Even windier today (and a northerly) which certainly made the cycling challenging to say the least:: just what you need before "that" run .........who designs these courses??
Anyway, none of us was in particular pain as we set off this morning....if you discount the soft tissue damage I suffered at the hands of my Chiropractor yesterday afternoon!! (Thanks Sharon!) Still, at least I've been straightened up now.
Beautiful clear skies first thing.....The Forest was glorious if a little chilly out on the bike, particularly under the trees on Bolderwood but needed to work harder in the wind than I wouls have ideally liked which, coupled with yesterday's effort made for a more painful run and sore quads post-event.
Will need to try and take it a good bit easier over the next couple of days to try and "recover" a bit. To be honest these first two races, along with the ForestMan are the ones I would most like to have taken part in so I was always likely to try and keep the "outcomes" respectable hitherto.
I think the others have been a bit more sensible in their pacing with a far more measured approach to the whole week:- me, I've always been a bit "Tin Cup" anyway!! Sunday could be very messy!!!!
Special mention for Tim who is by a long way the youngest and least experienced of us. Great efforts over the past two days to finish the BoskMan and Sept Half course in under 8 and 7 hrs respectively. Top effort.
SwashBuckler tomorrow.........where I'm reliably informed that the river is awash with JellyFish : will that help me get a bit higher in the water?
Thanks for all the donations. As the week goes on that's what is going to keep us going.
Thanks
PS Getting fed up with ignorant gits who completely "blank" me when I say hello out in the Forest. It's beautiful out there! Smile, get a life or stay at home!!!!!
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