Daz Does Tri

Replacing the cancelled Southern Counties 6 stage at Crystal Palace - today's race actually worked out much better all around as it's much closer to home. Jake ran 2nd leg for the u17 who unfortunately had a drop out on the way to the race so didn't finish as a team but a pretty decent 17.3x leg. I went first leg for the seniors. It's a shame as a club we can't get our best teams out to these races. Every man and his dog does Round Norfolk and Chariots but this is the big stage people !! Warmed up, felt a bit bleugh which is usually a good sign lol. To be fair I've been below the weather all week and ended up carding a zero yesterday as I was pretty rough. Felt OK - 90% range today so not 100% but still not that far off. Race starts and I settle in. It's quick and I'm just trying to get position. Fairly quickly settle down - off the big pack in front (long snake) with a few clingons but ahead of everyone else who fairly early are a long way off. Slowly w

Have to say I have really enjoyed racing since I got back to some kind of fitness. Hard to believe I've put out 9 races since my last blog post!  Some days back to back just to get used to running hard again. Previously I've tried to race fit and it's led to a lot of disappointment as the build up increases pressure and expectation. This time around I've used races as hard training efforts and if I've felt good I have pushed on but if not just kept it under control knowing I am still in the game. Net net I am improving slower than I would like but the plus side is I feel very comfortable pinning a number on. I think running to power really helps. 335w is high 5.3x range and 350w is low 5.2x so I am very comfortable running 330ish watts so I know it's not going to be a total disaster if it doesn't come together. It's a nice place to be. Race wise, highlights are the 5k at Battersea Park - 16.39 feeling a little leggy and a 9.54 track 3000m. The track time