Well thats the end of a really bad weekend. No training on either Thursday (too tired), or Friday - work training. Saturday witnessed me back in the pool at 8am to do a 2700m swim set which was good. Sunday morning I cycled from mine to the start of the 20 miles race I was in for, a total of 16 miles on the bike.
The run was not good as the weather was cold and the wind got harder as the distance went by. I started to feel out of sorts by mile 6 and from there on it got worse, I had started far to quick doing the first few miles in around 7:30 min miles. By mile 10 the pain had set in and I could feel the lack of energy in my body, by mile 14 the need to walk had started and this kicked in around mile 16. So I started walking for a couple of 1/10's and then running to the next mile marker. Lots of people passed me and this had a really bad effect on me mentally, by the 18th mile I was completely done in with absolutely zero energy. However through sheer stupidity I made it to the finish to collapse in a complete heap, and if it wasn't for my friends around me I would have stayed there and slept for quite a while. Still I managed to run the 20 miles in 2:53:00 which wasn't to bad considering, however it was well outside my expected 2:40:00 that I wanted.
I had to make the decision later in the day to resign as Chairman of Tri-Anglia. I can't justify the time it takes as I have a young family who hardly ever see me, what with work and training committments.