Bushy Park Time Trial

Bushy Park Time Trial
Originally uploaded by warriorwomen.

I’m so glad I went along to the Bushy Park Time Trial yesterday morning what a great event. Thanks for everyone’s motivating comments – it really helped.

I was drenched before I got there but at least the soggy weather acted to keep me cool during the run. This is important as there are so many photgraphers around the course you can’t avoid getting your mug shot on the website and this is the first running shot I’ve got where I’m not bright beetroot. My new shoes are absolutely filthy though, I’ve just showered them off but I think all the grit and general park muc has blocked my bath up now.

They seem like a friendly gathering, a nice woman joined me for my final 100 yds or so and helped push me on to the finish (not literally). My official time was 36:05 and it was posted on the website shortly after I arrived home.

I had a rotten headache for most of the afternoon and it even kept me awake during the night. Thats quite unusual for me as I’m not prone to them, but I wonder if I didn’t fuel up enough. I did quite a bit of cycling (15 miles) as well as the run, a veritable duathlon in fact, and didn’t eat very much.

Just been out to use my 24 hr treadmill and did a 3 miler, at least I hope the treadmill is reading miles otherwise I’ve slowed up considerably.