111 days, 15 weeks - 1st proper long ride

I feel as if Lizzie goes long has properly started.

75k / 3:15 in the new Forest with Suzanne then 2k/15mins brick run straight after 

Both felt good

Although I was thinking at 40k yee gods how am I going to keep going for another 140k at the end of July.

And after the 2k brick run off the bike there was a part of me that thought crikey, only another 40k of running to go and then I’ll be done 🤣

However…

I’ve still got 111 days until I’m racing.

That’s loads of time - 15 weeks

I’ll be fine!!!!

No run this evening

I was hungry when I finished work so made supper instead of running as soon as I got home from work.

Long cycle with Suzanne tomorrow morning with the long run in the diary for Wednesday. 

Just got to make sure I do them.

Bedtime 

End of my latest 4 days at work. 

Start of my next 4 day mini break. 

114 days to go - feeling strong

Fabulous!

Did some stretches in the morning - hub was empty

Then swam at lunchtime - just 550m but good to be in the water. Didn't swim at Oaklands this morning so very pleased to get into the pool even if only for 15mins

Then cycled the long way home. 

Have signed up for the Gridiron in October and a 200k bike ride through the forest in August. Oh and joined the National Trust & English Heritage. 

It was a slow day at work 🤣

I'm def feeling strong xx

115 days to go - rest day

And relax 

First day of my next 4 days at work

Day one of the Easter closure period at work

It was a very chilled day.

My new shift rota will be :

Monday to Friday

8am - 4pm

Hopefully I'll be able to regularly do 12-8pm Wednesdays so Elizabeth is still able to do her regular Wednesday evening with mates and I get a morning for swimming / HB xx

116 days to go - managed a long(ish) bike ride

1:45 is not quite 2:22

My training peaks is yellow - 74% completion rate. I was doing mental arithmetics trying to figure out if I was at 80% so I'd be Green 🤣 (great top tip Suzanne) 

1:45

33.5km

I was getting bored and my feet hurt

I need to get new bike shoes 

Thank goodness for podcasts 

Easter Monday 6/4 I'm going out with Suzanne and hopefully Jenny. I'm hoping to get out for 3.5 hours. It'll be great to see where I am with my bike fitness. Plus I don't think I'd manage 3.5 hours  on my own yet 🤔

31,379 steps xx

Fab day

Loved Bath Uni's gym - I had so much fun working out xx

Met Nic

Food, catch up and a lot of laughing.

I'm very tired. 

118 days to go 5.5k 42mins

No swim 

No S&C 

But I did run - 5.5k // 42mins

I'm next in Ashtead - evening of 6/4 for 3 days. I must do a better job of following my plan. I think 1/4/26 signals my need to 'Eye of Sauron' on my training plan 🤔🤣

118 days will go in a blink of any eye.

Remember - the whole time you were watching the Outlaw 2023 on Shaz's tablet in your hospital bed at RSH - all you were thinking was 'good god it's a fck of a long way' //' I did not do enough training'. 

I cannot make the same mistake again. 

Especially as this time round - I know exactly what to expect.