108 hilly miles: a photo diary

Yesterday was my long ride, the last one of this block. Having nailed myself on Sunday I was a little worried about how I would hold up. Not too well is the answer. These are some of the things I saw.


Wouldn't have got much past half-way without a couple of these, and lots of chocolate!


Sheep!


My new (thank you Blue Seventy!) uber-fast wettie. 4k in an hour? Hell Yeah!


God knows I needed this to wake me up. Also, if you've never tried frozen grapes do, like a refreshing grape sorbet.


The most common view of the day. This was one of the less "pot-holey" segments


One of the photos above is of my brand spanking new Blue Seventy Axis, it rocks! Perfect for leaden legged muppets like myself. It's part of the first care package from the company who I'm delighted to say are supporting me through 2010. My first ever wetsuit was a Blue Seventy bought more than two and a half years ago. It saw me through my first sprint, standard, middle and long distance triathlons and served me well and now, as I try to compete with the big boys, I'm chuffed to be back in a Blue Seventy.

It's now less than 15 weeks to Roth. First proper block done, total mileage ~700 miles with the swimming and running maintained. Much more awaits me after a short rest period, of that I can be sure. Bring it.