Wednesday, 22 July 2026

4 days to go - lake water quality

Rest day today and A/L
Have spent a lot of the day getting organised. 

I’ve trimmed down my wetsuit  - however we won’t know until Friday if we’re swimming due to blue / green algae 😕

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Tuesday, 21 July 2026

5 days to go

I’m now on A/L 🥳
Starting to gather my kit into one place
Have made some flapjack
Did a 30mins run - 3.6km 31.47

x3 Graduation ceremonies 

Aiming to be in bed before 11pm 

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Sunday, 19 July 2026

Exactly one week to go!!!!

Nothing more I can do now 
But I can cock it all up with panic training, not eating / drinking / sleeping well this week and not making sure I’m well prepared for my Nottingham weekend. 

I’m so excited but also very nervous. 
I know I can do each leg within the cutoffs
I’m planning on being no more than 10mins in each transition.
I’m going to eat and drink my way round the course. 

1516
#YouVeGotThis xx


Ashtead Park walk with Nessie this afternoon. 
No blackberries yet but it was utterly gorgeous xx
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Saturday, 18 July 2026

8 days to go!!

And now I’m thinking this time next week I’ll be in Nottingham, racked and registered. And then I think and this time 3 years ago I was learning how to walk again. 

Last long run - off to The Barn for a cuppa with Becky. We shared a cookie 🍪 

10k 1:25

I’m ready xx

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Friday, 17 July 2026

9 days to go - my bike is amazing

Got my bike back from Velo Care. 
OMG - Suzanne’s wheels are the swimming equivalent of fins. I had a 37min cycle around Southampton before heading up to mums. The bike rode like a dream. Let’s see what happens next Sunday but those wheels may well give me 20+ mins on the bike. So happy. 

My brick run was very short but glad I went out.
Pretty sure I’ve decided on my run kit. Will be running in it tomorrow to see how it feels 

Great STC swim session this morning at Oaklands 
I felt so sluggish but did nearly 2k 🥳

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