staff sickness, staff dealing with personal issues, staff left via voluntary severance. We just need to keep going till w/c Monday 6th July when we’re all together, Mon-Fri 8am-8pm 

To do :

1. Sibs just giving page
2. Order new bike shoes for the bike fit with dave hooper 
3. Get used to High5 nutrition 
4. Learn how to make flapjack 

Wednesday, 13 May 2026

74 days to go

Rest day 

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Closed up the allotment this evening 
Starting to get nervous about the Outlaw

Need to focus on the HHH and then fact Sue and I could be cyclibg 100miles on Sunday xx

Tuesday, 12 May 2026

75 days to go

OMG swam 1900m and cycled 50mins all before 9:30am 🥳

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Am quite tired!
This month and next are my two huge, key training months. 
The Outlaw is getting closer and closer 

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Monday 11th May - long run

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I so very nearly didn’t go for a run
Had been raining, WIngs that evening, Deb’s and I had done lots of mum admin, it would have been so easy to just not go running.

But then I thought.
The long run is vital
76 days to go
When I make the swim / bike cutoff I’ll have at least 7 hours to do the marathon. That’s doable as long as I’m able to keep going quicker than a painful slow walk 🤣 Hence the importance of the long run.

So I did it.
Delighted xxx

Sunday, 10 May 2026

77 days to go - beast from the east

68km today
So many hills.
So many amazing views 

The Outlaw bike course is not lumpy 
Today’s course was lumpy 
I could not have done another 110km today!!!

Sue and I are doing the Hampshire Hilly Hundred next Sunday. 
I wonder how long that will take and if I’m broken at the end. 

Still plenty of time till I go long. 
I am nervous though.


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Saturday, 9 May 2026

78 days to go

I need to nail some more long bike ride but today has been fun

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Friday, 8 May 2026

79 days to the Outlaw

Today started strong 
Off to Jenny’s the Oaklands for STC 6-7am swim session 1850m

Breakfast at Jenny's then home 
Lidls before the allotment to meet Jenny & Sue
Loved showing to off
Ate a radish - so hot.

We had lunch in Mettricks
Art gallery juat about to close - 3pm so we did hugging and I went home

Hair cut
Tidied
Didn’t go for a 5 hour bike ride
I am very tired. 

Off to shower then bed 


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