Long time no blog!

I can't believe that it has been over three weeks since my last blog - shame on me!  Despite not having made the time to blog, I have been making the time to train.  In the three weeks between blogs I have been busy travelling the UK delivering training in my day job, but have still found the time to get out and get the hours training in that are needed for the Ironman. 

My longest cycle so far has been 2.5 hours and my running is consistently now a steady 60 mins minimum.  I am now planning my longer rides and runs, which as you can imagine eat up a lot of the day in just time away from anything else.  Even though I have been busy recently, I find time to get a long run in by getting up at 5.30am and pounding the streets.  This is not as hard as it might seem as the mornings are getting lighter and you feel great having done so much exercise before breakfast!

March will see the first of the bigger rides and I intend to get at least two 3 hour+ rides in and a two hour run.  Most seasons I do not hit these kind of distances until about 6 weeks before an event.  However, this season is not my ordinary endeavour, with a total of 3 Ironman distances to cover.  Speaking of which, I am now getting far more comfortable with the prospect of taking on this schedule.  It is all a matter of perspective really.  

For example, I was speaking with a chap the other week who had completed 40+ marathon races during 2008 and his friend had completed 49!  He told me that running these week in week out is no different to someone doing their weekly 6-miler - it's just a case of what you are conditioned to do that's all!

See, it's all a matter of perspective!