I ran a wobbly 15m last week. I did 11m with 3 pitstops and just lost momentum/motivation. So I jumped on my bike the last 4m! When I say bike, this is my old bike. I now have a new shiney proper bike, not the 50qd bike from Woolies! This is a proper proper bike and how proud am I.

Back to that in a sec. So did a couple of 5milers more successful in the week, and yesterday a 20m. I was tired as I didn’t sleep well the night before and although a bit longer and less calories burnt than the previous one, I was happy as I’ve been soooo tired.

I’ve been to the doctors and got my blood test results. I have an over-active thyroid and have to have another test tomorrow. Now the symptons of this are the same as a runner’s: tiredness, increased appetite but still losing weight, more regular visits to the loo.

I also asked about my cranky knee but we decided to get this sorted after the marathon, and my other problems first as there’s not enough time to fix it.

So today we went to Redbridge Cycling Centre, me, OH and son. It’s got a road track and a mountain bike track. For just £3.60 you can be there as long as you like, as long as there isn’t a club or race session. It was fab! No traffic! No kerbs! I said it would be great if there was a running track around the edge. Could practice the ‘brick’ session for the tri.

By the time we got home, we’d been 20m! Son’s bike is far too small so we swapped for a bit. Mine’s a hybrid and soooo easy to go faster, my legs are way shorter than his and cycling was difficult, really crushing the hip flexors.

After last LSR Saturday, have a couple small ones mid-weeks, then just a 15m, 10m and then….. D-Day. Might take up cycling.. it’s sooo much easier