I've just realised it is only 10 days until race day. How has that come so quickly. My usual travel strategy of get to the race a few days before can't be implemented here obviously so I find myself confused and surrounded by bits of bike and clothing and wondering how I am going to get a training session in today. Not going to happen so I'll just have to do laps around Heathrow and LA tomorrow to keep myself sane.

My number for the race is 1723 and the race will be streamed live on Ironman Li...
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Here I am. 2 days from flying to Kona. I cannot quite believe still that I am actually going to be boarding a plane in 48 hours to travel to the Big Island and that I will be hanging out (from afar) with some of the Rock Stars of this sport. The plan is to play it cool and act like I belong there but I know that I will stand out like a sore thumb for one very obvious reason - my tan. Or lack of it. I will be doing my very best Caspar the friendly ghost impression.

Over the next 2 weeks I will...
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This week has seen a bit of a drop in training. Picked up a head cold and so I am popping the vitamins and drinking lemon and honey like never before. It has affected my training this week - but I think it was needed - I did however manage a rather successful attempt at 4 hours on the indoor trainer on a particularly wet day on Saturday. Hooray for Netflix!

This slightly quieter week has actually come at a good time for me. I am being quite realistic about my goals at Hawaii. Sure I have times...
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So the last post was all rosy and was I was in quite a positive mood. I can't promise this update will be as upbeat. 

Before you say "oh great, another winging Ironman athlete saying training is hard blah, blah, blah" and close the page I urge you to stay here. You might learn something - not just about me but also what it takes etc etc.

I have never been able to hold a high volume of training without my body rebelling and shutting down. In the last 12 months my biggest month was 73 hours of tr...
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