You are reading a single comment by @dooks and its replies.
Click here to read the full conversation.
London Fixed Gear and Single-Speed is a community of predominantly fixed gear and single-speed cyclists in and around London, UK.
This site is supported almost exclusively by donations. Please consider donating a small amount regularly.
@dooks
Great post. And congratulations that man.
I did the Blenheim Tri with a mate at the weekend (thanks again for the loan of the rack - it was invaluable and I owe you a pint or three) and despite it being a measly sprint your description of the run is eerily familiar. I blew up like the fat wheezy picked last for gym loser I am.
To be fair, the bloke I did Blenheim with had done a 70.3 three weeks ago in Austria and said he struggled on the run.
Thing is [excuses] the bike is quite hilly and being a sprint you tend to monster it. As I'd done bugger all road riding other than pottering round London's mainly flat London on the commuter for a year, I was feeling the burn quite badly before I'd even started the run.
The run too is hilly, weirdly longer than I'd trained for and it was a hot, humid, still day.[/excuses]
Total run fail. I seriously considred calling a day on my less than illustrious tri career afterwards but having slept on it have resolved not to let it beat me. Am on a mission to become a beautiful runner.
Congrats again man. Sterling work.