Eight weeks out, and this was a proper testing week - lactate, hills, open water, and getting a feel for what race pace actually feels like again.
Andy came out to visit and put me through it properly in person, rather than just watching the numbers come in from a distance. New kit and a few gadgets got thrown into the mix too.
Eight weeks to go.
Three weeks out - this week wasn't about me. Supporting friends and my coach in Leeds, then Chiara at her first 70.3 in Tallinn, with my own training squeezed in between.
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Four weeks out - a run club 30km, making friends with Highland cows, helping Chiara prep for Tallinn, and a trip back to the UK to watch friends and my coach race Ironman Leeds.
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Five weeks out - a quieter week: boats instead of bikes for Chiara's birthday, a half marathon, a leg-destroying power session, and a long ride together to finish.
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