Just when you think you're making progress!!

Our event season has kicked off over the past few weeks and the additional stress that comes with those was always going to challenge our training a bit. After the first event we managed to take the motorhome to Exmoor for a couple of days wher many illy miles of cycling were undertaken......despite a sore throat. Bad idea. The past 10 days have been exercise free whilst I try to shake off the virus. Add to that an infected finger and I've not been a happy bunny!! Joanne fared a little better, at least managing to get in a couple of longer kayak sessions (one a beautiful trip on the Hamble with Roger) and some open water swimming before she succumbed to the same lurgy. Despite our coughing and spluttering....and wondering at one stage who would have a voice to do the briefings.....SwashBuckler was a success. Great venue, lovely weather and a switched on crowd of athletes...... should ever be thus!!! So now it's gently gently back on to the bike for me with a few Exmoor days for next week when Joanne is intending to up the open water swimming. Meanwhile in the not so frozen North John and Marjory have been able to get out regularly in the kayaks, John has continued to recce the lakeland 3's route to try and shave a few minutes here and there. In view of the very low water temperatures I have taken the step of getting hold of a wetsuit myself, just in case we need to do a bit of a relay. This will be interesting as I haven't actually swum a stroke since early November when I first developed my neck/left arm problem. Thanks to Mike Martin at 2XU for the loan of a magic suit which will surely do all the work for me. Still, how difficult can it be? Speak soon Rich