here we are then....just over a month to go...and the fear has gripped me in a big way.....i've not a lot to post really other than 2 very contrasting race reports...one a DNF of what was my B race at Bala...and one a great race at liverpool OD,,i'll start with Bala and then do a new post for liverpool.....these are long and if your in the BCTTT...you've already read them
Where: Bala, North Wales
When: 12th June 2011
Organiser: Wrecsam Tri
Distance(s): 2000m Lake swim, 80km bike and 20km run
Marshalling: excellent
Facilities: portaloos - leisure Centre toilets and showers
Technical: Bala Lake swim , out and back bike 900ft climbing each way, out and back run almost 500ft climb then back down
Freebies: towel, Gel, goodness shakes recovery drink!
Right then, first time i've done one of these so i'm trying to follow others examples with some detailed information about the race, the conditions and my feelings...although my race experience only covers the swim....cause i canned it 5 miles into the bike ride.....anyway....
Bala Middle distance triathlon is listed as one of the 10 toughest triathlons and was featured in a recent issue of Triathlon plus...here's a couple of choice excerpts from the piece
Even in June jumping into the picturesque Lake Bala ...will knock the breath out of you and make your head ring with cold.
The pain only increases with 993m of long arduous climbing over 80k bike
The run is 'so steep in places that you can hear you legs screaming in protest
Soooo.i thought it would be a good practice race in prep for IMUK.....i wanted a no pressure situation (no strict cut offs etc) where i could properly test my race plan....it didnt go to plan.
we rocked up to Bala on saturday lunchtime....wanted to give myself plenty of time to find it...check into hotel...meander down to registration....have a look at the lake and watch people doing a charity swim etc (but OMG the swim turnaround looked like it was a long way away)...meet up with a few people and have a beer and a meal etc...then get an early night...good sleep and be raring to go on race day....weather saturday was great..but the forecasts for Sunday didnt look good...although the forecasts did seem to be improving suggesting the rain would stay away till about 3pm....all good!!
We'd elected to stay at the white lion hotel on Bala high street...and out room was lovely...four poster bed...great bathroom...loads of room for me, Cat and the trek madone...happy.
Met with my mate simon and Andy and his Mrs Mandy (fellow IMUKers) and had a wander round then settled in to have a couple of beers before our meal....this is about where it started to go wrong!!
we booked our table for 8pm...promptly sat and ordered at 8.15 all feeling hungry and drinking water (being very good)...9.20 our meal finally arrived...and tbh it wasnt great...but hey ho...ate and up to our room at 10.
Nice bottle of NUUN before bed sat watching a bit of TV and then turned in about 10.30 feeling tired and thinking i'd sleep just fine...then about an hour later it started!
Bala isnt a big place....i reckon there are 3 pubs...and right next to the white lion is a kebab shop...and over the road a pizza place....this proved to be the meeting place for wave after wave of drunk people singing every song (glory glory man utd.....or even heartbeat...were once i could recognise) and shouting which to me sounded like they were in my room! This continued till about 4 am and every time i nodded off another wave came....it was seriously a bad night and i guess i managed 2-3 hours sleep max...
RACE DAY.
woke up incredibly reluctantly at 6.30 and realised it was going to be a bad day right away...i simply had NO INCLINATION at all to go and do 6-7 hours of exercise....we met for breakfast and everybody was saying the same things....although simon and Andy both said they had managed to sleep through most of the commotion...i was so tired i couldnt even get down scrambled eggs on a single piece of toast.
so we decided to go get our kit and head to rack our bikes and get numbered up etc.....walked out of the hotel (8.15am) and the rain was teaming down!!!
Brill!!!
the next couple of hours were spent either complaining or hearing people complain about how crap the weather was and how much they couldnt be arsed!! and i really have never felt i didnt want to even start before...but i really did not want to race on this day!!
THE MOST EXPENSIVE TRAINING SWIM EVER!!
my race plan was to treat the whole thing as a long training session......my target times were modest....swim and T1 in one hour...Bike and T2 in 3.30.....run in under 2.30....so 7 hours finish.
I was in the 3rd wave with the gun going about 10 and stood around in my wetsuit i was freezing!!!! finally the time came to get into the lake and it wasnt as cold as i anticipated so i was happy...i positioned myself out to the right but not at the back...i figured the swimmers there would be similar to me...not looking to swim over each other but also not wanting to be last....then the gun went!
