I had not been looking forward to today's bike ride. I am not sure why. I think it might be that recently my body has been complaining a fair amount. Especially my ankles and for the first time I have taken anti-inflammatories. I woke up tired and dragged myself onto the bike. Before setting out I had decided not to push the pace too hard, I wanted to keep myself fresh for the final hour and to be able to do justice to the run. The day was pretty blustery and I found myself battling to keep a reasonable pace and finally completed the 5 hours having covered around 77 miles. Not great. When I arrived home I had the intention of parking the bike, a quick change and then at the very least a 30 minute run. However, as I walked in my son Ollie presented me with a fathers day gift and card and my resolve melted. I needed to prove that I could run after the 5 hours and so I did a quick 20 minutes (and even that was tough) and called it a day. Overall I just feel very tired and achy. I am finding the mind games tougher than I expected. To keep focused for such long training periods I suppose it is only to be expected. I am going to review my training and especially what supports I have in place to cope with the demands. A good opportunity tomorrow on my recovery day.
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