becoming very real now

i've not updated the blog for over a month now and theres a simple reason for that...its called 'the fear' and it made me feel a little bit of a hypocrite writing this blog portraying how 'well' training has been going when actually i wonder if i've bitten off much more than i can chew entering Ironman.
i think i've got the measure of the fear for now so i thought i may as well put some more words down.
April and May were decent months...i had a spanking new bike (full carbon) that i covered miles and miles on. i've got the better of sheephouse lane now though i've never had to ride up it 3 times with 20 odd miles in between each go. i plan to try that in the coming months.
The good news is they have changed the course this week so the loop is quite a bit easier after SH Lane so again i'm feeling like i can do that.
my running is still rubbish...and it always will be...so i'm taking on riding as much as i can in the hope that i can finish the bike section on the day with enough time to walk the marathon....not exactly in the spirit of ironman but i think its the only chance i have of getting around.

swimming is improving massively in one sense but not in another. I got a new wetsuit...which made me realise how bad my old one was, at least 3 sizes too big. the new one fits like a second skin (my mrs says it was made for an umpalumpa) and is perfect. i'm only doing OW swimming now and can easily knock out a mile/mile and a half so i'm beginning to believe i can make the cut off on the day....Bad thing is i've developed 'swimmers shoulder' this is from increasing swimming way too quickly coupled with rubbish technique...nothing i can do about it now so i'm just gonna live with it (tough or what??)

I was supposed to do my first Tri of the year last week but due to an unfortunate accident mrs B had on her 2 week old bike (very intimate moment between bike and wall) i decided to stay home on the day and look after her....so my first Tri will be the olympic distance at Liverpool...exactly one year since my first ever Triathlon...and if you'd have told me then i would be doing Ironman i'd have laughed in your face.

i've ordered some new race day kit too....BCTTT cycling top for the bike leg...Teamlaws running top for the run. got to fly them flags eh??

just over 6 weeks to go and its all becoming frighteningly Real, i really am going to have to do this now so if you know me....come out and look out for me....i'll be near the back and will need your support to keep me going.