Training week 16

340kms was covered this week. This included two 125 kms spins over mount leinster through the kilmyshall side up the corabut gap. Had a head cold on Sunday so I think I will take a few days off to let the body recover before the slaibh bloom challenge on Sunday. Hopefully I will be fine for Sunday. Any fast remedies for a head cold.

Training week 15

Total milage for this week is 440 kms. Entered and finished my first audax 300 kms. The wicklow mountains where introduced after 250kms. Very enjoyable spin as long as your fit. I burnt up 6500 cals in the trip, need to focus on my diet to sustain power through out events.

Training week 14

Training went ok this week. I managed to get in 298 kms. I also finished my first audax event. This was the ardattin 200. The event was very well ran and the good weather made the day. All in all a good weeks training

Training week 13

366 kms was covered this week. I have just found out that there is an event in France where cyclist have to cover 1200 kms from Paris to Brest and back. I am thinking strongly of doing this event. It is only held every four years. You have to qualify by doing a 200,300 and 400 this year and then do a 200,300,400 and 600 before the event which is held in August 2011. Around 5000 cyclists enter every 4 years. I think this would be a once in a life time event. I will have to lose 5 kgs this month for the tours. This will then bring my weight down to 65 kgs. There is a 10 mile T.T this Saturday and a audax 200 on Sunday. Hopefully?