I read an article last week that suggested the key to swim success in a long race (for people like me) is to concentrate all the way round on technique...and if you feel your technique wander....to slow down...so i did this....and i have to say i was well chuffed with myself on the out leg the pack had spread (though was bumpy at first but i didnt give any of my space away and didnt stop if i got bumped) and i was into my stroke and seemed to be flying along....my sighting was going ok and i swam over to the left to go round close to the bouys as my confidence grew!!! brill....got to the turnaround and it got rough...really choppy....really cold and this seperated the men from the boys...so the field split massively and i was convinced i was dead last (which i was nowhere near)..i got my head down and just got to work...my stroke was proper knocked off but i plugged away and finally arrived at the banking up to the jetti.....i must have looked like a new born lamb trying to get out of the water....got a bit of cramp in the left calf and under foot it was agony (rocky and freezing feet) but i made it out and went to get changed.
AT this point the rain was bucketing down (i hadnt noticed in the water) and when i got to my kit i was freezing....got my wettie off really well (for probably the first time ever) and shivered into my cycle top, tried to put on my arm warmers but as i couldnt dry my arms (raining too hard) that wasnt happening so put on my jacket, hat and shoes and exited T1...1.01...Not bad!!
Waved at Cat and Mandy under their brolly and realised my hands were so cold i struggled to move the gear leavers...and at that point realised my gloves were still in the box...i did not want to be here at all...i went through the town and turned left up the first hill where people were already on their way back (not the leaders...people retiring) and i passed about 4 people on this little hill alone....down the other side where 30mph would be easy....did about 14 as there was a river of water keeping pace with my tyres and making aquaplaning a real possibility....i kept going actually passing people but came upto the second climb (its up up and up till about 12 miles) and it was going into cloud/fog etc.......Sod that...i've had enough...i pulled in..got my phone and text cat to meet me back at the car.
It wasnt a difficult decision and wasnt one i felt i would regret...the race was supposed to be something i would enjoy (its a beautiful part of the world) and a chance to practice....but i was only practising riding carefully and ignoring the cold...and finishing just didnt mean that much to me.
Watching people come in and make it through the Bike leg not one person had a smile on their face and i felt no regret or shame that i had canned it...i was GLAD...over 200 (so i heard) people DNF'd this race...the highest in its history.....the lack of sleep didnt help...and the weather didnt help....its just bad luck really and without one or the other (ie. i'd slept...OR the weather was nice) i may have felt different.
Its not knocked my confidence at all.....in fact the swim went great...so i'm still well up for another bash at IMUK...just a shame my other big race this year turned out like this!!
Tuesday, 28 June 2011
Tuesday, 10 May 2011
April brings smiles!!!
April was a much much better month..but cost me a small fortune.
It all started in March with back injury....its a long standing injury but this year really threatened my second attempt at Ironman. i hardly did any training in March so i was determined to try and get back on track..but it had to be steady and slow and i had to ignore the books and other peoples training blogs and remember this was my race against only myself...and patience is how i'll come back.
So it started with the chiropractor and he got me straight...it then moved on to Bridgetown Cycles, bike mecca of the UK.(http://www.btownbikes.com//) Mike there is a genius when it comes to bike fitting and he set me up with a new trek madone 3.1 that fits me perfect and is incredible to ride...so i'm chuffed to bits with that...unfortunately the WAT (Wife Added Tax..for those of you not in the BCTTT) stood at a whopping 100%...so i had to buy MrsB one too....Trek Madone 3.1 WSD.....the good thing about this is when out riding together Cat has improved 100% too...so i'm not waiting for her any more (in fact in a hungover state she actually chicked me up the hills)...both bikes are brilliant and its nice to have somebody to ride with though she's obviously not training to achieve the same sort of distances so my longer rides will probably be part alone.
Finally OW swimming is here too...i started last week in reading at the copthorne hotel HI 5 swim centre....cold but a mile right off the bat and pretty easy...pretty slow (36 mins) but thats about my pace so i can start building that up now.
April 2010 239 cycling
April 2011 202 cycling
April 2010 30 running
April 2011 31 running
no swimming...that started in May last year and has done this year
So...the back is feeling great, the shoulders not too bad (probably a bike problem too)..knees like cream cheese!!! but i'm on track i think....i have not lost as much weight as i'd hoped (i lost 1/2 stone before injury but some of that went back on) so i'm going to try and get that down a bit more...though as i've always said....i wont worry too much about that. fitness wise i reckon i'm stronger than i was on race day last year in both biking and running...so its time to focus for 12 weeks....and make it happen!!
