Fatman to Ironman

OUCH!  

My feet stayed clipped in and the bike came sliding along the tarmac with me.  

May I take this opportunity to say a massive thank you to the individuals who drove past me as I was lying on the road with the bike on top of me .

Just had a look at the Great Scottish Swim site.  Think I'm going to give it a go.

Obviously you weren't bleeding enough to tempt him!

Rubbish bike ride today, wish i hadnt gone out. Planned 55 miles to Overstrand but the bloody map didnt work properly on my garmin.

Then it started hailing ??? Was wearing shorts so freezing. Bum started aching after 20 minutes, then feet, gears wouldnt change properly, seat then came loose. Pushed on for a bit & managed 35 miles.

On the plus side, new cross country park run at fritton lake was good fun

Oh Sausage, what a nightmare! At least the run was good.

Tri suit ordered

Sausagedog, dont knock the ride to much, treat it as a learning experience for race day.  Now you know to check your bike and all nuts etc are done up.  Ive had tribars come loose during races and in training having not tightened them on properly. 

Most disconcerting was at Roth a couple of years ago, when handing my bike to the catcher at the bike dismount line my back wheel came out the rear drop-outs, id been hurtling down hills at 40+ mph not long before.

Nurse Ratched, hope youre ok.

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 Now you know to check your bike and all nuts etc are done up. 

Yep, my bad. I know i only checked the tyres in my haste to get out on Saturday

Lucky on the back wheel, could have been a nasty one.

Weekly blog update, not very exciting i'm afraid.

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BB, I'm fine, thanks.  My accident was last year, I was just talking about it because it hugely knocked my confidence.  Specifically, I'm now scared of braking!  So I just need to get back on the bike and get some outdoor miles done, and reassure myself that I'm not going to either slide the back wheel or launch myself over the bars.  Yes, I have always had a highly fertile imagination!

It's surprising how quickly you warm up, isn't it?  One you get over the head freeze, that is.

In the quadrathlon last year, I swam beside my friend who was breast-stroking a lot, so she did the sighting!

Basically, yes.

Right guys, are you all ready for this?

I have a friend who has been a running buddy for quite a while now.  'Twas she who persuaded me to do the Kindrochit Quadrathlon last year, and so we also became swimming & cycling buddies - my partner in crime!

She has just talked me into doing an event for her 40th in 2013.

The OUTLAW.

If His Holiness The Fink says I can do it, it must be true.

Now a question for you - how far in advance is the date usually announced/entries open?

Oh crap, crap, crap, what have I done?

Gastank will be pleased - you are doing an IM in 2013! He was right!