10 days – and here I go again!

It’s been a while since I’ve blogged and I have been spending time running, cycling and swimming in preparation for my next big challenge – the East Anglian triathlon at Great Yarmouth on 22 April. This is but a baby triathlon – a super sprint. That doesn’t mean high quality short, fast and intense – it just means a 3 faceted race which is shorter than the traditional triathlon – 250m swim, 16k bike ride and 2.5km run – each distance individually achievable but together? Who knows. I do feel confident that I will complete the course but have no idea what state I will be in or whether everybody else will have left by the time I finish.

When I signed up I had no idea about all the intricate planning that would be needed to work out the wardrobe and how to navigate the transitions – elasticated shoelaces seem to be an essential, but lacing these up in my shoes is currently a bit of a challenge to me. I have borrowed a triathlon suit from a friend who is about 3 dress sizes smaller than me – so I am hoping that nobody notices me squeezed into my costume! I have also had vital advice about the underwear necessary for a triathlon but won’t go into detail here – it’s all fascinating stuff and a learning curve for me! 

So whilst preparing for the triathlon I have completed another 2 park runs – both in reasonable times but I still haven’t completed within 30 minutes. One of the runs was at Lytham – a lovely route through trees and round Lytham Hall grounds – introducing the concept to me of a parkrun tourist – visiting some more runs at different venues. After the triathlon I will  have a look and plan some more runs at different places. Video attached is just a little clip of me running round at Lytham – so wish me luck, decide whether the triathlon might be worth a little donation on my virgin giving page? and hope with me that I don’t humiliate myself! ​

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