Did I say, 'I could not have gone any further', a couple of Sundays ago? 'did I really have problems walking properly on the following Monday? I can't remember any of that. All I recall is having a good time and sitting here now thinking when can I do another? Guess I'll have to wait until next year. Hold on, 'wait'? No I mean 'train' until next year. I feel a yearning to run tracks again, ipod in, camelback on and a crisp, sunny day.
Last night I returned to the swimming pool. I hopped into lane 2 and started the warm up, but the leader was powering along too fast for me. So instead of having to swim (flawl around) as fast as I could to try and keep from being lapped and getting on everyones wick, I hopped out and into lane 1 again. It's so much more relaxed in lane 1 and I led the group for the hour. What do I need to do to keep up with the lane 2 people? Whats the missing ingredient? Maybe it's strength? After all I am Mr Puniverse, maybe it's the size of my hands. Probably not, probably more to do with technique.
I bought myself a present. I now have a pair of aerobars. The hope is that if I use aerobars I won't get the backache on the run. Nice theory, lets see what happens in practice. So now I am watching 'You Tube' videos to find out how to position them.