Rest day 20/5 - 67 days to go

Chilled in the allotment before work 

Chilled after work at home watching Netflix 

Realised I do need to sort out getting more sleep 

68 days to go - lovely run

Cycled to the leisure centre

Locked up my bike and headed off for a run - within 5mins I’m in the countryside! Just glorious 

(7km, 55mins) 

Nipped to Phil’s for tea & homemade flapjack / shortbread plus admired the garden. 

Ran back to the leisure centre then cycled back to mum’s via debs to drop a happy surgery day card for her for tomorrow 🥰

Now back in Southampton getting sorted for my next 4 days at work 

 

69 days to go.

The clock juat keeps on ticking!

9 weeks of training then a week of tapering. 

I will be done in 10 weeks 

This time in 10 weeks I think I’ll be quite broken but will feel epic x

S&C 

Stretching

Taking everything gently after yesterdays 109k bike ride

Will run & HB tomorrow before back to work on Wednesday 

Tired yet also feeling a mixture of terror, excitement and determination. 

I now need to sort out my just giving page for Sibs and buy some new bike shoes - my feet were sore on Sunday. 

Plus today Debs checked out Mum’s new toy 🤣

109km Hampshire Hilly Hundred

So much fun!

Sue got a puncture, decided 100km was plenty so we spent ages at the aid station eating 🤣 plus it meant no cycling in the rain xx

Sue eats / drinks every 15min when on a big ride

It worked so well 

I will be replicating this from now on.

The bike course for the Outlaw is flat.

My km per hour will be way higher than 18.8km & it has to be otherwise I won’t make the cutoff 🤔😬

In fact 23km per hour will make the cutoff 

I reckon it’ll be at least 25km per hour 🥳

71 days to go - stc swim & wedding party

Fabulous to make a Saturday morning STC swim session at the Quays. 1600m approx 57mins 

Then tea.

Tried to have a nap as off to Winchester in the evening for Linda & Louise’s wedding party. It was fabulous 

72 days to go

I’m loving the extra bike ride either before or after work - feels like a moving Hurtbox session 🥰

Work has been ridiculous 

Utterly shattered 

Very excited for my 4 day mini break 

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