jo c - day 14

southy-south part of the island proving to be just as pretty as expected some fab coastal veiws as we coasted via Duneton down to Bathclatha, with the additional benefit of nice tailwind to take the sting out of the ever deepening rollers. great view of Russell's arse - the life of a roaming full-time triathlete is hard on the cycling kit, jagged - take note. that was one of the less subtle things that will be lodged in my memory after the past 14 days sitting in our chain-gangs. I'm sure that we could all identify one another by bike, bottles, kit, calves by now. got me thinking how strange it will be tomorrow evening, when it's all over. the rhythm of the camp now seems totally natural, and i feel that i could continue indefinitely - certainly without the additional, and significant load of running in the mix, it is possible to recover on the run - yesterday's moderate riding (HR did not exceed 140 all day) and a good night sleep and i felt great this morning. well up for the KOM. kind tailed off a little after lunch, which came just about too late to save me from a hunger induced grump but the legs were good, even if the mood was not.
day dreaming about winning the lottery and employing our support crew full time and riding around the world Epic Styleee. between 2 crew changes (save for super dave d who's lead the troop from day 1 and will be driving us home once it's all over too) these guys have been looking after us for 2 weeks, and still it seems nothing is too much trouble. each of them seems to makes me feel as if they're bestowing some special favoritism towards me with additional kindnesses and that is some skill, when i'm sure that they are making each if the 24 feel the same. big up.
so, we've had a sampler of tomorrow's landscape - with the challenge of bluff hill thrown into eh mix. its gonna be a tough ride and finger crossed i'll find some way of getting to the end of the island be it walk, limp, or ride the track.

ride 195km
swim 2.6km