Let it all hang out.

 2 and a bit weeks to the marathon, and I haven't had time/inclination to do that long run I promised myself I would.  I should have done it last weekend, but we had a break away in the caravan and didn't want to rock the boat by insisting on doing it.  I did however get 3 x 9 milers in, and 3 x 8 milers this week so far, so hopefully that's doing me some good even if it's not all in one stretch.  All will be revealed!

Talking of revealing, I haven't told anyone that I've entered the Outlaw yet.   Not sure when I'll let that out the bag, probably when I start going to the swimming pool.  I notice that my local pool is now opening early for lane swimming rather than staying open late which is what they did 5 years ago, so that suits me much better.  It was a 9-10p.m. session then, and now it's from 6a.m.

Iron Out a Few Things

July 2024 will be 5 years since my last iron distance triathlon, so I made the rather rash decision yesterday to enter the Nottingham Outlaw again and booked the campsite.   Bit of a risk, I know but nothing ventured etc. etc.  There's also a bit of the 'you're not getting any younger' thinking to this so I need to do it whilst I can.  Besides, how difficult can it be at age 65?

In the meantime, training continues for the October marathon in York.  The longest run so far is 15.5 miles, so I need to be doing a bit longer really before the big day, which is 5 weeks away.  I feel reasonably confident that I'll manage this OK, one of the reasons I went for Outlaw.