So it goes

The police called me at work again this week to give me an update on my stolen bike: they’ve learned nothing. The officer I spoke to was extremely kind, calling me three or four times in a row because we couldn’t manage to get a clear connection. They had captured a few bike thieves, he said, but none of them were connected to my bike.

I guess that’s case closed. I don’t mind too much. My new bike has been excellent (another thanks to Teresa and Raymond for my new wheels!), and the training keeps advancing. We’re now running more than 15 km/week, and my training log says I’ve clocked nearly 200 cycling miles in the past two months. continue reading »

So far, so good. At the end of week one, we’re still on task for the quadrathlon. I’m feeling fitter already.

There are a couple of hurdles to overcome. I need to learn how to swim. That’s probably the largest one. Beyond that, we have to become less afraid of the weather. Earlier this week we were caught out on our bicycles during a 15-minute torrential downpour, complete with thunder, lightning and hailstones. I had standing water in my shoes as we cycled home. It’s all part of the conditioning.

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