it's 3 hours 18 hours to go till what I suspect will be 24 hours of pain :/ and if i'm honest i'm less than excited!
This week I attempted a 5km swim in the bloody freezing Bala lake.. around half the field dropped out so i'm quite pleased with myself for managing 2 out of 3 laps.. esp as most of those who finished had an extra couple of layers of fat!! However, in the process I think i've pulled a muscle / aggravated my hip flexor :( but hopefully 3 days of complete rest will rest it enough..
My preparation hasn't actually been too bad recently, i rode 100km of red/black trails last week across Penmachno, Llandegla and Coed Y Brenin and had alot of fun doing it. I also, after a couple of downhill sessions, bought a downhill (ok, freeride) bike.. and love it... :D so after this weekend, i'm going to be looking at downhill stuff for a while instead.. give my knees a chance to sort themselves out.
I also went to the zoo :) Not that it'll help me this weekend, but was good fun all the same! next update should be friday with all the preparation bits and pieces - EEKS!
