Dear Reader,
Sorry for the delay in this latest post and thank you to all of you who have spoken to me about my blog - your kind comments have been extremely encouraging.
Before I continue I'd like to congratulate Dan who finished the London Marathon on Sunday in a shade over 5 hours.
Unfortunately Hasting didn't really go as planned, it was wet, cold and hilly which made running fast difficult. I finished in 1.47 so it's not all bad - the 100 minute barrier remains intact and the next chance will be at Bracknell at the end of the month. I had a slight calf injury last week due to trying to do speed interval work without warming up properly (what a dick head) but it seems to have eased off this week and it feels ready to run on again.
With the arrival of the new season and the clocks changing it's opened up a world of additional training opportunities, I'm cycling most weekday evenings and keen to improve - my 10 mile TT time is down on where I'd like it to be but I'm sure it will get faster as the year progresses.
The new season also signifies the start of the open water swimming season with the lake opening next weekend - something I'm throughouly looking forward to as I've lowered my 1 km time by almost 3 minutes with a new breathing strategy and I'm keen to see how this translates to open water.
I had a lovely trip to Bournemouth with Paul Bandoni from the Trust few a weeks ago to pick up a new Corima 3 spoke front wheel and we stopped and had dinner with Tom's family in Portsmouth - it was lovely to see them again and to experience the buzz in Portsmouth around their FA cup run.
I hope you've enjoyed this update and please check back soon as I'm hoping to return to weekly updates now.
Mark
About Me
- Mark Dewey
- I've been taking part in Triathlons of increasing distances since 2005 when I took part in the Dorney Super Sprints and I've been hooked ever since. I completed my first Half Ironman last year and feel I'm ready for the big one this year. Ironman is a 140 mile Triathlon consisting of: 2.4 mile Swim (152 lengths of a standard pool) 112 mile Cycle (almost the entire length of the M25) 26.2 mile Run (the equivalent of the London Marathon) To be honest I’m a little bit scared of it but I guess that’s a good thing! I’ve always expected to finish the events I've taken on in the past but I have an enormous amount of respect for Ironman and I am expecting it to test me to my absolute limits. A big part of my motivation for completing Ironman is Tom Prince, the thought of Tom and his family make it all worthwhile and it often keeps me going when my body has long since said it's time to stop. Please read Tom's story opposite and if you would like to help me to raise money for the trust you can do so at www.justgiving.com/markdewey
Friday, 18 April 2008
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