It all started in March with back injury....its a long standing injury but this year really threatened my second attempt at Ironman. i hardly did any training in March so i was determined to try and get back on track..but it had to be steady and slow and i had to ignore the books and other peoples training blogs and remember this was my race against only myself...and patience is how i'll come back.
So it started with the chiropractor and he got me straight...it then moved on to Bridgetown Cycles, bike mecca of the UK.(http://www.btownbikes.com//) Mike there is a genius when it comes to bike fitting and he set me up with a new trek madone 3.1 that fits me perfect and is incredible to ride...so i'm chuffed to bits with that...unfortunately the WAT (Wife Added Tax..for those of you not in the BCTTT) stood at a whopping 100%...so i had to buy MrsB one too....Trek Madone 3.1 WSD.....the good thing about this is when out riding together Cat has improved 100% too...so i'm not waiting for her any more (in fact in a hungover state she actually chicked me up the hills)...both bikes are brilliant and its nice to have somebody to ride with though she's obviously not training to achieve the same sort of distances so my longer rides will probably be part alone.
Finally OW swimming is here too...i started last week in reading at the copthorne hotel HI 5 swim centre....cold but a mile right off the bat and pretty easy...pretty slow (36 mins) but thats about my pace so i can start building that up now.
April 2010 239 cycling
April 2011 202 cycling
April 2010 30 running
April 2011 31 running
no swimming...that started in May last year and has done this year
So...the back is feeling great, the shoulders not too bad (probably a bike problem too)..knees like cream cheese!!! but i'm on track i think....i have not lost as much weight as i'd hoped (i lost 1/2 stone before injury but some of that went back on) so i'm going to try and get that down a bit more...though as i've always said....i wont worry too much about that. fitness wise i reckon i'm stronger than i was on race day last year in both biking and running...so its time to focus for 12 weeks....and make it happen!!
Wednesday, 13 April 2011
march injury part 2
As i said in the last post...march always seems to be a tough month and this year it was a total write off...i had the worst back injury i've had in ten years and it took me the whole month to get back straight and training again....it cast very serious doubts over my attempt this year also resulted in eating and drinking too much so weight loss stalled/went backwards too.....
but i'm happy to say i've come out of the other side and am back in full training.
I have to thank Grant @ Backinmotion (my chiropractor) for this...the guy is a genius with back problems and knew exactly what to do....exactly what i can do and never pushed...also never forced more (£32 a go) treatment on me if i didnt need it. Legend.
Another legend is Mike 'The Bike' Taylor @ Bridgetown cycles....i took my Ribble for a pro bike fitting and its incredible what this guy knows about getting the most out of your bike....he also has 'jedi mind tricks' and somehow i ended up trading in the ribble and buying a Trek Madone 3.1 Carbon road bike....WAT (wife added tax) came to 100% for this as i had to buy cat (mrsB) one too if i wanted one myself but he did a fantastic deal...took our bikes in PX and i'm thrilled to bits with the new one....on top of that it rides and feels incredible and comfortable so mike wasnt just trying to sell me a new bike...he was RIGHT...and now so is the bike.
I'm racking up the miles on it and back to full running...swimming has been very slow cause i'm bored with the pool but only 3 weeks or so till open water starts which i love doing and feel my shoulders will be ready for a decent assault.
As i said march was almost a complete write off with just 13 miles running and 68 cycling with 4 in the pool....very poor....April will be better (in fact it already is) though i've been coming back slowly and incorporating a lot of core work and back stretches.
I'm currently thinking of ditching one run a week in favour of either an extra ride or a palates / core workout but i've not yet decided and wont get hung up on it.
only 8 weeks or so to Bala and i'm going to have a right good go at being ready for that....cause if i can be ready for that i wont be far off being ready for IMUK!
famous last words eh??
but i'm happy to say i've come out of the other side and am back in full training.
I have to thank Grant @ Backinmotion (my chiropractor) for this...the guy is a genius with back problems and knew exactly what to do....exactly what i can do and never pushed...also never forced more (£32 a go) treatment on me if i didnt need it. Legend.
