I cycled for 40 minutes from home to meet up with Jamie near his home for a bike ride. His preference is to get into the hills and so we compromised between the Surrey hills and some longer stretches on flatter terrain east of Guildford. We passed by Newlands Corner a couple of times and saw hoards of cyclists on th way, a big contrast to a couple of weeks ago in the wet, when we hardly saw anyone. Although we weren’t aiming for speed I was pleased that we covered 62 miles in the 4 hours. Getting back home and after another slow transition I set out for and intended 45 minute run. In my heart I knew that I would go for longer. I was behind in my schedule after only riding for 40 instead of 75 minutes yesterday and this as an opportunity to make up the shortfall. As usual the first 30 minutes were the worse as my legs struggled to get into the running after cycling. It was also hot, (73degress) and the sun was strong. As I plodded along I came to a crossroads where I had to make the decision, go long or go short. I went long and added an extra loop resulting in a 100 minute run. Deep somewhere in my psyche I think this was to exorcise the bad running experience from yesterday. My times were better today and as I hit the 100 minute 8.5mile mark I knew that I should be able to make the Beaver next Saturday. After all, the bike is shorter than today, I will have tapered and the adrenaline from being part of the event will help. Walking or driving after the event may however, be an isue.
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