So today it's 8 weeks and 6 days 'til I go....scary stuff!
I'm going off for my first 30 miler today - want to see if I can cope with a cycle to a station further down the line so that I can squeeze in more rides during the week.
I went out on Thursday night after returning from a few days away at party conferences and had, surprisingly, a really good run. I'd only had 1-2hrs sleep but I guess the advice I'd been given about nutrition is paying off as I felt really energetic and ready for action!
It started raining pretty hard while I was out and the rain itself was really cold. Normally that's the kind of thing that would put me off entirely but I have to say I absolutely loved it and was quite gutted when it stopped! It reminded me so much of a holiday years ago to Florida during the stormy season. Every day there was a huge thunderstorm in the afternoon for about an hour. One day my sister and I were waiting for our parents and younger siblings to get back to the car so we could drive back to our apartment and shelter. We were sitting in the car watching the windscreen being pummelled by the downpour when we heard 'Singing in the Rain' start playing! We couldn't resist getting out of the car and dancing around, kicking puddles at each other and letting the sheets of rain soak us through. It was so much fun! I relived that a little bit on my cycle the other day when I took my feet off the peddles and turned my face towards the sky. It was as much as I could do not to belt out a few lines of the song again (which begs the question I find myself constantly asking - why is it not more acceptable to sing randomly in public, you know when queueing at the shops, walking to work etc.?)
I hope it rains today!
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