He's going the distance. He's going for speed....

So said the aptly and tastily titled Cake, with at least 50% of it being true in my case.

I trudge slowly into week two of this frankly pointless vanity project that hurts...stupid boy.


Lets gets to the facts...

Covered = 0 km (0%)

Left = 3.86km (100%)

Covered = 79 km (43.8%)

Left =  101 km (56.2%)

Covered =10 km (23.3%)

Left = 32.2 km (76.7%)

As you can see I have spent most of the first 8 days in the saddle. I think it is the biggest target to chase so I ended up putting most effort in. A mix of turbo trainer and gym, it has meant that I have clocked the kms fitting around normal life.

This week I need to balance it a bit more. By Sunday I need to have covered at least another 10km running, 2km swimming and ideally another 50km in the saddle.

Onwards and upwards ...

Kick Start ...

I have been somewhat remiss from updating my wafflings. The reason I write this stuff is to create a record of what I promise myself I will do in a public way.

Obviously it has the side effect of creating a hardcore set of Shepherdites (fans who camp outside my house each morning and scream).

My plans this year have gone somewhat awry. In theory I should be a few weeks away from the peak of my 2015 which was the Lidl Bananaman triathlon.

Sadly I returned my cape and sent them a handwritten note (on yellow paper and rubbed with a real banana) saying I couldnt attend.

Moving house meant that for about 6 weeks getting to the gym became a real issue. It was packing, unpacking, cleaning, fixing, googling the answer to general DIY stuff and other events.

So ... rather  than feel sorry for myself or let it slip, taking my lead from the poets Danbert Nobacon & Alice Nutter - I am getting back up again.

My plan as from today is an Ironman in a month. Literally it is that... an Ironman in a month.

For those of you that dont know the distances are

                                                             3.86km (2.4miles) swim

                                                         
                                                             180.25km (112 mile) bike

                                                             42.2km (26.2 mile) run.




Now hardcore people who are better than me do this in under 17 hours. 

I am going to do it in under 730 hours, but i have to go to work so really I have the tougher challenge! (man logic at work there) 

Wish me luck!