This having been said all is not lost, I am feeling pretty good in myself and I think that I'm a lot fitter than I was in the run up to Challenge Weymouth 70.3 last year or The Gauntlet the year before. Where the main issues lies is as normal my lack of consistency in training and diet. Some of this (well most)is my own bloody fault. I need to get my diet sorted first as my main issue is not the size of the engine but the truck it has to shift. I am still sitting at about 90kg and really I should be 5kg lower than this (85ish). the second issue is lack of training. the sessions i do are pretty good and i am seeing great results in both physical and mental performance. However, the sessions are fewer than they should be. this is especially true for swimming. I make no bones about this swimming is the least likely part of the race that I am going to get excited about. My defence is weak I know, I cannot boss the ride or run if i sink to the bottom of the lake but still training is a drag.
So how do I compete with this? Well for the diet side of things we are going Carb free for a bit (week to a month dependant on results) though I want to be fueling correctly in the run up to the race. If i can loose 5kg in a month that would be over the top, however I plan to have dropped 1/2 that target weight and then fuel with limited carbs pre race to get the best results. Initally I will bring in carbs in the AM only (oats etc for brakfast) then more later in the day.
As for training i plan to get out into open water this month and get 3-4 sessions in at Allerthorpe to get 1) the distance (1900m) in and also 2) get used to the water and wetsuit thing again.
To end on a bit of a high, my rides and runs are going well, i feel pretty good and i'm ready to go sub 6 for the 70.3.
Next month i will be late publishing (shock horror) as i plan to write after the event. on the other hand i might do a little one the a race review......
see you soon
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