I started off solidly, knowing that I was getting my hip injections on the Wednesday, and would likely lose some sessions, so I put in a couple of fairly heavy days early on. Or at least I planned to. The broken rib I got on my last Asda shift meant I was unable to swim, and struggled with weights, core, yoga, and was in mild pain even when running and whenever I went hard on the turbo. I managed to adapt to put in some aquajogging after my surgery and do a lot of easy time on the turbo and a couple of easy road bike rides instead. I did go to Glasgow and took part in the Aquathlon. But it was a case of taking part more than racing. My swim was over a minute down on where it should be, even against a non-race time trial from a month ago. I got out of the water 44th. My transition was another 20 seconds lost. My run was good though, I was through the GPS 5k in under 20 minutes despite a couple of measurable lumps on the course and I managed to run my way up ...
So Covid has gone far enough away that I got to do enough races this year to actually call it a whole year. So I am back to the three colour version Green - Did make it. Red - Didn't make it. Orange - Needs explaining. All the blurb is at the bottom. April additions are included here, that is why some look strange / redundant. Targets by numbers Represent GBR age-group at an international event. Qualify for the GBR Age-group team for a 2023 European Championships. Finish top-20 at European Aquathlon Champs. - 9th, 20th, (22nd) Finish top-30 at World Aquathlon Champs. - 6th, 10th, 12th Take part in a GBR age-group qualifying race for a 2023 European Champs. Take part in a GBR age-group qualifying race for a 2023 World Champs. Swim 130 miles. Swim under 6:15 minutes for 400m. - Not even close 6:46 Swim under 11:45 minutes for 750m. - Closer 11:56 Swim under 25:30 minutes for 1,500m. - Didn't even attempt one. Ride 2,000 miles. MTB 500 miles Run 1,000 miles. Run...
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