Conquered!
Yeah, a 21% hill after about 35km. bottom gear and push those pedals down and pull them up. I feel chuffed. Then onwards, last week I failed to get up Winterfold hill and failed to complete the route I set out on. Onwards from Winterfold hill are more hills. Winterfold is the most severe but the others are not easy either. St Martha's Hilll, Coombe Bottom Hill are both tough hills. By the time you get to Dunley hill you could easily loose the will to live, but in comparison Boxhill does not seem so bad.
One more week to go. Aug 5th is my first triathlon. A sprint so there should not be too many problems. But against all advise I have not done an open water swim. I know, I should have done at least one swim and I am now starting to think I have made a mistake. In fact I am worried about actually getting in the water to start with. Cornish water is cold. In the middle of summer it is still cold, even with a wetsuit on, it is cold and I have a reputation for running away from cold water! So I am pretty nervous about actually starting the swim!
