Legged it back after all that, motorway clogged ( lakes traffic ) all the back doubles, burst in…!
She moaned as I woke her up…???
You can’t win sometimes, she’s in pain, but she’s tough.
Cheers
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Another day out racing with my son at the Endurance Life Northumberland costal/beach trail race series. Double podiums for us as he took 3rd overall and 1st U20 in the 10KM and I managed to get 2nd overall and 1st Vet in the half marathon. The winner of the HM ran a 1:19 off road and on soft sand 
. He took every KOM I had from that course.
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Great dad & lad day out. We’ll done both.
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Tried a new thing today.
Went outside on my bike.
This was after about 4 hours of ballache
Took the bike off the Kickr
Put rear wheel on.
Went to re-index gears.
Barrel adjuster broke off
Cue 30 minute drive to LBS
30 minutes there with little help due to lack of parts
30 minutes home to dig out a old rear mech.
30-40 minutes setting that up
Then about 45 minutes sorting the awful TRP rear brake.
That breaking despite being brand new
Managing to bodge it on but only to be used in emergencies
Finally out the door.
200m in the foam on my new TT cups flies off - it does this about 8 times during the ride
Battery in the power meter dead.
For. Fucks. Sake.
Anyway
42.67 miles in 2:14:20
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Jesus.
And here is me effing around with a 105 rear mech and getting annoyed after 10 minutes 
I think it’s new bike day 
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Should’ve taken the Tron bike 🤷
No chain on that to go wrong
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Managed to get out for a bonus but if training today. Little one at a party so I took the big one to get a new wetsuit. She was up for riding over to the next town, so I ran. About 7.5km each way, and it was flippin hot!
Was supposed to be heading out at the crack of dawn for a flat ride that needed a drive to get there. But I’ve just spent 5 hours on the beach with friends. Bbq, swimming and beers so there’s no way I’m waking up early tmw! It’s a hobby, and I want to enjoy myself not thrash myself.
I’ll still get out for something. Maybe a short ride later in the morning and run or a run later.
Managed to do a mess around swim in the sea for just under 15 mins in just a pair of boardies. Chasing the kids on the paddleboards and stuff. Started to get a bit nippy then!
It’s still so warm outside even now. It’s nuts! We were just in shorts and tshirts on the beach at 8pm!
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I may well have gone under the hour towing a trailer with a kid in… no 70 is not good.
3rd day in the park today!
Out for a ride at sunrise, well I think it was sunrise, the thick fog made it difficult to see.
It was also very warm, even in the fog. Weird.
Anyway, pleased with that. Now to see if I can wake the wife and get her and the mitts down to the beach.
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Which is the 74yr old?
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21 mile run
Waited a bit for it to warm up as MK starts at 7am at the end of June so likely to be a warm one
9:30 run / 0:30 walk
Hip flexors were the only real muscle that ached from about an hour in.
Little 60s pit stop about 10 miles in for some fluid and a gel
Another UCAN gel at 1:45
2:33:40 / 7:19 mile pace
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Top stuff
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74…!
6 min kms, I’m after the same today
Fingers crossed
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On the left…?
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Wait until 2wks time, looking only 74 will be a top result!
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Sacked off training today.
Had a fun ride to the seaside with some mates instead.
6hrs 40mins 201km 128bpm ave 174W NP
Climbing?
What’s that then? 
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Been feeling a bit rubbish, for various reasons, over the last few weeks. Dragged out by a couple of mates to almost get to the seaside. Just what I needed. 92 miles in a shade under 5hrs. Was good. 
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So first time in lake without any neoprene accessories. Felt nice, tho did lose ability to control one finger .
I still continue to be even sh1tter at swimming when in a wetsuit tho.
Pool stuff is always sub 2min/100 pace. I’m crap at turns so I don’t see me saving anytime there.
Then I go outside and…
The main bulk of that is in a large lake with only 4 turns. Even if sighting were off I’m still swimming in some direction. Watch was on pull bouy so fairly accurate.
One sand bank to clamber over .
I felt alright in the water too, technique doesn’t seem to disimilar, but it’s significantly slower.
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