Burnham Tri: Final prep

[andygates]

Pretty much into the final prep for Burnham now. Which consists of:

* Every night this week, swimmy goodness. Stroke practice, taking it easy. Up to 40 lengths now, so there's hope that the 20 needed at speed might happen without too much drama. More tonight, working on 50m and 75m blocks and trying to keep it easy and not tiring. The 500m on race day will still be the first time I've done that distance in one go, though.

* Bike prep: tiny tweaks to saddle position since fitting the Storika bondage saddle; it's spot on now and holds me like a stern glove. Been getting used to the tri bars (and drinking from the wazzy bottle) and trying to discipline myself into not leaping out of the saddle on every climb! And enjoying doing the Ullrich Grind - head down, silly grimace, belly breathing, big gear. Full tool kit will be going with me, natch; I'll lube and pump th ebike on Saturday. No more adjustments - it's bedded in nicely and I'm not risking it. I know the form with last-minute tweaks.

* Run: A couple of 5ks, with some lamppost intervals, nothing serious. Calves are tight as buggery. I know I *can* run faster than I *do* run, need to address the headology of that.

Just a couple of swim drills to go and then it's game time, so here's to hoping. I have Xeeny's good name to preserve, after all...

Comments

[flitljm.livejournal.com]

Lots of luck!

[skean.livejournal.com]

Got the feeding sorted? Eat, eat and eat today and tomorrow - carbs good. And legitimate deserts. Plus fruit and salad to keep you regular. Leave plenty of time after eating before sleeping on Saturday night though. And hydrate lots, but not too much. No alcohol either.

They say that tonight is when you get your good sleep, as you tend to be too keyed the night before. Breakfast for Sunday planned? Xeeny and I like porridge with banana (I dribble honey on as well) at least 2 hours, preferably 3, before start.

And remember...Grrr! Your're a tiger!

[ankaret.livejournal.com]

Best of luck and remember that however bad things get, at least you don't have to run in a damp sports bra.

[ravenbait.livejournal.com]

Are you up to 40 lengths crawl now?

Good man!

[inkyann.livejournal.com]

Good luck!!!

[thudthwacker.livejournal.com]

Go forth and kick butt, sahib.

[arabis.livejournal.com]

Hey - remember Unix Bob? I ran into him today and he's still doing Triathlon too, but you won't see him at Burnham as he's doing the Royal Windsor Classic Triathlon instead.

[alacerus.livejournal.com]

Good luck chuck, kill 'em on the bike, eh!