Circuits and Lakeside

20-25mins of circuits at Wide Lane then nipped to Lakeside - 3 laps

8.41

8.48

8.47

Approx 990m - 26.16

I could have easily of swum another two or three laps but got worried about my bike and bags. Which was just as well because Ellie got out at the same time :)

Cycled home, ate pasta/chicken/pesto and salad. Yum.

I have no idea how it'll go in two weeks time at the Lakesman - what I do know is that I'm really excited and quietly confident that I'll finish within the cutoff... I guess we'll know in less than three weeks if I do!!!

Whatever happens though I will be signing up for the Outlaw full IM. 

If I get in then I will need a proper TP and I will need to follow it...

This evening though was super. Warm, sunny. 

Wide Lane was lovely, the lake was magical 

13 hour day

Did 9am - 10pm today, covering for a sick colleague. How do people do this every day?????

Managed to snick in 3.75 hours of jet washing :)

Girls dared me / couldn't believe I hadn't already jet washed it xx

Just Run at Wide Lane then Puccini's

New thing at work - four measured run routes around wide lane. 

Couldn't get onto the island site due to archery so did x4 laps of the main site

19.41

17.50

18.04

18.43

Approx 9k 1:14.20

Shower then cycled to Shirley and Puccini's to meet the girls for food, wine and much laughter

Strong swim session this evening

Was so close to bailing but decided to keep going :) 

Tri bars!!!

Finally :)

Although I needed a PhD to fit them!

Needless to say they're still abit wonky...

No time today to go out on them - will go for a spin tomorrow eve after swimming and popping along to the tri club bbq/picnic

Ita and Mikes for morning coffee

Waved Jules off back to London

Popped to the Mayflower gym for half an hour

Decathlon, SuperDrugs, Lidls. 

Haircut.

RHP

Roast chicken 

Another great day

Fabulously full day :)

Day started at 5:45am and finished at 11:45pm - 18 hours of awesomeness!!!

Lakeside by 7am

1300m

4 Laps - 34.46

8.32

8.55

8.43

8.34

Suzanne dropped me home by 8:30am

Cleaned.

Tudor house for a cuppa with Suzanne.

Met Jules off the London train at 11:50am

We then met Ita in Mettricks Woolston 1:30pm for lunch and wine

We all checked out RHP's foundation in printmaking final show at Red Hot Press

Jules and I had a drink and saw Rocket Man at Showcase Cinema - used my alumni card to get student tickets.

Then home to listen to Elton John songs and eat toast and chocolate ice cream.

Top top day 

Musing on panic

I shouldn't be panicking as I'm in good shape but I am.

Swimming - will see how I do at lakeside tomorrow morning. I'm def slower than when I did Weymouth 70.3... 600m 15mins. But the swim is in a lake not a choppy currentie sea.

Cycle - def doing more. Need to get some tri bars

Also I'm not stopping so much to back pedal during sessions :)

Run - def stronger.

It's the 5hours to do the swim / cycle that I'm worried about...

So excited!!!