since we last spoke my life has been an endless succession of injuries and illnesses, infact i can probably count on the fingers of one hand the number of days i've been free from any sort of ailment. i have though stopped using the rowing machines, and i am now training with portishead and clevedon triathlon club, well swimming training at least and it is providing a challlenge to say the least. i was at least comforted by the fact that many of the triathletes who come from a running or cycling back ground struggle with the swimming or at least that was the gospel according to the clubs swimming coach jackie and it was backed up by many of the stories i heard from former runners i knew from my competitive running time who couldn't swim 50 yards when they started and can now cover the full 1500 meters needed for an olympic distance triathlon. at the moment the aim is merely to get my self fit and to get a triathlon bike as well! i've had such a poor winter that the thought of doing any thing spectacular this winter is well and truly banished to the darkest areas of my mind.
the reason why am not rowing any more is purely because the local rowing club (bristol) were being funny about when novice rowers joined them and i was frankly getting bored using the machines in stale gyms. although they get you fit they don't stimulate you mentally in the same way that running or cycling does. i only knew of the triathlon club through a guy i know through work so i decided to give it a go. everyone who has made the switch says that the training is so much more fun and it is a challenge that i am very much looking forward to.
the swimming sessions were run along very different lines to the running sessions with mike in that the shorter repetiitions come first and we gradually build up to longer reps at the end of the session. more importantly though there was some very pretty females in bikinis which always helps to make time go by quickly.
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