Weekend Fun!

So thought it was about time I wrote up my race report from the weekend. Been pre-occupied this week with Olympic highlights viewing courtesy of BBC Sport website - There's been some great swimming to watch. Lucky we don't own a TV otherwise I'd become a couch potato.

So Worthing Triathlon. Well due to our lovely! British weather the race became Worthing Duathlon. The wind stirring the water up into waves great for surfing, not swimming. Having not raced very many short races, I was really nervous. My fingers and nail beds are still sore, 5 days on from excessive biting. I ran with the front women on the first 5km run, and entered T1 with a small group of women, just under 1 min back on the first women and 30 sec behind second. Managed to pull my bike shoe off my pedal when attempting to put my foot into it. Had to stop, get off, rectify and get back on. A challenging rolling bike course separated the field more. Wasn't please with bike leg - I had jelly legs - from 2 weeks for run focused training and not tapering for race. I came into T2 almost at the same time as the 3/4/5th place women. 1st and 2nd place were already 1 minute up the road. I started the run in 5th place, 30 seconds back on 3rd and 4th. We caught the 2nd place girl within 2km, moving up one place each. I maintained the gap until 7km in, when I started closing. We ran together for 2km. juggling 2/3/4th place. 4th place dropped off the back. It was quite exciting, racing for placing. Pushing one another along, working out when to break away - all a bit serious! In the last km 2nd place women , pushed the pace up and bridge a gap. I had nothing fast moving left in my legs. I finished in 3rd, 12 seconds behind.

Simon was there at the finish, having endured the head wind to ride over from Eastbourne. Reward for racing was Sunday lunch with Simon's Family to celebrate his Mum's forthcoming birthday. Photo below of Nephew doing crazy jumping - Maybe trying to budge the 1p he'd swallowed the day before!

Photo looking oh so cute, but very tired - holding the Captain Scarlet card we made him for his birthday - He's particularly fond of Destiny. Also his crazy brother - who can now proudly dive into the water! Simon planning for his 12 hour Time Trial this weekend. I'm already mentally rehearsing the bottle change overs!