Catching up

It's been a couple of weeks since I last blogged so I'll try and include everything that's been going on.

Since starting this period of training toasted the end of March I've hit a few milestones. The weigh loss has gone well. Starting at 12st 4 I'm now down to 11st5. It's amazing what a difference carrying the less weight has helped my times. Last Saturday I ran my second fastest ever 5k in 21.04. I feel that a sub 20 isn't far off as my fitness gets better. I also raced my fastest 10TT last week in 25.55, near 2 minutes fastest than my previous and that included a wrong turn on a course that only had one turn (which was at the start of the course). In my defence... Nope I have none.. I just was daft and messed up going round the last roundabout. I'm back there this week so will see how I go.

The big news is.... It's Windsor Triathlon week!!!! At 7.45am on Sunday I will be jumping in the Thames for the 1500m swim, followed by 42km of cycling and a 10km run around the town centre. I'm targeting a sub 2hr 30min finish. Last year I completed it in 2hr36, and I feel fitter this year. The swim is the only area of doubt with a dodgy shoulder. Thankfully I had a visit today from personal trainer Cee Fee who sorted it out with a sports massage. Will be off tomorrow to do a test swim.

I competed in a warm up race last week at the Thames Turbo triathlon near Hampton Court Palace. It was a 426m pool swim, 21km bike and 5k run. There were 400 competitors going off at 15 or so second intervals I was about 380th. Cue a lot of waiting about. When I did get going I had a stinker of a swim. Shoulder issue and the little problem of a mouthful of someone elses hair didn't help, but exited in 8.55. The bike and the run went much better and I finished in 1 hour 12min and 58 seconds in 98th.

I'm hoping to take that form into Windsor. Looking forward to seeing my support crew of Mel and Georgie on the course, most probably at the chocolate cafe.

Sub 2hr30 here I come.