Quick update

Wow I've been really rubbish at updating the blog lately. After a week in Germany with no Internet access and then a week of being too lazy I've just not been fussed about doing it. I've only just today got round to reading everyone Else's blogs too. So anyway just to update, while in Germany I did no biking and little running and that may have contributed to my poor performance at the IS duathlon. I had an OK first run but felt lifeless on the bike, I was going OK but lacking something and just had no pace. The second run was pants too, and I had cramp in both calves, I've never had this problem before and couldn't understand why. Was my performance due to lack of training? was I tired from the 10 hour drive back from Germany the day before? Who knows but something just wasn't right. Anyway I did manage 3 open water swims in the Mosel River in the new XTERRA wetsuit. Now I'm not just saying this due to sponsorship but it is awesome. I love it, it's just so much more flexible than my old suit. I did another ride at the weekend on the TT bike and still wasn't happy with the bike and on closer inspection noticed the seat post was set on number 6 instead of number 5 so was in fact 1cm lower than I normally have it. I must have set it up wrong after I got back from Lanzarote earlier this year, i've done 3 rides on it this week at the proper height and it feels much better. Hopefully that will not cause any more problems. I've joined Lincoln Tri Club now and did my first open water swim with them on Monday at Hykeham, its a good lake with an 800m circuit marked out so I just did 3 laps for my first week. I'm off to Portsmouth on a course on Sunday night so hoping to hook up with Turbo Man for a couple of rides. I was going to do the Isle of Wight next weekend while down there but I've now opted to do the Interservice time trials instead. On Saturday the 14th I will do the 10 mile TT and on Sunday the 15th its the 25 mile TT. I've not done any TT's for a long time especially the 25, my last one would have been 2004 in Cyprus. Be interesting to see how it goes.