Epic Italy - Day 5

Day 5

Run 50mins

Swim 3km

Bike 60km (incl Passo Tre Coci 1989m)

This morning I had to abort my attempted long run first thing as we’re still at Cortina and I just can’t run up here. I’m getting no training benefit from jogging so called it a day with my running.

Today was regroup day so we just had to do the minimums. I went out with Russell and told him we’d just do a 45km loop then tack on an extra 15km. After climbing the Passo Tre Coci Russell said “you didn’t tell me we had a 10km climb in the loop”, he didn’t ask so I didn’t tell. Russell has had a hacking cough since day 1 of the camp so he’s done tremendously well to push through the camp. As we came down the descent the clouds opened again and we got a full on downpour. We struggled back to the hotel and the points system we have showed it’s worth as we did a quick change of gear then headed out again for the final 15km. If that had been anywhere else any other day I would have been straight in the shower.