General round up.

Back from Lanza.
Great week with great weather, actually I lied about the weather because on the Saturday it rained for 5 minutes!! I had a great time, we arrived Tuesday lunch time and the weather was superb so Anthea and I sat in the sun all afternoon. That evening I built the bike and went for a 35 min run up the volcano (the same one I recked my knee on last year). Wed was a 1 hr 45 bike loop followed by more sitting in the sun and another 35 min run in the evening. Thursday 1hr 45 bike loop with a 30 min sea swim in the evening. More sitting in the sun. Friday I did a 2hr 15 bike with a 35 min run off the bike up the volcano. Saturday I did a 2 hr walk with Anthea to the market (where we had our 5 min of rain) but after lunch is was lovely sunshine so mid afternoon I did a 1hr 30 run taking in 2 trips to the top of the volcano. Sunday was another 1hr 45 min bike loop in the morning and a 30 min sea swim in the evening and i'm sure you guessed it more sitting in the sun. Monday, the last day to train was 1hr hard on the bike with a transition to a fast run up the volcano. More sunshine and then packed the bike in the evening. All in I feel I didn't do mega miles but I did do quality sessions. Not loads of swimming you'll also note but the sea was quite rough most of the week as although it was warm and sunny it was a windy week.

Weight loss.
I've raced for years at 74/75 kg's but last year lost some weight and dropped to 70/71kg's and p.b'd at most events. Over the winter I went back upto 75kg's so the last three weeks I have been wanting to get down to 72kg's. I've not done much in the way of carbs for a couple of weeks (p.b for those that know) and yesterday weighed in for the first time since the hospital check up 3 weeks ago. I was most pleased to weigh in (first thing in the morning before breakfast) at 70.2 kg. Weight lost I would like to now maintain that for the season.

Cross country.
Had a cross country race on Wednesday after only getting back from Lanza on tuesday night, went well considering, running 37 mins for the 6.1 mile course. Finished 6th (again) ahead of Pete Norris (again). Pete and I have had 3 close races now so it will be good to see how we compare on the tri scene this year. I will need all the bike and run form I can find though as Pete will be out of the water well ahead of me so I will be chasing him down in most/all of the tri's this year. Look forward to that.

European Championships.
I've received confirmation that I will represent GB for the 4th time on the long course at the European Championships this August. I hope that things work out and I can go to the race. I would like to try again after last year, where I was in a medal position by the end of the bike. My run let me down on that occasion but I was on the comeback from injury. Had I of run my normal time I would have got a medal. Fingers crossed I can put it all together this time round.

Think that's all for now.
Daz