By this stage of the season i am shattered! I have found that the day or 2 after a race my mojo to train just isn't there as much, even though i wouldn't say i was particularly tired. But what i have found is that my usual routine of early doors training sessions have been completely disrupted due to fitting all training in with some late evening training sessions and as a result my routine is all of the shop. I have decided that the last 2 races of the season, the supersprint club race and the gower olympic are just about getting them done as i have achieved what i wanted to at bala so was happy with my first season. By this point in the season a persistent calf pain was making itself known when i was running. I have always suffered with tight calves after running but this pain was new and only came on when putting pressure on the ball of my foot (i changed to forefoot/midfoot running in december 2011). I started to get weekly massages from Vicki Lewis SMT, to get me through the end of the season. I was concerned that it might be a tear but the pain was dull and consistent, rather than increasing in severity or being sharp and shooting. During races the pain also disappeared, due to adrenaline i guess.
Glynneath supersprint is hosted by my club, celtic tri, and i know the route really well having ridden it many times. It was a 400m pool swim going off at set times depending on your estimated time, with a 21k bike and a 3k run. The weather for this race was pretty miserable but i can't complain given how nice the other races have been. It was lovely to see so many friendly faces and the banter directly before the swim was great fun. This is marked as an ideal race for beginners to get their first taste of tri so i made a point of encouraging people along on the bike and run as i passed them ;)
there were only 2 people in my swim lane including me, but i was swimming at the same time as some of the others in the club who i knew were better swimmers. I was off first, with the second guy 10 seconds behind. i struggled a bit with the lycra swimcap as it was already wet and i only just got it on before i was due to push off so that was a bit anxiety provoking but the lane timer was very encouraging. The guy behind caught me about 1/3rd into the swim leg so i let him pass me but then quickly jumped on his feet and drafted off him for the rest of the race, ideal really! out into T1 and the rain had set in so my helmet was full of rain and somebody had knocked my bike which annoyed me. i put on an extra layer because of the weather and also i wasn't going flat out really. Off out on the bike and i quickly caught the others from my swim wave which i was pleased about. I settled into the bike but the weather and a cheeky little breeze made the slight rises on the course seem like leg challenging hills! Back into T2, wave to the parents, had to shout at a newbie to move who was sitting on the floor in transition doing his shoes, etc & i was trying to rack my bike where he was! off out for a 3k sprint, and sprint i did. racing back into the finish i swore out loud in front of children (oops) because how much effort i put into it, but it was worth it as i was currently sitting 1st female with only better swimmers than me left to come in...as it was a club race members had brought in cakes and stuff for the stall so i treated myself to a slice of homemade cake and what a slice i got served, lol! Then came the presentations & WOW, i won! :) happy days! Ok, so it was mainly beginners in the race, but i also 'chicked' a lot of the blokes in the club so i'm being a gal with a target on her back, lol! Given how shattered i am now in the season it was still nice to get a win :)
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