absolutely scared shitless!!

Hiya! *waves*

Been a while, well, I've been busy, back to classes, back to reality!

I have also been very busy and lots to be excited about with Fighting Fit Devon. I shall post more about this another time, today's little posting is about my triathlon training.

You see, I've posted my swimming fears, but they are nothing now really, I'm learning to deal with them. I am, however thinking that the whole thing is a bloody stupid idea.

Ben, who originally challenged me, as he was going to do it too has pulled out due to reasons of being busy :( I am being busy but hey, let's say no more!

I have always said that exercise is free, and to an extent it is, but there will always be need for some kind of kit/clothing etc.. this all costs extreme amounts of money that I do not have.

Although I think sometimes people can be dependant on 'good, expensive' gear and if stripped down to basics like I am, I'm not sure how well they would do. That whole phrase about a bad workman always blames his tools is correct to an extent, but today, out riding my £50 mountain bike with borrowed road tyres my legs beat the bike. They were whizzing round like a cartoon characters, at some point I thought the pedals and wheels would come off and I'd be left with just the handlebars!

So here are the facts for kit for Triathlon

Sea Swim

Need - Tri wetsuit
Have - Bodyboarding winter wetsuit, bulky full suit no good for swimming

Cycle

Need - Road Bike, good road bike, tri-suit, cycle shoe thingys
Have - £50 mountain bike with borrowed road tyres and not enough gears, ebay tri-suit (although was gonna go for running leggins and an epic winged sanitary towel for seat comfort!)trainers that I will be running in

Run

Need - Decent trainers, trisuit
Have - Decent trainers, average tri-suit, good legs! Oh, and a good left hook!

Today I went out training, 24k on the bike, I could have gone faster had I a better bike, I got frustrated! I also saw a bike group out and I had to hide my head in shame as what I ride is now nothing but an embarrassment!
I did, however do the same loop as them in reverse and was about level with them in distance which pleased me a lot.

I also did a cheeky 5k run after, my legs were like lead! Until, I saw a girl, quite tall and leggy running down Longmarsh, she turned ahead of the very end and passed me. I went right to the end and decided to take her on! My legs suddenly worked! Off I went, flew past her and back on route. Got my best 5k time for quite a while, not bad from straight off the bike.

No swimming today but I did go on Wednesday and got some great tips from a new friend, Briony an epic swimmer and triathlete. How much it will help me in 2 weeks time I guess is up to me.

I can say this though, hand on heart, that this is the most scary thing I have entertained in my whole life, thinking of getting into that sea scares me like nothing else!

2 weeks to go!

If you are reading this and feeling sorry for me, or nervous, or anything please know that I am doing this for charity, The Veterans Charity and you can donate to this cause by texting FUNK50£3 to 70070
This is the main reason I am doing this. A week after The Forces March 2012 I went back to Maiden Bradley and met up with Rob and Danny at Summerfest. Along with the drinking and Danny taking the piss out of me, oh, and the Barn Dancing, we had a chat about why I wasn't raising money anymore. I thought it is because I am always doing running challenges, everyone knows I run, so maybe that's why they do not donate anymore.
We thought of a challenge that was actually a challenge, I couldn't swim, so when Ben came up with the tri I thought, yep, that's it!

So, maybe another update, have my lovely Mum visiting next weekend and also have the ladies Dornafield 10k! Thought I'd get into race mode!

See you all soon!
FUNK50£3 to 70070
www.virginmoneygiving.com/team/funkanova