Another legend is Mike 'The Bike' Taylor @ Bridgetown cycles....i took my Ribble for a pro bike fitting and its incredible what this guy knows about getting the most out of your bike....he also has 'jedi mind tricks' and somehow i ended up trading in the ribble and buying a Trek Madone 3.1 Carbon road bike....WAT (wife added tax) came to 100% for this as i had to buy cat (mrsB) one too if i wanted one myself but he did a fantastic deal...took our bikes in PX and i'm thrilled to bits with the new one....on top of that it rides and feels incredible and comfortable so mike wasnt just trying to sell me a new bike...he was RIGHT...and now so is the bike.
I'm racking up the miles on it and back to full running...swimming has been very slow cause i'm bored with the pool but only 3 weeks or so till open water starts which i love doing and feel my shoulders will be ready for a decent assault.
As i said march was almost a complete write off with just 13 miles running and 68 cycling with 4 in the pool....very poor....April will be better (in fact it already is) though i've been coming back slowly and incorporating a lot of core work and back stretches.
I'm currently thinking of ditching one run a week in favour of either an extra ride or a palates / core workout but i've not yet decided and wont get hung up on it.
only 8 weeks or so to Bala and i'm going to have a right good go at being ready for that....cause if i can be ready for that i wont be far off being ready for IMUK!
famous last words eh??
Wednesday, 9 March 2011
Feb was brill....March has started bad
There seems to be something about March....last year we lost Corky....which knocked me for 6....this year i've hurt my back....i've missed a week of training so far and will probably miss another week. this week is supposed to be the start of build training too...so a real step back now.
February was a very consistent month training wise....much better than last years feb....for comparison
Feb 2010 Running 54 miles (did a HM in feb though)
Feb 2011 Running 47 miles
Feb 2010 Cycling 37 miles
Feb 2011 Cycling 182 miles
much of the cycling was on the turbo...which has proved useful as can be seen via the figures....but then the bubble burst.
i'll update once i know more about the injury...i have a lot to put right but it is all do-able.
heres hoping!!!
February was a very consistent month training wise....much better than last years feb....for comparison
Feb 2010 Running 54 miles (did a HM in feb though)
Feb 2011 Running 47 miles
Feb 2010 Cycling 37 miles
Feb 2011 Cycling 182 miles
much of the cycling was on the turbo...which has proved useful as can be seen via the figures....but then the bubble burst.
i'll update once i know more about the injury...i have a lot to put right but it is all do-able.
heres hoping!!!
Tuesday, 1 February 2011
Started with a splutter not a bang
a month in already!!!! it seems so close now...lol
January finally finishes and Training has been pretty good if i do say so myself...it started out slowly as in halfway through the first week and into the second week i was full of a cold..a nasty one too (man flu if not swine flu or worse :-) )which totally hampered training. at least the snow wasn't around this year.
Once i got over the cold training got kick started and its been going great. running...although still not fast is really coming on good and i'm feeling better every run i do...i'm even running up hills these days....in a strange way i enjoy the running the most..even though its what i'm worst at...i suppose its cause you don't have to think...just put in your ear buds turn up the music and see how you feel. all shortish runs up to 10k at the mo...under 70 mins and all at z2 HR.
Cycling at the moment is restricted to the Turbo trainer....i'm still not a fan of the turbo but after last year i know i need to embrace it...and build the legs up (which it is great for) before i start taking on the hills again come march....this time i'm going to ride, ride and ride more and really hope to knock maybe an hour off my ride time on the day....this will give me more time to try and relax into the run...anyway...more of race plans closer to the time.
I've also started swimming, the physio did a great job on getting my shoulder moving again and so far no adverse affects...no real distances done yet...but i'm taking it slow so as to avoid a setback.
In other news i've changed my schedule and have pulled out of the edinburgh marathon, it felt a bit close and people suggested i'd struggle to get back into long runs after it so i've decided to have a crack at Bala half ironman in june....it will be a really strong test as its very hilly...also a great event and one i'm looking forward to.
Also a big shout to MrsB here who has taken the plunge into the dark world of long distance triathlon and will be attempting to do the 'cowman' 70.3 in July...a real challenge and one that takes courage just to turn up at the start line for...Good luck Cat.x.
I'm feeling incredibly positive about it all at the moment...start of Jan i did have moments where i felt i didn't want to have another go cause i couldn't face all the training but now i'm into it and starting to see the improvements i feel differently...i've certainly eclipsed the training i did in January last year with the training i have done this year
Jan 2010 66 miles cycling 49 miles running
Jan 2011 112 mile cycling 60 miles running
I'm hoping i can keep it up and the more i do the more i cant wait to get to the finish line....every single run or ride i do i think of the moment in last years race when i knew i couldn't make it....
that's great motivation.
