Training for a shorter Tri

well done cat, sounds tough but fun

steady - hope you manage to stay warm it is freezing out there

Thanks all! Results are in:

IronCat5 in the Hat wrote (see)

25th overall, 16th male senior. Last year the same time would have been 15th overall.  I have emailed for the breakdown for 35-39 AG.

I feel a bit dissapointed, though it was a tough field. Winner was Hugh Mackenzie, who is an Elite.

Well done indeed IronCat.

I have squelched and slid and slithered around a very muddy course as sweep/tail runner. The only running I did was a 50m jog on a less muddy section. It made last years race at the venue look dry. Everyone was plastered in mud and one junior lad came flying in to the finish carrying one of his shoes, running as if he always ran in thick mud with only one shoe on.  Even the XC captain reckoned it was worse than any of their league races. The mud at one point was so deep it went over the top of my wellies.

Operation Outlaw Half restarts tomorrow with a rest day.

Goodness Steady! that sounds some race!

Rest day for me today. Have trained 6 days this week which is pretty good for me. Hopefully I'll be able to keep it up.

Have done a double! 12 miles bike this morning, 5 mile run this evening And I went out on the road bike. I think I deserve a sticker!

 sticker for Chili.

I have rest day done, will stretch a bit later. Only news I have, is that from April 1, I can claim mileage allowance if I cycle to and from work, which I cannot presently. Just need the weather to improve in April and I might give it a go.

Nice racing, nice report Cat, those duathlons were some of the 1st races I did when I lived close to Dorney, so brings back memories.. particularly

 It was a great sight, Especially people running in bike helmets

 I ran out of T2 with my helmet on first time there so chucked it by the side of the course and spent all of the 2nd run just worrying about whether someone would nick me 'elmet... of course, no-one did

Chilibean wrote (see)

Have done a double! 12 miles bike this morning, 5 mile run this evening And I went out on the road bike. I think I deserve a sticker!

Well done Chili on both accounts! w00p!

Bokster wrote (see)

Nice racing, nice report Cat, those duathlons were some of the 1st races I did when I lived close to Dorney, so brings back memories.. particularly

 It was a great sight, Especially people running in bike helmets

 I ran out of T2 with my helmet on first time there so chucked it by the side of the course and spent all of the 2nd run just worrying about whether someone would nick me 'elmet... of course, no-one did

I did my warm-up bike lap just before racking, so walked down in trainers, and then left them by the dismount line. There were there when I got back, but it did occur to me that I might not be racing if they went missing!

Nice one Razor - running in the rain gets you double points. You'll need to work harder for a sticker though.

Oh - 8 XC miles run yesterday with the club, and 2.25km swam tonight. Zzzz.

Lol! it is a lovely sticker. Thanks MC . But Razor, it sounds like you are on the mend and running well. Good training from Cat too.

Swam a mile today... am soooo hungry and very sleepy.

Cheers Razor. Work towards that sticker! How is H's running coming on?

Swimming always makes me hungry and sleepy. Even when it's just bobbing around with the kids!

4.5mi tempo run at lunch and an hour's turbo tonight.

I have been putting it off for days but I just HAVE to mention it. Cat5 was sporting a penis helmet last weekend. In white.

Thanks Razor, I had a great training week last week and this week is going well too. Just completed another 22 mile bike ride (sleet, sun, horrible north wind and my snicker bar was too hard with the cold to eat). Would have been further but whilst pumping up the tyres on my road bike the valve broke. So I had to take the hybrid and had less time to cycle.

Am a bit worried about the road bike. It's not bad to cycle but is soooo cheap I'm concerned about it breaking into pieces!

Mmm, am a bit hungry again. I was hoping to loose just a couple of pounds with the training and I don't want to fall into the trap that some triathletes do of eating huge amounts and justifying it because of the all exercise... but I don't like feeling hungry.

chili - well done on your training. Mine is rubbish - knee hurting again today and I am majorly fed up about it all. and craving chocolate doesn't help

think I am going to try doing some core work then at least I will feel like I have done something

Dustboy wrote (see)

I have been putting it off for days but I just HAVE to mention it. Cat5 was sporting a penis helmet last weekend. In white.

Whereas you came dressed as a train spotter, complete with thermos flask...

Razor51 wrote (see)

(Dickhead)

I is aferleet, fankyew.