End of Week 5

Wednesday
Turbo – 15km in around 45 mins. I just couldn’t do it…no motivation….PLEASE, bring on the summer….I’ve even thought about cycling in Richmond park in the dark. Drastic I know, if it weren’t for the Deer, particularly the pointy bits on one end, I’d be there. But I just think it’s too much of a risk. One hard fall and then that’s my season over, and of course, who will look after Little Man???

Friday
Run – 10,2km in 1hr01min. I took Friday off as we were heading up to Oxford for the night. So I did this run in the morning before heading up to Oxford. I ran a new route that takes in a portion of the Kingston breakfast run which I’m due to run on 1st April. The traffic was manic at that time of the morning, but otherwise a great run.

Sunday
Bike – 88km in around 3:45, I think. I was so trashed when I got off the bike that I forgot to check the time on my bike computer. It will be saved so will check it out . Was a great ride all considering. The weather was really wet, by the end of the ride, I had puddles in my shoes!!! The route went from Hampton, through Esher, to Cobham, then on to Leatherhead, then the back roads to the top of Box Hill for a much needed tea stop.

The group decided to head back to Hampton via the same route, but a club mate Nigel who is training for IMUK (UK Ironman) needed to extend his ride, so he was heading to the top of Staples Lane via Ranmore common. I decided to join him, mainly because I hadn’t done a decent Turbo session this week, but also because Nigel paid for my hot choc and slice of bread pudding, so I couldn’t leave him to finish the ride on his own.

It was tough, it had started to rain just outside of Cobham and it was getting heavier and heavier. Going really fast down hill when you can’t see is not fun. The roads where also in a terrible state, heaps of sand, mud and foliage in the roads, besides the huge puddles, often hiding potholes etc. There are some real yuck hills, and we were basically riding against the current as mini rivers flowed down the hills.

But we made it, and I was pretty chuffed with the distance and time.
At the moment I’m a little short on the run and the bike, but not by much, so no need for panic just yet…hard not to panic when I think that my epic bike ride of yesterday was slightly short, and I’d have to get off the bike and run a half marathon….best not to think about it!!!