January finally finishes and Training has been pretty good if i do say so myself...it started out slowly as in halfway through the first week and into the second week i was full of a cold..a nasty one too (man flu if not swine flu or worse :-) )which totally hampered training. at least the snow wasn't around this year.
Once i got over the cold training got kick started and its been going great. running...although still not fast is really coming on good and i'm feeling better every run i do...i'm even running up hills these days....in a strange way i enjoy the running the most..even though its what i'm worst at...i suppose its cause you don't have to think...just put in your ear buds turn up the music and see how you feel. all shortish runs up to 10k at the mo...under 70 mins and all at z2 HR.
Cycling at the moment is restricted to the Turbo trainer....i'm still not a fan of the turbo but after last year i know i need to embrace it...and build the legs up (which it is great for) before i start taking on the hills again come march....this time i'm going to ride, ride and ride more and really hope to knock maybe an hour off my ride time on the day....this will give me more time to try and relax into the run...anyway...more of race plans closer to the time.
I've also started swimming, the physio did a great job on getting my shoulder moving again and so far no adverse affects...no real distances done yet...but i'm taking it slow so as to avoid a setback.
In other news i've changed my schedule and have pulled out of the edinburgh marathon, it felt a bit close and people suggested i'd struggle to get back into long runs after it so i've decided to have a crack at Bala half ironman in june....it will be a really strong test as its very hilly...also a great event and one i'm looking forward to.
Also a big shout to MrsB here who has taken the plunge into the dark world of long distance triathlon and will be attempting to do the 'cowman' 70.3 in July...a real challenge and one that takes courage just to turn up at the start line for...Good luck Cat.x.
I'm feeling incredibly positive about it all at the moment...start of Jan i did have moments where i felt i didn't want to have another go cause i couldn't face all the training but now i'm into it and starting to see the improvements i feel differently...i've certainly eclipsed the training i did in January last year with the training i have done this year
Jan 2010 66 miles cycling 49 miles running
Jan 2011 112 mile cycling 60 miles running
I'm hoping i can keep it up and the more i do the more i cant wait to get to the finish line....every single run or ride i do i think of the moment in last years race when i knew i couldn't make it....
that's great motivation.
Thursday, 6 January 2011
Happy New year
and a warm welcome back to my old friends 'Pain', 'Fatigue' and an early appearance from DOMS.
wow, its incredible how quickly you lose fitness.
I must admit that december was just about a complete washout...with no running, 2 turbo sessions (to test it after i bought it from a mate) and loads of beer and food. surprisingly i didnt put on any weight....i know this cause at the beginning of december i joined weight watchers on-line...not because i want to lose a load of weight...but so i can properly manage my calorie intake..rather than thinking just cause i've been running for an hour means i can eat all the pies!
Its incredibly easy and in the 4 weeks of december i actually lost 3lbs...lol...not what i expected in december. so thats good.
anyway training has officially started now...the snow has gone...the turbo is set up in the spare room with a big tv/computer monitor and i've had the go-ahead from my physio to start swimming.
On the subject of swimming i probably wont do much until about april...when the open water season starts...this is because i have two local pools and both are rubbish....one is full of the erm....lesser privileged people (best way i can put it) and is a nightmare with loads of kids...the other is 'the pool that time forgot' built in 1923 or something and hardly ever open....not to mention its boring going up and down in a pool. so i'll just go a few times...get some help with technique and test out the old shoulder...i'm not worried about the swim though, its the easy bit.
I had a lot of doubt over Christmas about how much i wanted to do this (in fact i still have them every day) but when people ask me about it i start chatting..and i go on and on...and i realise that i have to finish this...i have to have that ironman medal and put this thing to bed.....also...a mate has signed up after i convinced him...so i cant pull out now.....He'll be fine...barring any mechanical problems he'll finish easy (though he doesnt think so) so i have to deal with the doubts and work hard on it....and you know what?...DOMS is with me right now and it feels kind of good......i'm happy to be back!!!
my plan this time is to concentrate on getting very strong on the bike...and strengthening my core...so i dont have the same problems i had last year.
At the moment 'the fear' isnt with me....mainly i guess cause i know what to expect...but i still dont know if i can finish or not....so only one way to find out.
Here we go again then..........
wow, its incredible how quickly you lose fitness.
