With a short dip in my training schedule recently I have questions buzzing round my head prior to the race.
- Am I prepared? In short, yes.
- Have I done enough training? Not as much as I would have liked too, but I always believe there is more I could have done.
- Do I deserve to be there? Sure, I have made sacrifices of time away from the family. I will make sure that every training session it is not going to be a waste of time.
- Do I have any injuries? No, but I am training short distances and the chances are a lot slimmer than training for the longer races. Maximum run distances have been around 10k.
- Am I hitting PB's? Swim - Yes a bit of an improvement, Bike - No but not too far off. Run - Yes again a bit of an improvement.
1.5 k Swim.
A lap around the rowing lake. It will be the first time in my new wetsuit, so the feeling will be slightly unknown. My last wetsuit looked like a piece of swiss cheese and I might as well had a ball and chain tied to my foot with the amount of drag it created, so anything would be better.
38k Bike.
Once you are past the group of roundabouts to guide you out on the country lanes, you are guaranteed some great speed and great scenery. Caution should be taken on the Peterborough road near Ailsworth / Castor there is some traffic calming measures in the form of sections of cobbled road forcing the cars to slow or stop and go round them.
10k Run.
An off road run around the rowing lake, with,views back across to the transition area in sections, will make for great viewing for the spectators. With the Met Office forecasting heavy rain the day before. I imagine the later part of the run will get quite churned up, off road trainers a must. I will take both both road and off road trainers and take a view on the morning of the race.
Transition.
After getting a time penalty in my previous race, I will not be wearing gloves....
It's the first triathlon of the season, I could be better prepared, but it is not anything to panic about.
As they say at the fairground **Scream if you want go faster**
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