17 days to go - no London marathon

Day started watering the allotment

Found out I didn’t get into the London marathon 2027

Ended the day doing x7 laps at Eastleigh lakeside in my tri suit.

What a day.

The Outlaw swim is such a long way!

I’ll make the cutoff. 

But I need to be quicker than that. Hopefully in my wetsuit I’ll be 1:40 which will give me a good 10-15mins for T1 and still leave me plenty of time for the bike. 

18 days to go

25k cycle to and from Suzanne’s 

12-8pm work 

STC gazebo back in the shed.

It’s all very real 

Will see how the wetsuit is tomorrow but I may have to nip to decathlon for a medium as the large may well just fill up with water and drag me back when swimming. 

19 days to go

Started the day watering the allotment

Ended it smashing the P164 10mile STC TT

I’m feeling great!!!

I’m also feeling confident

However, it is such a long way but I am strong.

I may just do this!!!

20 days to go - rest day

Mum fell in the night so was helping her to get up at 1:30am 

England game didn’t start till 2am

Tired but up at 9am

Chilled morning 

Fish & chips for lunch

Last Lizzie massage. She’s helped me for over 2 years and now we’re done. She’s delighted with how I felt. Very positive about how strong and relaxed my body felt 🎉

Debs then Emi over

Possible new place for mum to move to 

Drove car back to soton 7:15pm, home by 8:30ish

Unpacked, supper, watering.

And now it’s the start of the new work pattern

Mon-Fri finishing at 4pm

This should help with the last couple of weeks of training. 

In 3 weeks I’ll be finished!

Today has been good

90min 6.25k walk with Phil and Honey dog in Norbury Park

Far too stressful watching the cricket so went for a run on the common using the Peacock’s porch as an aid station. 

16.5km 2.5hours. 

Soles of my feet sore

Need my longer short socks 

Sultans are a great running snack 

Loved the run 

9min km’s would be just under 6.5hours 

I’m going to have to have a great cycle leg to make sure I’ve got enough time to run the marathon but still have my time start with a 15 🥰

22 days to go

Banstead parkrun with Ingie - it was so easy, just chatted the entire way round 

Sadly Ingie tripped over a sleeping policeman no one saw just before we got back to the car. 

In the afternoon - Leatherhead leisure centre for a swim 2050m in 49.20

23 days to go

Resting yesterday was perfect 

I was nervous about staying at mums if still feeling rough. I feel loads better. 

6-7am STC swim session at Oaklands community pool.

Jenny and I cycled out to Beaulieu, Bucklers Hard. Got a bit lost. Approx 50km

Met Sue at Eling & waved goodbye to Jenny then off into the Hampshire countryside via Totton finishing at Headlands cafe over in Weat Wellow near Canada Common. Another approx 50km

Total cycle 5ours 

My km/hr needs to be faster but I should be okay in closed roads, no stopping and at my pace. 

Blood test RHS

Drove to mums 

Bedtime 

I felt great today. Very strong. I know I will finish in time // within the cutoffs. I wonder though if I can get a result that starts with a 15 🤔