This just got real!

Wow, I knew the triathlon was a matter of weeks away. But today it feels just around the corner as my race pack and numbers arrived for the Blenheim Palace Triathlon.

But with good timing I had a boost at the gym. My weigh in went well, unbelievably I managed to drop 4kg in a week! Great timing and a bit of a boost in the count down to event number one!

MYLOs Olympian Challenge Launch

Next week Macmillan are putting out their press release. So I am busy starting to put out posters and sponsor forms in work and posting Facebook updates and Tweets.
I think I might have gone a bit over the top with the poster. Happy with end result.

Big test.

Currently on sofa watching Giro d'Italia after the hardest day of riding for a long time. My legs are suffering!!
I headed off from Cardiff at around 9am heading for Brecon via Talybont. The weather started off ok with the promise of a band of rain later.
The climb over the top is at 1453ft, the weather closed in and the decent was slippery and tricky.
I had a brief stop in Brecon, before heading back over the Mountain on the A470.
The weather on the pass under iPen-Y-fan was as bad as I have cycled in. The climb went on forever with a nasty gusty head wind blowing me about.
By the time I was getting back towards merthyr I was soaked and very cold.
At this point I decided to wave the white flag and found the train back to Cardiff had just pulled in.
6 hours in the saddle enough for a first long run out.

Updates...

Not blogged for a bit. But that's no to say i've neglected the training!
In fact in the last few weeks I have tried to up my game. Commuted 3 out of 5 days for last 2weeks. Easy in last weeks mini welsh summer, not do good in this weeks monsoon.
Started personal training at gym, realising I need someone to give me a "kick" to push myself.
Seems to be working 2lb loss this week and motivated to run this morning.
So far so good...

Big push.

Starting a big push on training, slightly in nerved by the approaching triathlon. Started commuting on bike to work, only a short 30 minute ride, but with one big climb.
I ride ok on the flat, the problem being that living in Wales at some point your going to hit a road pointing up! Power to weight ratio is my main problem.
I'm hoping to keep up riding to work as much as possible through to the end of this term. Just requires a bit of organisation to get kit ready for the morning, and braving the Welsh weather, which so far has been great ( only done 2 days so far though).
Also managed to get in another 400m in the pool and started running in the treadmill last night at the gym.