Tean 10 Mile TT Crawl

Well, after the Tean 10 mile club TT last wed, I am not that happy. I clocked 24:38 by my watch (24:40 official). Not great and I had hoped that I was in better shape than that. I am thinking that my endurance is better than this time last year; however, my top end speed is obviously not there. Part of me thinks that the slow time is just age catching up. But I need to park that thought and just say "so what if it is?!". I enjoyed the blast on the bike and I have hardly completed any intense training sessions - so I can't expect much more. I need to merely keep training intelligently and keep enjoying the racing.

This pic was taken by Gary Main, an ex-RAF colleague now producing some quality sports photography. At least it isn't another turbo training shot! So what next? My calf is slowly recovering and I have started easy jogging. Still not sure that I will make the start line at the next Darley short duathlon. I'll have to make that call nearer the time. I have a dose of the lurgy right now too - maybe the rest will do me good!