I must admit that december was just about a complete washout...with no running, 2 turbo sessions (to test it after i bought it from a mate) and loads of beer and food. surprisingly i didnt put on any weight....i know this cause at the beginning of december i joined weight watchers on-line...not because i want to lose a load of weight...but so i can properly manage my calorie intake..rather than thinking just cause i've been running for an hour means i can eat all the pies!
Its incredibly easy and in the 4 weeks of december i actually lost 3lbs...lol...not what i expected in december. so thats good.
anyway training has officially started now...the snow has gone...the turbo is set up in the spare room with a big tv/computer monitor and i've had the go-ahead from my physio to start swimming.
On the subject of swimming i probably wont do much until about april...when the open water season starts...this is because i have two local pools and both are rubbish....one is full of the erm....lesser privileged people (best way i can put it) and is a nightmare with loads of kids...the other is 'the pool that time forgot' built in 1923 or something and hardly ever open....not to mention its boring going up and down in a pool. so i'll just go a few times...get some help with technique and test out the old shoulder...i'm not worried about the swim though, its the easy bit.
I had a lot of doubt over Christmas about how much i wanted to do this (in fact i still have them every day) but when people ask me about it i start chatting..and i go on and on...and i realise that i have to finish this...i have to have that ironman medal and put this thing to bed.....also...a mate has signed up after i convinced him...so i cant pull out now.....He'll be fine...barring any mechanical problems he'll finish easy (though he doesnt think so) so i have to deal with the doubts and work hard on it....and you know what?...DOMS is with me right now and it feels kind of good......i'm happy to be back!!!
my plan this time is to concentrate on getting very strong on the bike...and strengthening my core...so i dont have the same problems i had last year.
At the moment 'the fear' isnt with me....mainly i guess cause i know what to expect...but i still dont know if i can finish or not....so only one way to find out.
Here we go again then..........
Thursday, 9 December 2010
BRRRRRRRrrrrrrrr
How bloody cold is it???
As usual when the snow comes training stalls....my running was going so well and i was genuinely pleased with the progress i was making and was actually enjoying doing it...but the cold came and brought with it snow...which also meant ice the day after and running is pretty much out of the question........so guess what i did???
I Got the Turbo out!!!!
This time i've got it set up in my spare room, with a PC and a 32" screen for company...i'm going to do all the sufferfest video workouts and started with 'angels' (www.thesufferfest.com)which is an absolute killer!
I know that if i'm to succeed this time round i need to cycle for a lot longer and a lot further than i did last year...so i'm gonna build it up from now to make sure i'm further on than i was when i started last year.....oh the PAIN!!!
the only other thing that happened this month was the BCTTT annual 'awards' dinner. with awards like 'i'm not dead i'm just resting' given for showing incredible restraint on the swim by letting everyone else exit the water first, you can see what type of night it was.
I'd like to say is was memorable but i drank so much that i can hardly remember any of it. but i'm sure it was a cracking night and i hope i can win an award of some kind next year!! and if your interested pictures are here :
http://s280.photobucket.com/albums/kk169/andybut99/BCTTT%20Lash%20up/
thats it for now...crimbo is upon us and then we're into the 7 month journey again...and this time...i really want a happy ending!!!
As usual when the snow comes training stalls....my running was going so well and i was genuinely pleased with the progress i was making and was actually enjoying doing it...but the cold came and brought with it snow...which also meant ice the day after and running is pretty much out of the question........so guess what i did???
I Got the Turbo out!!!!
This time i've got it set up in my spare room, with a PC and a 32" screen for company...i'm going to do all the sufferfest video workouts and started with 'angels' (www.thesufferfest.com)which is an absolute killer!
I know that if i'm to succeed this time round i need to cycle for a lot longer and a lot further than i did last year...so i'm gonna build it up from now to make sure i'm further on than i was when i started last year.....oh the PAIN!!!
the only other thing that happened this month was the BCTTT annual 'awards' dinner. with awards like 'i'm not dead i'm just resting' given for showing incredible restraint on the swim by letting everyone else exit the water first, you can see what type of night it was.
I'd like to say is was memorable but i drank so much that i can hardly remember any of it. but i'm sure it was a cracking night and i hope i can win an award of some kind next year!! and if your interested pictures are here :
http://s280.photobucket.com/albums/kk169/andybut99/BCTTT%20Lash%20up/
thats it for now...crimbo is upon us and then we're into the 7 month journey again...and this time...i really want a happy ending!!!
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