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70 days to go
Project Regensburg now has 70 days to go which means that I have 7 weeks of hard training and 3 weeks of taper to go. The taper is really just another name for a rest - there is a science to it where you steadily reduce training volume but maintain the training intensity but the reality for [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )The End of this Chapter
I have now thoroughly enjoyed a prolonged sabattical reacquainting myself with burgers and beer and thought I had better close this chapter and tie up some loose ends. As mentioned in the last update we had to turn to Plan B to finish off the challenge. The original plan, which had been a year in [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )The "Not So" Great Weegie Dook
OK, so you get the message like I did on Tuesday night. The final step, and the only guaranteed bling, of the challenge has been postponed. Now given that Strathclyde Park is effectively a large Weegie puddle I had foolishly made the assumption that blue-green algae would be an enhancement rather than a hazard. Who would have [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 3 so far )A Day in the Life of a Marshal (or – don’t mess with me Arse!)
Loads of people have been asking me how I am feeling after the weekend. The stock answer at the moment is surprisingly good. I had an awful night’s sleep on Sunday as muscle pain set in and the warm glow of a day in the sun came became a towering inferno on my face and [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )Stage Two – I am Half an Ironman
WARNING - Uncensored Lycra Photography Visible From the Third Paragraph That’s it!! 99% of the challenge by distance has now been completed! It has been a long weekend with loads of fascinating and funny goings ons but I am tired and will keep it (relatively) factual. Distance travelled – 1.9k swim (cold – think heart-stoppingly cold), 90k [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 7 so far )Just Before the "Big One" ………….
The Ice Still Hasn’t Melted on Loch Tay by August The nerves are starting to jangle now as I approach the big one. As mentioned previously I face 80% of the total challenge mileage this weekend as I take on the Aberfeldy Middle (yes, there are Long ones) Distance Triathlon which is half of the Ironman [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Stage One – Ayr Open Water Triathlon
Take a seat. This is a long one. At last, it’s all underway! After a final long training ride on Saturday evening I took the opportunity for an early night. Honestly by then I needed it - travelling to a triathlon is like planning a moon-landing – bike rack, bike, watch, water bottles, pump, repair kit, wetsuit, [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )The Eve of the Challenge
With the first leg of the challenge on Sunday morning the nerves are frayed and doubts are preying on my mind. On my 8 mile run tonight it did cross my mind what a damned stupid challenge this is – and then I would trip over a kerb and remind myself that I can only [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )4 Weeks to Go
So, it is now 4 weeks to go until the first event of the challenge. To re-cap it all looks like this….. 8th August – Ayr Sprint Triathlon (750m river swim, 20km bike and 5km run)15th August – Aberfeldy Half-Marathon (1.9km loch swim, 90km bike and 21.1km run)21st August – Great Scottish Swim (1 mile [...]
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