Tony and I went out for a ride yesterday, 22 miles... my legs ached last night! We've been getting better at the training, doing 15 mile rides for the last few weeks and then a bit longer yesterday but the plans are in place to start upping the ante - getting in some hills... after I've done my triathlon next Sunday....!

Talking of the triathlon... today was the first time I've tried the cycle to run transition. I did 6 miles on the bike (pushing it) unfortunately my high octane training session was punctuated when the sleeping policeman I took with a flourish threw all the contents of my bar bag over the road... thankfully the driver of the car behind was good enough to stop while I collected the spare inner tube, bike tool, glucose tablets etc. then, back home... cycle shoes off... cycle shorts off... running shorts on... running shoes on. 1 minute 9 seconds.

Running was such a strange - and painful - sensation, my legs were like lead, so heavy. By the time I'd reached the pub I wanted to walk, it was as if I was wearing diving boots, so painful, so tiring. I managed a mile round the village and back home but it was a real wake up call, I need to try that again before next Sunday.