Next Race

Next Tri race is looming, with the PMA Racing Blithfield Stafford Triathlon kicking off on Sunday 21 Jul 19. I have entered the sprint distance,though there is a Standard Distance Option. I've stuck to the Sprint Distance to use the race as a sharpener before I start a 6 week strength endurance period. So what's been happening lately? Training has been constant, with the last week probably the biggest volume I have completed for years. I also races the DB Max mid-week 10 mile TT on Wed. As slow 24:29 was not great. However, I was crrying some fatigue and actually felt strong. A ride to and from the venue added extra miles and I was strong on the return ride. I have also re-joined Newcastle Tri Club (Staffs). NTC are a friendly bunch and I have joined their Sat long bike ride the last 2 weeks. I have missed this club ride training, which I always used to do when I was a St Ives CC member. Hopefu;;y, I can find some bike speed with these long rides as the base for bike training. I have also completed numerous rides on the TT bike. So I am hoping that the position is dialled in again. A couple of weeks ago we had the chance to take a holiday in our old Fav location, Annecy. Whilst there we had a pretty active holiday, with a couple of bike days in the hills. Julie had an ebike and was amazing; she is not a cyclist but we put in 40 mile days in the mountains. I think I have come out of this week with added strength and feeling good on the bike. Maybe the stress release of being there helped too!